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[Re: Jo Harker ]
#248378 - 07/28/2009 07:43 PM |
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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.
How wide is the collar? Teagan has a 2" leather deployment collar (I got b/c it has a handle) that she would never cough with even if allowed to pull. So something like that, nice and wide, might work well for a puller/leaner.
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[Re: Jennifer Mullen ]
#248391 - 07/28/2009 10:13 PM |
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For tracking, the coller will never touch her trachea.
Any pressure she creates from pulling will be a gentle downward pressure on the back on her neck, towards the shoulder.
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[Re: Aaron Myracle ]
#248393 - 07/28/2009 10:39 PM |
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Will post a few pictures on the tracking "professional help" thread that I have thoroughly hijacked.
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[Re: Aaron Myracle ]
#248398 - 07/28/2009 10:56 PM |
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Will post a few pictures on the tracking "professional help" thread that I have thoroughly hijacked.
I don't have any of those photos to post, sorry. 
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#248402 - 07/28/2009 11:29 PM |
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Re: Properly fitting harness
[Re: Jennifer Lee ]
#248408 - 07/29/2009 06:09 AM |
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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.
How wide is the collar? Teagan has a 2" leather deployment collar (I got b/c it has a handle) that she would never cough with even if allowed to pull. So something like that, nice and wide, might work well for a puller/leaner.
That I never thought of. It might actually work.
For tracking, the coller will never touch her trachea.
Any pressure she creates from pulling will be a gentle downward pressure on the back on her neck, towards the shoulder.
Since we run the lead under the neck and upwards behind the armpit? Makes sense.
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!
Another good idea. And, yes it does!
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Re: Properly fitting harness
[Re: Jo Harker ]
#248421 - 07/29/2009 10:01 AM |
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I use a fur-saver on the dead ring and haven't had any problems. Like Alyssa said, there is only gentle pressure on the back of the neck.
I used to use a leather buckle collar but it encouraged my dog to put more tension on the line than he does with the fur saver.
We are talking foot step tracking, right?
Edited by Kristel Smart (07/29/2009 10:03 AM)
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Re: Properly fitting harness
[Re: Jo Harker ]
#248425 - 07/29/2009 10:10 AM |
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For tracking, the coller will never touch her trachea.
Any pressure she creates from pulling will be a gentle downward pressure on the back on her neck, towards the shoulder.
Since we run the lead under the neck and upwards behind the armpit? Makes sense.
As a general point of clarification, the lead after it passes under the armpit should remain generally parallel with the groundin the beginning.
Yes, this requires you to bend over a lot, and keep your hand close to the dog's ribs so that it doesn't cause uncomfortable pressure underneath the dog's armpit.
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[Re: Aaron Myracle ]
#248452 - 07/29/2009 11:47 AM |
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Okay...got it now. I think we will check out circle track, etc.
Harness for longer walks-she is extremely hare-footed-feet are at least twice as long as they are wide, mildly soft pasterns, and luxating patellas.
Right now we mostly concentrate on ditch walking, soft grass walking, some woods, and some chip and seal to help build muscles as much as possible. Hopefully, she holds up and can at least get up to two or three miles without falling on her face.
(which she doesn't do as much now as she did when I first got her).
Tracking is for fun, but I would like to do it right, so maybe my next dog....
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Re: Properly fitting harness
[Re: Jo Harker ]
#248454 - 07/29/2009 12:04 PM |
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alyssa, i am seriously starting tracking with my crested,i found an awesome breeder that titles her cresteds in tracking(along with her GWP's and weimies) who lives really close to me, she does hunting dog tracking, which as i understand it, involves air scenting as well as ground scenting, etc. i may be wrong. for a title just in tracking(not schutzhund,) does it matter?
are there different tracking competitions, asking for different styles?
anyways....
this is an odd question..
tripper is 12 inches at the withers,after i laid a track, would it be easier for me to crawl on my hands and knees and hold the leash under his leg?? bending over that far, for that long seems painful(i have a bad back already) since the leash at that point would be maybe 6-8 inches off the ground.
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