Yesterday, I purchased an
Premier Easy Walk Pet Harness, Large, Black/Silver
at our local Pet Supplies Plus. I had been contemplating buying one, and it happened to be on sale.
I took Neeko to PSP with me, as she is always game for an outing.
Modeling her Premier/Petsafe Gentle Leader.
Her version of joy-LOTS of toys.
The Easy Walk is a front clip harness that has a martingale action horizontally across the chest when the dog pulls. The strap that goes on the underside is in a contrasting color, for ease of application. It is very sturdy nylon, with a nicely secured D-ring and sturdy plastic buckles.
I bought this with Faolan in mind, both because of his pulling at times, but also because I figure a harness would be safer than a collar on our adventures, after my near
disaster. I first put it on Bruce. The first time was a bit confusing and time consuming, but I figured it out. After tightening and clasping appropriately, the horizontal chest portion gaped, even on big boy Bruce. I took him on a quick walk with it, and when he attempted to pull, it had very minimal affect.
Bruce modeling the Easy Walk Harness.
I then put it on Faolan, and it gaped horribly across the chest. I purchased the Large size, designed to fit dogs with chest circumferences of 26-36". Faolan is 30", Neeko is 33" and Bruce is 34". It did fit all three in that regard, but gaped across the chest on all three. I visited their website, and they advise purchasing "tweener" sizes for very narrow chested dogs, which wolfdogs are.
Today, I returned to PSP, hoping to exchange it for a M/L "tweener" size, which the size chart indicated would fit all three of mine's chest circumference. Unfortunately PSP does not carry, and is unable to order that size. I simply returned it for a refund of my money.
I am contemplating purchasing either the
Freedom harness, or the
Sense-ation harness. These are not available at any stores in my area, so I would have to order online.
Which harness do you like, or would you recommend?