After such a beaufitiful Thanksgiving weekend that
seemed more like summer than late November, it seems
winter has finally begun to arrive.

The ocean tides are sweeping up high onto the beaches
leaving not a lot of room for our afternoon walks - which
keep getting earlier and earlier to avoid being caught in the
dark on the beach.

We saw a great invention the other afternoon as the sun
was setting and we began to head back to the path home.

A woman with two big dogs, all curly fur and long legs,
was heading out to walk as we came back. I thought it was
getting pretty late for her to start a walk, until I saw the
coolest thing ever: she had LED blinking lights on a switch
on the dog’s collars so she could see them in the dark!

As the dogs headed off down the beach ahead of her they
were very easy to see, even in the failing light… because their
collars were flashing away! Bight green on one, bright pink
on the other.

When I asked her about these amazingly clever flashing lights
she said “Oh yes, they’re great aren’t they? And they make
perfect stocking stuffers for any dog lover!”

Well, I had to know where to get them, then, didn’t I?

Turns out they sell them at our locally owned and operated
animal feed and pet supply store here in town. Now for the
rest of you, I have to go find them online so you can get them
too!

Don’t get caught walking your pooch in the dark without one,
they make it SO easy to see where your dog is, even in the
pitch dark, AND they will help keep you both safe if you are
walking along a road way, as they are so bright any passing
motorist will surely see that you are there.

Now THAT’s a GREAT IDEA!