The styling of this muzzle allows for excellent ventilation and the felt liner in the top of the muzzle adds to your dog’s comfort while preventing chaffing. This muzzle is not designed for agitation work. The craftsmanship of this muzzle is without compare. Our Leather Basket Muzzle is as good as you will find, but it is missing one thing, the higher price tags our competitors are charging! These muzzles weigh in at 450 grams. Occlusive muzzles that stop the dog opening their mouths often induce a high degree of stress in a dog and aggressive responses etc elevate, our basket style muzzles won’t do this. Muzzle Strength Rating 10/10 (all our muzzles are strength rated) Basket muzzles give the ultimate in ventilation, cooling, and protection. These are the finest protection muzzle you will find. Full head strap means it can’t be pawed off. Full basket design means highest protection from bites and lowest heat stress for your dog Felt liner sewn in so the muzzle does not rub on your dog’s nose. Suitable for the highest level of Protection work and Muzzle Fighting. Uses: Protection work Security Work Police work Prevents biting. Stop wound licking. Stop eating poisons, rocks, garbage etc. Safety when working or assessing aggressive dogs. Meets the requirements of the Dangerous Dog Declarations in Australia All our Muzzles come with a Muzzle Training program written by Behaviorist Steve Courtney If you would like a copy of the muzzle conditioning program, please email our Office Manager at [email protected] and we will send it through Measuring Your Dog for a Muzzle & Sizes Guide Step 1: Measure the length of the snout. Measure the dog's snout length. This should be from 1-2cm below the eyes to the tip of the nose This should be taken along the top of the dog's nose as shown below. Step 2: Measure the circumference of the snout. Measure the circumference of the snout as the widest point. This should be done again 1-2cm below the eyes, wrapped all the way around the snout with the mouth closed. Step 3: Allow for pant room. You must allow for an extra 2-3cm on each side of the muzzle (4-6 cm total). This is so your dog can open their mouth to pant breathe and bark as needed. How to Determine Muzzle Size1) measure from the tip of the nose to the eyes (length of muzzle).2) measure around the muzzle at the widest part (girth of muzzle). Some important things to note on selecting the right size. 1) The length of the actual muzzle CANNOT be longer than your dog's muzzle length, or it will ride up into their eyes. If your dog's muzzle length is 6cm for example, you could not fit them with the size 1 or size 2 muzzle. 2) You need to make sure the muzzle size you choose has a circumference measurement approx. 2-4cm bigger than your dog's circumference measurement or they will not be able to open their mouths comfortably to pant. Sizes: Small - Small Malinois (length 3.5" x circumference 10" | 8.89cm length - 25.4cm circumference ) Medium - Medium Malinois or Small Shepherd (length 4" x circumference 12" | 10.16cm length - 30.48cm circumference) Large - Large Malinois or Shepherd (length 4" x 13" circumference | 10.16cm length - 33cm circumference) X-Large - Large Shepherds (length 4.5" x circumference 14" | 11.43cm length - 35.5cm circumference ) Note: We do not recommend leaving any muzzle on a dog for long periods unsupervised.