You Can Sure Glow At Night with Stroll-Lights and the Glow Fetch

When traveling at night with my dog guide, I always wear something with bright colors. This hopefully calls attention to the fact that I'm crossing the street. I've been looking for a better solution, something that will make me even easier to see by drivers. While searching the net for party favors, I came to a site that may hold the answer.

If you have kids you are familiar with the "glow" bracelets and necklaces that you can purchase at amusement parks or at the circus. You also see them at Fourth of July celebrations and birthday parties. Many people use them to keep children safe during Halloween trick or treating, and while camping. These personal lights, while amusing to children, may be the answer to traveling safely at night.

These lights are plastic tubes with a glass insert that start to glow when snapped. Like road safety sticks but thinner, longer, more flexible and less expensive. The tubes come with a plastic coupler that can connect them in a chain or in a circle. They can be woven into bike spokes, worn as a bracelet or necklace, wrapped around a dog guide's harness, or hooked on a backpack. They last seven to eight hours and, if by chance you are near a freezer, you can freeze "ignited" ones; just thaw them out and they start glowing again.

Glow Sticks are available from a number of online sources. They come in all sizes from mini-sticks to large swords. One or two tubes are okay, the key to the fun is to get them in bulk, by the hundreds. This also makes them practical for use while traveling.

One hundred 8 inch sections should be about 10 cents a piece, or $10. They come packaged in a large plastic tube, and include the cupplers. For kids, one hundred is not too many. It's barely enough to cover a jacket with them, or decorate 3 bicycles, or make a huge glowing hula hoop, or enough bangles for all the arms at a party. For travel, you'll get one hundred trips for a few cents each.

If speghetti-like tubes aren't your thing, SureGlow.com sells a variety of lights. Flashing crosses, roses, glow glasses, glow ear rings, and much, much more. This is a great site for planning a party or keeping yourself safe at night.

Click this link to visit the Sure Glow home page: http://www.sureglow.com.

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Stroll-Lights

Stroll-Lights are lights that were originally designed for your baby-stroller, so that you and your baby can be easily seen at night. They would also be great for keeping you, and your dog guide, safe at night as well.

It's basically a string of illuminated wire, called, "Electroluminescent Wire". In fact, you could use this for just about anything, for jogging, bicycles, trailers, backpacks, the possabilities are endless.

Stroll-Lights are available in two lengths 3' and 6', and can be combined into longer lengths of 6' and 9'. They're available in colors of white, red, pink, lime, orange, and aqua. They come with clips to attach to your stroller. The lights are powered by 2 AA batteries, and are waterproof and produce almost no heat.

Click this link to order Stroll-Lights: http://www.borderlinetech.ca/borderline/babyProducts/blt/strollights.shtml

Glow fetch!

As the days become shorter, walking your dog or playing at the local park can get a little more challenging and a little less safe. Visiglo battery-powered illuminated leashes and collars are a unique solution to this problem and are available in 3 playful styles; Fashion, Sport, and LED.

Both leashes and collars are made from a high-thread count, making them durable and comfortable for dogs to wear and for owners to hold onto (just in case your "Fido" likes to pull and tug you along the way).

All collars feature a low profile power pack (powered by high capacity CR 2025 batteries) and the collar lengths have been sized to standard market sizes. Additionally, Visiglo leashes are powered by two AA batteries. Check your local pet shop! Visiglo Illuminated Pet Products are available at most qualified retailers. Shop around! Not all vendors carry the entire line.

Click this link for a list of retailers and other styles available for purchase online.

PolyBrite Dog Collar

You'll have peace of mind on nighttime walks with this lighted collar. Protects your dog in three ways:When it's in the "off" mode, the bright red surface is highly reflective. When the light is turned on, you can set it to glow a steady, bright red or to flash rapidly. When lighted, it's visible up to one mile. Includes a standard watch battery, which offers up to 250 hours of life. The battery pack and switch are housed in a protective Velcro pocket and the strong nylon webbing is tough and weather resistant.

To determine the right collar size for your dog, using a tape measure, measure the circumference of your dog's neck and add two inches. Click this link to visit Amazon.com to purchase the PolyBrite Dog Collar for your best friend.

Dogside Light Up Lead

It's time to inject a bit of style into dog walking with the Dogside Light Up Lead. It's a lead, it lights up and you put it on your dog. Of course that's a rather simple explanation of what is possibly the coolest dog lead ever invented. Concealed in the gorgeously tactile vulcanised rubber handgrip of this night black dog lead, lies a small switch, flick it on, and a stream of beautiful blue light spirals down through the lead to the business end. Walking your dog at night (or frankly at any time) with this luminescent lead is an absolute must. Powered by 2 AA batteries (thoughtfully included) you can choose between a constant on mode, off (obviously) or flashing, if you happen to have a hip pooch. Total length: 125cm (including grip and loop cord).

Click this link to purchase the Dogside Light Up Lead from I Want One of Those.

Pet Blinkers

Pet Blinkers give you the added security and peace of mind knowing you and your guide are visible at night.

Whether you are going for a jog with your pet, out walking with your guide, or simply want extra attention, attach the Pet Blinker to your pets collar and be seen a half-mile away! These eye-catching, multi-color LEDs accessorize any pet! Requires three AG3 lithium cell batteries (included). Available in both Small (dogs under 15 lb) and Large (dogs over 15 lb) sizes to fit any pet. Each size is available in your choice of colored LED lights. Click this link to purchase Pet Blinkers from Amazon.com.