CMI #22000-012C Pet Strobe

by CMI

Product Features

• Pack of 12

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 14 x 9 x 7 inches ; 2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B0006N9HWI
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,909 in Pet Supplies (See Top 100 in Pet Supplies)

Product Description

Pet Strobe

360 visibility

4 flash points

Clips to collar

Up to 1/2 mile visibility

Waterproof

On/Off switch

50 hours of use 1 set of replaceable batteries included

Patented Design

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Best flashing strobe - small design glitch easily overcome, March 2, 2008

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Dan Bobinski (Boise, Idaho) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: CMI #22000-012C Pet Strobe (Misc.)

It really deserves five stars ... I'll explain my rating in a bit.

I own a black lab / beagle mix -- behaves like a beagle, but looks like a lab puppy -- ALL black. As a night owl, I tend to walk the dog during the day AND late at night. Because I usually walk in my quiet neighborhood, I never gave the visibility issue much thought -- until I saw another person walking a black dog at night with a flashing red strobe. It REALLY stood out.

For safety's sake, getting something similar for my dog seemed like a very good idea.

After looking at several designs, I liked this one best -- and I wan't disappointed at all. Its rotating flash design includes a light pointing straight down and three radiating out horizontally in different directions. Unlike some strobes that blink in only one direction, this design allows it to be seen from a long distance no matter what direction the dog is facing.

Also, it's designed to hang down, not stay tucked up next to the collar. This helps it be seen from a distance, and makes it especially beneficial and practical for longer-haired dogs.

By the way, the strobe does not flash too fast, --more like 'just right.' I would describe it as "very noticable, but not annoying."

On the down side, when it comes time to change the batteries (there are two), the 2nd one to come out sometimes gets hung up. A small paper clip can be used to coax it out.

That's it. And that glitch is easily surmountable.

I highly recommend this strobe -- phenomenally easy to put on/take off, and it can be seen easily from a long distance.

I'd give it five stars, but that battery issue takes it down a half a notch. Personally, I've looked closely at a lot of these things, and I'll buy nothing else but this strobe.

-- May, 2011 update: As with all things, this product wears out over time. One of the replacements I bought was probably assembled when their QC person was on vacation, because its quality was not the same. That let me to buy another, which was fine. That would knock this product down another 1/2-star for me ... but it still qualifies for four stars. And, in the time since my original review, I've noticed other decently designed strobes have hit the market, so there may be something better out there now. Still, this is a good product, and I continue to like it for all the reasons I listed before.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dog light, December 31, 2008

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B. Wingert "Mother of a 3 year old" (Columbus, Ohio) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: CMI #22000-012C Pet Strobe (Misc.)

I have had several of these lights and love them for walking my dog. In the past, I broke one and could not find another, I tried other products and did not like how I had to unscrew the light to turn it on - it fell apart in a very short time. I also tried another small light that worked well but it was too small and did not show up well in my dog's hair. I was happy to find these on line. These are easy to turn on and off and last a long time. I keep one at each end of the leash so that when we are walking when it is dark, both my dog and I have a light. Especially in the winter it is very useful.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great product, October 26, 2008

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P. Brennan - See all my reviews
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This review is from: CMI #22000-012C Pet Strobe (Misc.)

I bought this for myself and two friends. WE actually wear them - not our dogs. We walk our pets at night and in the dark it helps cars to see us. It's a great product because it's big and bright enough for cars to see. I would highly recommend it.