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What are people using for their dogs? I posted a photo on a few pages with my 16wk old Shiba in a Julius K9 IDC and all I got was people saying I shouldn't have as it's bad for joints etc, despite me seeing many Shiba's in them. It is probably a touch big for now but was more for it to get used to it and it can be adjusted later. I bought a cheap Y front one at first and he hated it. Then there's those who say just a collar is fine but Shiba's are escape artists. He will have a collar with tag but wouldn't want to rely on it for walks. When out the garden, he's been in the Julius most of the time and he's happy in it but I also want to make sure he's right too.
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I use one of these - yes, Rusty can pull with it on but he pulls way worse if I have him on his collar. The handle on top is invaluable for pulling him out of water or pulling him away from aggressive dogs who shouldn't have been off the lead
The Julius K9 ones aren't good - they're not in the right place to support good joint movement and the dog can slip out quite easily backwards
I use one of these - yes, Rusty can pull with it on but he pulls way worse if I have him on his collar. The handle on top is invaluable for pulling him out of water or pulling him away from aggressive dogs who shouldn't have been off the lead
The Julius K9 ones aren't good - they're not in the right place to support good joint movement and the dog can slip out quite easily backwards
Our bulldog has one of these...
https://www.bullybillows.com/
Fits really well and is popular amongst the breed.
https://www.bullybillows.com/
Fits really well and is popular amongst the breed.
These are very popular but how did we manage without them?
For maybe 30 years or so I never saw a dog in a harness, what's so essential about them? Seriously? I think the industry is coining it in. Mind you, I lover the local cockerpoo wearing a harness that reads 'I'm a t
t'. That's funny.
For maybe 30 years or so I never saw a dog in a harness, what's so essential about them? Seriously? I think the industry is coining it in. Mind you, I lover the local cockerpoo wearing a harness that reads 'I'm a t
t'. That's funny.Edited by Boosted LS1 on Friday 10th November 22:18
Presumably to help stop constanty tugging when on a lead?
Whilst nothing wrong with putting a harness on, preferably one with a grab handle on the top if the dog is large/boisterous, the simple and sudden stopper of pulling on the lead is the criss cross over the snout lead, sometimes known as the figure of 8 lead.
There's various types available, from simply criss crossing a lead (rubber washer required over the rope to keep it from coming loose during use) to the type that have the snout fitting and a normal collar so designed if the dog manages to wriggle out of the snout fitting its still attached via a normal collar, these won't be suitable for short snout dogs such as boxers.
Whilst nothing wrong with putting a harness on, preferably one with a grab handle on the top if the dog is large/boisterous, the simple and sudden stopper of pulling on the lead is the criss cross over the snout lead, sometimes known as the figure of 8 lead.
There's various types available, from simply criss crossing a lead (rubber washer required over the rope to keep it from coming loose during use) to the type that have the snout fitting and a normal collar so designed if the dog manages to wriggle out of the snout fitting its still attached via a normal collar, these won't be suitable for short snout dogs such as boxers.
Edited by Smint on Saturday 11th November 11:07
Boosted LS1 said:
These are very popular but how did we manage without them?
For maybe 30 years or so I never saw a dog in a harness, what's so essential about them? Seriously? I think the industry is coining it in. Mind you, I lover the local cockerpoo wearing a harness that reads 'I'm a tt'. That's funny.
Peoples understanding of what affects a dog and behaviour has developed. A harness, although does make it easier for a dog to pull, doesn't hurt the dog nor will it cause long term damage to a dogs throat area - where a collar, if the dog is a puller, or if runs and hits the end of a lead, will. For maybe 30 years or so I never saw a dog in a harness, what's so essential about them? Seriously? I think the industry is coining it in. Mind you, I lover the local cockerpoo wearing a harness that reads 'I'm a t
t'. That's funny.Edited by Boosted LS1 on Friday 10th November 22:18
Tomo1971 said:
Boosted LS1 said:
These are very popular but how did we manage without them?
For maybe 30 years or so I never saw a dog in a harness, what's so essential about them? Seriously? I think the industry is coining it in. Mind you, I lover the local cockerpoo wearing a harness that reads 'I'm a tt'. That's funny.
Peoples understanding of what affects a dog and behaviour has developed. A harness, although does make it easier for a dog to pull, doesn't hurt the dog nor will it cause long term damage to a dogs throat area - where a collar, if the dog is a puller, or if runs and hits the end of a lead, will. For maybe 30 years or so I never saw a dog in a harness, what's so essential about them? Seriously? I think the industry is coining it in. Mind you, I lover the local cockerpoo wearing a harness that reads 'I'm a t
t'. That's funny.Edited by Boosted LS1 on Friday 10th November 22:18
There are far worse behaved dogs now than 10 years ago and the lack of control with a harness is part of it imo. Even when mine is carrying with the saddlebags I still connect only to the collar.
Unless you regularly need to pick the dog up over walls etc or some kind of fell running then I don’t see the point.
Dave!
Unless you regularly need to pick the dog up over walls etc or some kind of fell running then I don’t see the point.
Dave!
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