So many different options of muzzles, but which one is right for your dog and you?

Greyhounds and a lurcher showing off their box muzzles

So many colour options

Lurcher in a purple box muzzle

Different choices, different sports and uses

Two lurchers in two very different muzzles, a plastic Baskerville type muzzle, and the traditional plastic coated wire racing muzzles

Two different sized lurchers in two different types of muzzle

and not just for field sports, general everyday use too - with or without the extra decoration

This updated blog is designed to help anyone choose the right muzzle for them and their dog, how to measure for the right fit, what a right fit can look like, what the wrong fit looks like, and explains in depth all the different types of muzzle available on the market, a little review on each type of muzzle.

Muzzles, Muzzles everywhere

I have rather a collection of muzzles, some for my own dog to wear for fun racing or playing with his lurcher and greyhound friends and they come in a variety of types and colours.  This blog is to point out the basic differences in the deep drop muzzles


My collection, there are 21 muzzles in this picture For the ease of discussion these are the types of muzzle I will be talking about. There are other types or sizes available to buy but personally I find they are only suitable for racing due to a narrow drop, for everyday wear or when you think they need more pant room then these are the better types. These are sighthound muzzles but will fit other types of dogs, there is baskerville muzzles available in most pet shops but they do not tend to fit the pointy dogs faces, never use fabric muzzles as these do not allow any panting or ease of drinking while wearing them plus the dog can still bite while wearing one.
For small dogs, the whippet (or 103) featured here in green, its very small as it fits whippets and whippety type dogs. The black muzzle featured is the lurcher muzzle (107) and is slightly bigger, a shallower drop but still a deep muzzle and would fit larger whippety dogs or small lurchers. The 107 - currently only available in black, hard plastic or soft, short reach or long reach for the greyhound size. The black muzzle is the lurcher, the red muzzle is the short reach and the silver is the long reach, I painted the red and the silver muzzles myself
The 110 lightweight - available in black, red, white and blue and in short reach or long reach, both are greyhound sized and the white muzzle is the short reach. The box muzzle (or 101) - available in hard or soft plastic and recently rubber (black only), the soft plastic comes in black, red, blue, yellow, purple, pink, brown, white, orange, and green. Hard plastic comes in red, blue and black My dog is modeling some of the muzzles, he is a large dog, greyhound sized but is actually a "bull" lurcher which means he has a bull breed in him, in his case its staffie, he has a big head in a short reach 110 in a short reach 107 (painted by me) - it doesnt quite fit in length In a long reach 107, these fit him perfectly (painted by me) The box muzzle (no other sized muzzles will fit him)

He is showing off the drop available in the 110, he can pant with ease and finds these very comfortable Pepper demonstrating the 107 from the side (long reach) And they can still drink with them on, they can also be given treats through the holes (there is a knack to that) nor does it stop them having fun