Our Story

Sumikaze was a friend's dog. A German Shepherd: steady, soft, the kind that leans her whole weight against your leg the second you stand still.

She got old the way good dogs do, slowly and then all at once, and her back end went first. Watching her take a run-up at the boot of the car, or stop at the bottom of the stairs and just look up, was a particular kind of helpless. Her owner was lifting her badly and hurting his own back. What was out there was a cheap vet-brand sling that looked like it was from 2009, or a heavy full-body harness she did not need yet.

When this started, hers was the name that stuck.

This shop is for the real ones, the ones getting older. The Labrador who takes a run-up at the boot now. The collie who stopped doing the stairs. The old lad who slides on the kitchen floor and looks embarrassed about it.

So Sumikaze does two things: a padded rear-leg sling that takes the weight off tired hips, and grip socks that stop the slipping that usually starts it. Made properly, sent quickly, and backed by a 30-day money-back guarantee so you can try them without the risk.

They gave you their whole life. This is a small way to give some back.

Sumikaze