Hey everyone, I'm back from Vegas. Didn't hit the jack pot though <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" /> Anyway back to reality and dog training. I have a young adult male that I will begin protection training on here this next week. I have heard that using a harness frees a dog up rather than banging the end of a flat collar and making the dog feel restricted. I have never used a harness but bought one for this dog. Before I use it I wanted opinions on using the harness good and bad. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
I prefer to use the harness. My dog pulls really hard, and with the harness, he breathes more easily. However, I sometimes use the 2" flat collar so that he will be used to working in it.
I always use the harness when the dog is tied up. The main reason is that the strain on the dogs neck will not be unneccesary high. I have a 47 kg (90+ pounds)heavy dog, and he is able to injure himself in some situations when he is tied up.
Working him handheld on leash, I can use whatever collar I want.
I have used both, with different sizes of dogs. I am going back to a harness for my next dog. What I have found is with big dogs (>90 lbs) they tend to hack and cough a lot if they are pulling really hard on the collar. The other thing is I see more of a "self correction" when they hit the end of the lead on the collar.
I know people working big (>120 lbs) GSD's and Rott's on collars and they don't seem to have the problem as much as some other breeds. Pit's it doesn't seem to matter if they have alot of muscle mass in their neck.
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