r/muzzledogs May 27 '26

General We are swift with the ban hammer, just fyi.

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Hello my lovely muzzle community goers. Lately, mods have been seeing an influx of nasty attitude, small minded, unkind people. While we know our little sub is open to the criticisms of the interwebs, we fully believe that differing opinions can be communicated kindly.

This is just a friendly reminder of rule 1, to be civil. if you are disagreeing with a post or comment, please communicate in a civil way. Name calling, berating, and anything else of that nature is not tolerated here. We are swift with that ban hammer and will swing it without issue.

Thank you all who keep our community respectful, kind and informative. We appreciate you!!


r/muzzledogs Oct 17 '25

Hi Reddit Muzzle friends! It’s Big Snoof! 💃🏻

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We’ve heard time and time again that our clients have heard about us from Reddit, so I figured it was time to join in and check it out! And I’m floored at the amount of love you all have shared for us here! 🥹😭💗 Thank you SO much to all of you who’ve shared and supported our small business- it really means the world to me and my little team! 🥹💗

Now, I’m not big on obnoxious “advertising”, so don’t worry, you won’t hear much from us here—but my goal here is to be as helpful as possible, so if you ever have questions, feel free to tag us! We’ll try to check in every so often to answer any questions you may have about our muzzles/gear. And if you have questions right now, feel free to drop them in the comments! We’re here to help in any way we can, and we hope to bring the best muzzles to as many dogs around the world as possible! 💗 Much love! Audrey🥰 — Owner/Head of Big Snoof, pictured here at the Aggression in Dogs Conference with Andre Yeu and Chirag Patel (who was being a weirdo 😂)


r/muzzledogs 10h ago

Picture! Our New Muzzle from Big Snoof!

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Worth every penny 🙈 But seriously, we love how his muzzle turned out! I showed it to him, and he immediately pushed his snoot into it lol. He hasn't tried taking it off or anything, so it is possibly just as comfy as his last. I love the larger opening at the top of the front of the muzzle which makes giving treats just incredibly easy. We had a leerburg muzzle prior which was a bit too long which made giving treats difficult without pushing the muzzle in his eyes. Plus, the leerburg one didn't have a larger hole. I may remove the "I ❤️ people" strap from time to time because it blocks his adorable expression lol.


r/muzzledogs 11h ago

Best muzzle for whippet who chews everything?

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Looking for a muzzle where she can still drink and pant/breathe properly, but where she cannot chew things? One suitable for a whippet snout. Training hasn't worked so resorting to this. She's too impulsive, even a professional has struggled. Thanks


r/muzzledogs 18h ago

Muzzle for Trash Eater

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I have an English cocker spaniel that loves to snatch up anything remotely tasty smelling on walks and hikes. Since we live in a city, there is a lot of opportunity. I have done training with her and she obeys leave it and drop, IF she is caught before she can scarf it. While it is usually bread and caught, I don't want to play risk with my dog. I am torn between Mia Muzzle and Big Snoof and hoping for some feedback from others with the same issue. Which brand and why?


r/muzzledogs 9h ago

Advice? How does this seem to fit?

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Important info: she never pants on walks, even when she’s sprinting around. I’ve only ever really seen her pant when she’s been sunbathing for a long time at home, and she always seems confused by it lol.

Her nose doesn’t quite touch the edge but is pretty close. She’s really small so I didn’t want to get a heavier basket type muzzle, especially since this is only for preventing foraging.


r/muzzledogs 1d ago

Should I get a bigger size?

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I just bought my dog a new muzzle from the Muzzle Movement size Tolly* what do you guys think of its size?


r/muzzledogs 1d ago

Advice? How’s this fit?

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This doesn’t have the extra scavenging plate in but you can see the slot it would slide into. She doesn’t bite but picks up everything. Currently she has a mesh muzzle but it doesn’t have as much pant room


r/muzzledogs 3d ago

Question! Is this mold?

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I'm cleaning out my bedroom and I have a container full of gear from the dogs I grew up with.

