The Muzzle Movement Made-to-Order Basket Muzzle vs Company of Animals Baskerville Ultra Muzzle

The Muzzle Movement wins because the fit is solved at the ordering stage, with a measured snout length and a size quiz instead of a breed guess, and every option that fixes rubbing or slipping is available as an add-on. The Baskerville Ultra gets you most of the way there for far less effort and money, and its heat-shaping trick covers a lot of faces that fall between off-the-shelf sizes.

The Muzzle Movement Made-to-Order Basket Muzzle

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A made-to-order polyethylene basket on riveted biothane straps, sized from your own snout measurement rather than a breed chart.

• The basket is injection-molded polyethylene and the strapping is biothane, with straps riveted rather than stitched.
• Sizing runs off a measured snout length plus a size quiz, and the company says outright not to size by breed alone.
• Add-ons cover the usual fit problems: foam noseband, chin strap, head strap and a scavenger guard.

• Made to order, so there is a wait before it arrives.
• Some sizes in the range are pre-order only rather than in stock.
• The treat hole in the front means it will not stop scavenging unless you add the separate scavenger guard.

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Company of Animals Baskerville Ultra Muzzle

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The default basket muzzle: thermoplastic rubber, heat-shapeable at home, and easy to find in almost any pet shop.

• Company of Animals states it is designed to let a dog pant, drink and enjoy treats while worn.
• The thermoplastic rubber basket can be softened in hot tap water and hand-shaped to your dog's face, then set in cold water.
• Ships with both a collar loop and a headstrap, which the maker recommends using together while a dog is still learning.

• Thermoplastic rubber flexes, so it is less absolutely rigid than a hard plastic basket.
• Broad, short-nosed dogs are pointed at a separate wide-fit model rather than this one.
• Getting the heat-shaping right is trial and error the first time.

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The bottom line

Our overall pick is the The Muzzle Movement Made-to-Order Basket Muzzle - A made-to-order polyethylene basket on riveted biothane straps, sized from your own snout measurement rather than a breed chart. Choose the Company of Animals Baskerville Ultra Muzzle instead if almost anyone buying a first muzzle, and anyone who needs one this week rather than next month.

Want the full picture, including the other options we compared and the popular one we'd skip? Read the complete The Best Dog Muzzles: 4 Compared (and One to Skip).