Does anyone have links to their dogs wearing a properly fitted harness--either tracking or agitation?--I am not picky. I cannot get a proper fit on Lucy and I have purchased 4 harnesses. She is lean, longer than tall, narrow, and deep chested for her size. I am going to have a harness maker (10 miles from my house) make a harness for her, but I would like some idea of what a good fitted comfortable harness looks like. then, take those ideas, take Lucy with me to meet the harness maker and I will measure her in front of the person so we can get precise measurements. I will also have some idea of what I want it to look like. Webbing probably, but padded in the chest preferably. We use the ones I have, but she is uncomfortable in them after about an hour.
If you have time to link, I would appreciate it. Oh, preferably NOT with the dogs on the sleeve. The harness is distorted in those photos and I can't tell how the fit looks,etc.
http://www.howlingdogalaska.com/supplies.html - scroll down to "distance harness".
You want a snug enough fit at the neck so the harness does not slide down owver the shoulders. The chest piece should be long enough so that the girth strap does not ride up in the dopgs armpits when back pressure is applied tothe attachment point.
No. I hope to eventually do some tracking with her. Not sure yet if we will join an informal club they have around here...just get together, lay trails and train--some are competition elsewhere and some aren't, but all train as competition.
She is happier and calmer when she follows a scent trail. I have tried to do some scent pad with her and she seems to enjoy it and I think it will fun for us. But I'm not going to try formal until I get more informed.
So, I need a harness that fits and is comfortable and is appropriate.
http://www.howlingdogalaska.com/supplies.html - scroll down to "distance harness".
You want a snug enough fit at the neck so the harness does not slide down owver the shoulders. The chest piece should be long enough so that the girth strap does not ride up in the dopgs armpits when back pressure is applied tothe attachment point.
Thanks! That is similar to what I was envisioning, but wasn't sure it was appropriate. There are so many out there, and most are just behind her elbows or the neck is too wide and large to fit correctly. I bookmarked the site to study it some more.
I was going to say, why not get a collar for tracking if that's all that you'll be using it for? Less of a pain in the butt and not the worries about fit.
I was going to say, why not get a collar for tracking if that's all that you'll be using it for? Less of a pain in the butt and not the worries about fit.
When she leans into the collar, and she really leans and pushes, she starts coughing and she can cough for a day afterwards. So, collars are for walking somewhat nicely beside me and harness is for sniffing and tracking.
One thing that I found helpful to keep the harness in place on Loki is to put a caribiner or metal ring of some kind on the strap that goes over their shoulder and then hook the leash to that.
P.S. That dog they have a side view of on the distance harness pictures looks an awful lot like Yote!
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