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duck-bill dog muzzles by oppo
Dec 19, 2012
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'quack' duck-bill muzzle by oppo
'quack' by japanese designer pet supplies company oppo is the perfect accessory to embarrass your dog. shaped like a duck's bill, the muzzle sits on
the dog's snout to transform your canine friend into the perfect entertainment, as well as the bonus of being safe around other dogs and people.
the muzzle sits on the dog's snout to transform your canine friend into the perfect entertainment
the perfect accessory to embarrass your dog
via akihabara news
lara db
12.19.12
dogs (10 articles)
This is nothing short of torture to the dog. People may think that it looks funny, but nothing less than a sadistic design ploy for the pleasure of a few at the expense of the dog’s comfort and ability to breathe.
Ridiculous conception, and is disgusting in its disregard for the animal.
why is this sadistic, bill green? as far as i’m concerned, it seems to me that this performs the same functions as a traditional muzzle, but actually gives them more freedom to sniff around since it’s so open at the end. so it makes them look funny for us, it doesnt affect them at all and actually looks much nicer than a hannibal lecter/bad-guy-from-skyfall/darth-vador-face-mask sort of prison feel to it. i say way to go. if the dog MUST wear a muzzle for whatever reason, it can at least put a smile on everyone’s face right?
Have to agree it’s just having a laugh at the mut’s expense. A muzzle doesn’t fit like that and this would never work on a viscous, powerful dog, therefore just uncomfortable, unnecessary and distasteful.
Agreed…maybe the designers at Oppo should design some to wear themselves for a day, so they can think about what they have done.
why is this sadistic，as far as i’m concerned, it seems to me that this performs the same functions as a traditional muzzle, but actually gives them more freedom to sniff around since it’s so open at the end. so it makes them look funny for us, it doesnt affect them at all and actually looks much nicer than a hannibal lecter/bad-guy-from-skyfall/darth-vador-face-mask sort of prison feel to it. i say way to go. if the dog MUST wear a muzzle for whatever reason, it can at least put a smile on everyone’s face right?
How far can we get; what has this got to do with design?
;DDDDDDDDDD
Way to serious people, chill out, it is just a simple design and by the way don’t we need to laugh a bit more it wont hurt will it !!!
Thanks OPPO for this unuseful object!!!…maybe next time you could design something to transform a dog into an elephant…………..or maybe why not into an dragonfly…..O_o !!!
This is very interesting.He can avoid that people were bitten by the dog .I like this design.I hope I can design better products 。
This design is very interesting, very lovely, make life more fun
I suppose people will smile looking at this, but dogs understand our smiles as a grin, so it will get on dog nerves = bad design.
concept is good………..but I don’t like the design; poor dog.
This product is very humane, but feel a little restraint dog, love their dogs but also to care for others.
Obviously this just a novelty muzzle, since it would not actually function as one. One shake of the dogs head back and fourth a few times and off it goes. But at least include duck sound effects when the dog shakes its head desperately trying to remove it. Makes a great Halloween animal costume.
Although this design looks more cute, but they limit the freedom of the dog’s breathing, will not think this is a good design should be dog lovers.
I think this design is very user-friendly, it limits the dog breathing, dog lovers will not like.
After checking all the review, I wonder if any one whom seems to be animal friendly has the real experience of have a dog!!! Dogs could catch skin disease easily in the summer and dogs will lick the wounded skin and this action prevents the skin to heal. Normally people put a plastic wrap around the neck of the dog and to avoid the dog to lick the wounded skin while using medicine at the same time!!! This design is much friendly than normal plastic sheet to solve this issue!!! Maybe the designer and manufacture were not aware of this issue but in fact this “funny” gadget do solve a real problem.
great design and solution to keeping dogs safe around people
*says the commodity fetishist meat eater*
JUST HORRIBLE… ridiculous if you love your dog you wouldn’t put that on him
My dog has a diagnosed case of fear-based aggression and an anxiety disorder. I’ve been working with a Veterinary Behaviorist to learn to make her more comfortable around visiting strangers and overcome the problem. The Dr. thinks it would be a huge help if I could put a muzzle on her and allow her to meet strangers without people (including me) contributing to the fear she feels because of nerves about biting, but I’ve been hesitant because of the way basket-muzzles make a dog look more intimidating, possibly still exacerbating her anxiety.
This could be what we need to change my dog’s life.
Those of you criticizing this product: I totally agree that it is not nice to use this with the intent of terrorizing your dog, but if you need a muzzle to help your dog live a happy life, than people like SkyShroud are wrong. I would use this specifically because I love my dog. If you introduce a muzzle properly, it does not upset your dog, if it allows for panting as one of the images shows, it does not restrict breathing, and if it looks non-intimidating to humans, then they won’t react in a way that further upsets the dog.
I think if you got one of these for fun you would have to do so based on your dog’s personality. Some dogs would definitely freak out and hate it. My deceased Lab would have given me a “Seriously?? Whatever.” look and then ignored it and asked for a cookie. My brother’s Golden would immediately struggle to get it off and then chew it up so it would never bother her again. My Mom’s Border Collie would probably stand immobilized with uncertainty for at least a minute before struggling out of it, and barking at it once it was off and lying on the floor.
Just my thoughts.
Seriously…inhumane? It’s a useful device, when used properly, and it’s fun. You people really need to get over it and while you’re all at it, get a life.
Since so many people feel the need to ask –
1 it seriously restricts the dog’s ability to pant which is the main way in which it keeps cool.
2 it doesn’t say what material this is and it’s hard to tell but if it is soft it will not protect anyone and it’s fitted right over all the facial nerves, sinuses and glands causing all manner of medical issues. More so if it is hard.
3 it is fitted so far back under the lower jaw that it will affect both swallowing and breathing leading to drooling if you’re lucky and pneumonia or asphyxia if you’re not.
4 after all that the way the strap is fitted it is highly likely to come straight off at the first sign of conflict and you already have a stressed vulnerable worked up dog – not good
5 assuming all of the above didn’t apply why are you dressing up your dog as something other people will laugh at? For one thing I don’t think this is particularly nice from a human psychology point of view but also dogs do understand the difference between laughing with and laughing at and they don’t enjoy being ridiculed any more than we do. And on a final behaviour note – yes the tradition baskerville-type muzzles do sometimes keep people away but maybe they are people you don’t want approaching your nervous dog in training? The people who ask you for information first, or who are knowledgeable in dog communication are the ones you want to interact with. This might have the completely reverse effect of bringing people in close who think the dog is just a harmless cartoon character and completely ignore any distress signals that either you or your dog may be giving, thus making your problems worse.
I have a life thank you, I am a dog behaviourist