About

IROX K9 Gear, made by hand in Türkiye

A handler kneeling in a field beside a Malinois wearing a SENTINEL-X harness

Every piece is tested on a working dog before it is sold to anyone.

How this started

I’m Asya. IROX began with my own dog, Bless.

I was still at university when I went looking for gear for her, and what I could buy was either badly made or actively bad for her. Webbing that rubbed her raw. Hardware I would not have trusted on a dog that pulls the way she does. After enough of that I stopped shopping and started making.

The first thing I ever built was for Bless, and it took the better part of two years before I was willing to call it finished. Most of that time went on learning the difference between what looks strong and what is strong: which stitching holds under a dog in drive, which buckle gives up quietly, how a collar sits after eight hours rather than eight minutes.

Then a friend asked for one. Then people I had never met. They sent photos back, and more usefully they told me what did not work. Nearly every change since has come from someone writing to say their dog is built differently from mine.

I still make everything by hand, to the measurements of the dog it is for. That is slower than it could be, and it is why the wait runs to weeks rather than days. I haven’t found a way to speed it up that I would put my name on.

Bless still tests everything first.

What I’m aiming for

Gear a dog can wear all day and a handler never has to think about. Comfortable enough that the dog forgets it is there, strong enough that you stop checking it, and good-looking enough that you chose it rather than settled for it.

Questions about a dog that doesn’t fit the usual measurements? Write to me at info@iroxgear.com or on Instagram.