I found my heeler mix Faith's muzzle and I'm already going to toss it since doesn't fit my current dog.

It's real leather and easily 10+ yrs old, just curious if it's discoloration or something else?


r/muzzledogs 5d ago

Fit Check! Fitment?

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What do we think? She definitely has pant room but is it too close to her eyes?

When I took it off (it wasn't even on for five minutes) she had an indentation from where it was resting on her muzzle. Is that normal?

First time having to muzzle train but she's doing great with it!


r/muzzledogs 5d ago

Question! Did anyone else’s pup take to the muzzle right away?

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I got her muzzle 2 weeks ago and started just putting treats in it so her face would go in. She didn’t show any signs of that bothering her so I just went for it. It’s been over a week now of her wearing it during walks and she doesn’t seem to mind it at all. But I do give her a ton of treats while it’s on.

Should I continue to go through the steps of desensitizing her? Or do some dogs just take to it right away?


r/muzzledogs 6d ago

Muzzling

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I desperately need help with my dog!!

We have an xl bully and as most of you probably know they’re now a banned breed. Since that ban has come into place, she has probably been on less than 10 walks and it absolutely breaks me but she will not keep her muzzle on. We’ve tried doing short distance walks with treats and rewarding her for keeping it on, which still doesn’t seem to have any improvement. She absolutely loved going for her walks and it makes me so sad that i can’t do this for her because she won’t keep it on. Has anyone else had this issue? what did you do to get them to keep it on? She’s a very anxious dog, she can open our front door so we have to lock it with a chain every time we leave the house and the back door, because she previously broke through our garden fence!!! She’s kinda bonkers but wouldn’t change her for the world and i want to help her.


r/muzzledogs 6d ago

Question! Any muzzle recommendations?

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I’ve been looking into getting a muzzle for my boy, he’s not a huge bite risk however he is prone to getting snappy with people (mostly men) who come a little too close for comfort. I do try to minimize this by not letting men approach, however I do have a young brother who I do not want him snapping at period. He is also good with other dogs who are friendly however he has snapped pretty bad at another dog before (not in a neutral setting and me and the other owner should’ve been more vigilant about them being together off leash) but there will be situations in his lifetime that he will have to be around little dogs that are annoying and I don’t need him trying to eat one lol. Anyways, any muzzles you guys recommend that are bite proof and not super heavy? I’ve been looking into Muzzle Movement however I heard they’re not bite proof and their sizing doesn’t work for all dogs even if you buy the right design for their size. I need something he can pant and play in as I do want him to wear these while at the dog park or in public.

Edit: Also I know that no muzzle will be 100% bite proof and because he’s not a huge bite risk I don’t need it to be the most secure heavy duty thing ever. Just want to minimize any possible damages to my hands if I ever have to break up him fighting again.


r/muzzledogs 6d ago

Advice? Problems w/ muzzle training after past mistakes

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Someone said to come here on my other post. Unfortunately, me and my parents used the muzzle as punishment for nipping when she was a puppy. She now has problems with me trying to clip it on her. I've gotten her to the point where she will stick her muzzle inside it to get treats, but each time I try to clip it on she's backing away. I'm regretting heavily on using the muzzle as punishment. How do I redirect her into thinking it's not a tool for punishment?

I'm also wondering if it seems uncomfortable to her. Does anybody think this is the right size or should i get bigger? (sorry for the bad pic, she's super stubborn.)

EDIT: I'm looking into getting her a custom fit Big Snoof muzzle (depending on pricing 😬), and I'm gonna try to get it as soon as possible.


r/muzzledogs 6d ago

Question! Muzzle Recommendations for Scavenger?

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Hello!

I'm sure this is a common question, but I was wondering of some muzzle recommendations for my Pitt/Husky/Collie mix.

She loooves to sniff everything and in doing so, she will hoover up things she shouldn't. So far, nothing dangerous but we've been close.

As we are working on 'Leave it' / 'Drop it' in more advanced settings, a muzzle at this point looks to be warranted.

Looking at them, I'm a little overwhelmed as I do need to constantly use treats to redirect her to me, move her along, etc. etc.

