Inside the prototype
A real collar first. A lifeline second.
The materials on the outside, the sizing on the neck, and the hardware on the side. Read the spec list before you decide whether a Lifeline Collar is the right fit for the senior in your life — including what we have not yet measured, like the formal waterproofing rating.
When the button is pressed
Three steps from a single press to help on the way.
A calm, plain-language walk through what happens when the SOS is pressed — so a daughter or son reading this page knows exactly what their parent is going to experience on the other end.
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Press the SOS button on the collar
A single raised button on the side of the collar — large enough to find by feel, large enough to press without looking. One second of hold is all it takes. The collar plays a confirmation tone so the senior knows the SOS has fired.
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A calm voice answers within moments
Our 24/7 Australian dispatch desk picks up, opens a two-way channel through the collar on the dog, and speaks with the senior. No menus, no hold music, no call centres — just a person who knows the senior is on the line.
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Help is on the way
The dispatcher calls the senior’s emergency contacts and, if nobody on the list can be reached or the situation warrants it, 000. They stay on the line until help arrives, looping family in as the story changes.
Tech specs
The details worth checking before a collar comes home.
Six plain-English lines for the questions families ask first. Where a number is still in the workshop notebook, we say that clearly and keep the useful context beside it.
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What's in the box
Everything the first walk needs.
The useful bits are written down and packed with the collar, so the senior and family can start with a fit check and a calm understanding of what happens when the button is held.
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The materials
Two collar materials. Both already used in everyday dog wear.
BioThane webbing and paracord — the same two materials our WA workshop has been cutting collars from for years. Pick by the dog's coat, the climate, and how a senior likes a collar to feel against their own fingers.
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Sizing
The collar has to fit. The right size is the difference between a button you can find in the dark and one you cannot.
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The hardware
Four parts you should know before you hand over a deposit.
The SOS button the senior presses, the signal module the press reaches our desk through, the battery that powers the whole thing, and how waterproof the enclosure is. Each gets a row, and where we have not measured yet we say so rather than invent.
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Before pre-orders open
Join the list while we finalise the monitoring service.
We are finalising the monitoring service behind every SOS before we take pre-orders. Once it is ready, we will open reservations for the first 100 collars going to seniors in WA and tell this list first. If the spec list raised more questions than it answered, the workshop inbox is the fastest way back.
- One confirmation email when reservations open — no drip, no follow-ups.
- Dog name and suburb are optional — and help prioritise the first batch by area.
Need a spec we have not listed yet?
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Want a spec for a particular dog? Prefer email — read every one.
Patent held in Australia — international filing in progress.