Review on Ensure Your Pup'S Safety In Water With RUFFWEAR Float Coat Life Jacket- Blue Dusk, Size Large by Heather Johnson

My pittie girl was in need of a new life jacket, and I saw that the ruffwear float coat had gotten a redesign, so decided to check it out. Since the reviews on Best Buy and the ruffwear website were glowing, I decided I'd go for it. I've had mixed luck with ruffwear products, but I wanted to try this life jacket because most other brands use Velcro, which is asinine in my opinion.My girl is 66lbs and broad chested, and all of the adjustment points make it super easy to fit. It looks great on her and feels comfortable and low profile, which was a high priority for me because she is an absolute nut at the beach: running, rolling, digging, swimming, you name it. Mobility is a must, and she'll have plenty of it in this jacket. One thing to note is she has a 29.5" chest, and the medium is supposed to be up to 32" chest, but she was at the end of the strap. So anyone who has a dog with a chest measurement around 30"-32" might want to go into an REI or Mud Bay to get fitted.Now for the problem: the plastic D ring leash attachment. I knew this life jacket had this when I bought it, so I also ordered a strong carabiner with an auto locking feature to use instead. To me, this was just an unconscionably lazy/careless design choice. Ruffwear is allegedly marketed towards very active dogs; why any of their items would have plastic D rings is beyond me. If you read back far enough in the reviews on their website, someone did almost lose their dog because the D ring broke on the FIRST USE. It should've never been part of the design in the first place, but after that review was submitted, Ruffwear should've done the right thing and done a redesign with a metal D ring. And this review was written a while ago, so it's not like Ruffwear just needs time. We pay a ridiculous amount of money for Ruffwear products because they're supposed to be high quality and safe. If they start cutting corners like this, there's literally no reason to pay $90 for a life jacket from them, or anything else for that matter. I really hope they come to their senses.When the jacket arrived, I broke the D ring myself (not a difficult thing to do, which should tell you something), and put the carabineer through the loop where the plastic D ring was. Now I can be confident my girl will be safe when we go swimming/to the beach.I would knock off another star because I think the D ring flaw is so egregious and rather corporate greed-like, but it wouldn't do justice to the quality of the rest of the coat. So I'll keep it at 4, but buyer beware if you have a dog that pulls.