Looking into Muzzle Movement for example, it seems it would be very manual to treat my pup on my walk for redirection, find it, up down etc. (I was reading I would need to remove the guard and readd).

So I guess my specific question is, what is the best anti-scavenger muzzle that is lowkey but stops scavenging but has a good treat hole/spot for training or redirecting on our walk she is a 1.5 year old pup.

Thank you!


r/muzzledogs 9d ago

Picture! I love his muzzle

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I always forget how much more relaxed we both are when I use his muzzle, like I can let him walk further ahead, and not worry about people letting their dogs run up its great


r/muzzledogs 10d ago

Fit Check! Custom Big Snoof

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Got a custom Big Snoof to help prevent scavenging. So far it works perfectly! Brownie has adapted to it nicely with the help of treats. Walks are far less stressful now.


r/muzzledogs 10d ago

Advice? Pink/ Colorful muzzle reccs?

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r/muzzledogs 11d ago

Nice day at the beach

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Good having some peace of mind at places like the beach now with the muzzle and my almost 3 year old 100+lb rescue pup who is fear-reactive. Today was a good day as we got somewhat close to a few strange dogs with no total melt-down. This is my full safety set-up in pic 2 with the wire basket muzzle, collar loop, two collars: martingale can't-back-out-of-this type plus the flat collar as back-up. Short lead on the martingale and a slightly longer lead on the back-up. Pic 3 is what's left of the metal clasp from a lead he was wearing and decided to lunge at a passerby while tied to a cafe table. Hence two leads.


r/muzzledogs 15d ago

Fit Check! Is this better?

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We ordered the custom Big Snoof muzzle, but it looked a bit too small so we returned it for a resizing. Just got it back today.

How's it looking?


r/muzzledogs 15d ago

Hazel and her big snoof

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She’s not thrilled with putting it on but has no issue when it’s on for her walks. This muzzle is worth the money. She can fully pant in it and smell and I can give her treats.

Someone called her a Hannibal Lector puppy the other day and I loved it!


r/muzzledogs 15d ago

Preventing scavenging in small dogs with mesh muzzles?

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Hi, I've got 2 quite small fox terriers. One has a longer italian greyhound-like mouth shape while the other's is shorter but thicker. They've started eating rabbit poo and anything they can find on their walks since we've moved house and they're at new parks now where they scavenge constantly. I've been looking at mesh options for muzzles because they look more comfortable- does anyone have any experience with those? I'll attach some pictures of types I've been looking at. Thanks in advance!


r/muzzledogs 15d ago

Muzzle help

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I have a 75 lb pitbull mix who needs to wear a muzzle but he hates the one he has. I was looking at the muzzle movement but I'm not sure if the harry is the right size? I've don't measurements but he is less than cooperative when it comes to measuring the width of his face and so I'm worried it's inaccurate. Any suggestions on a different, better, muzzle or opinions on if the harry would fit him just based of experience/pictures of him? ​


r/muzzledogs 17d ago

What muzzle would yall recommend?

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Hello,

I got a fat headed pitbull that loves to eat things he shouldn’t. I have a soft mesh muzzle for him but he’s not a fan and he has a really hard time cooling down in it. Do you guys have recs for another muzzle we can try that prevents him from eating anything. I’m open to hard or soft mesh. Thanks!


r/muzzledogs 18d ago

Question! Big snoof

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So i got my big snoof custom muzzle. I got watermelon design 😋 I never muzzle trained my dog but he basically just lets me put it on.

How you see it here this allows me to insert two fingers to behind his neck, however its almost right on his nose. What im curious is if i can just move the strap to the next hole and it will give him that space - however id then be able to insert more than just two fingers. Or is this an issue where I need to send it back to be adjusted? It doesnt seem to necessarily bother him and we only use it briefly at the farmers markets cause I dont know how he will be around other dogs like that. The only time he plays with it is when I first put it on if we are just standing there for a second ilhe will paw at it. But once we move he doesnt touch it again.

Thanks for any help.