Smallholders Insurance from Greenlands

Author Topic: Harness  (Read 5730 times)

Bex

  • Joined Aug 2014
  • Wales
Re: Harness
« Reply #15 on: February 25, 2015, 05:03:34 pm »
Just to clarify, my girls very rarely pull I just prefer a harness.

I 'free range' them as much as possible so they are actually not on a lead very often at all. I've never seen the point of walking dogs around on a lead - though I do see the point of them being trained to behave on a lead when needs be.

They're generally in the back of the car to the beach then allowed to run free, or on a lead to cross the road and then free to run in the fields.

A harness just means I can grab them sharpish if another, unfriendly, dog turns up all of a sudden.

:)
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Baois Glas

  • Joined Jun 2014
  • Ireland
Re: Harness
« Reply #16 on: February 25, 2015, 08:08:36 pm »
The Julius k9 harnesses are fab for that, that's what I use mine for (although rarely use them since I moved here).

What breeds are your dogs?  I find the IDC model slightly better for the deep chested breeds, I've used the standard type on my 2 (Julius K9 and Doxlock) and just found the strap sat a high high on them, was find on my Collie and Springer though. 
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Bex

  • Joined Aug 2014
  • Wales
Re: Harness
« Reply #17 on: February 26, 2015, 04:51:41 pm »
They are both GSD/Rottie. Quite deep chested, so I'll have a look at the IDC model, thanks.

:)
Little bugs have lesser bugs upon their backs to bite 'em. And lesser bugs have lesser bugs and so ad infinitum!

 

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