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My mum has been using a harness on our boxer puppy.
Personaly i think there a great idea and Toby (Our Boxer) dosnt seem to mind having it on. He is now to big for his puppy one and i want to get him another one.


But i would like to know what people realy think of them?

I love harnesses and think they are very comfortable for dogs to walk in. My dog pulls on a normal collar, so a harness suits him well. He rarely pulls on his harness, but if he does, he's not choking and isn't hurting himself if he pulls. It also gives me more control over his whole body rather than just his neck/head.

I use this harness currently:

Perfect Fit Harness for dogs and cats

Its the best harness I have come across (and I've gone through a lot of harnesses to fine the right one for me and Ollie). It fits Ollie perfectly (whereas other harnesses used to not fit his chest (he's got a wide girth but small chest)), its very comfortable because of the fleece and you can also change parts of the harness, which is useful for growing dogs or if you wanted a different colour harness.

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harnesses are great! especially for dogs who have sensitive necks or ones which spend a lot of time on a long lead

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cheers guys. just wasnt to sure on the general feel from people on harness use. It would also help my mother as well as she is didabled. so will help her as the dog gets bigger have better control.

She wants to use toby as a pat dog at some piont aswell.

A harness on a big dog is a disaster waiting to happen, IMHO...But people seem to find them easier, sometimes. My dogs use a harness how they're meant to; they pull on it.

I'm sure if I got a harness that "stops" pulling, they'd be less sled-dog-y. But a harness just means they can use their entire body to pull me toward a road or something...So I'd rather they feel a bit uncomfortable when they pull on a collar, and not cause a RTA.

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good point mate. but if its me walking it it wont pull lol i am 23 stone. lmfao

It's all muscle.

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nope its fit fat mate as it fits all over. or relaxed muscle as i like to say lol. am hopeing that toby enjoys walking lots and will help me loose some int he new year lol

i love harnesses
my dog is a super puller so much that she makes horrible choking noises,
with a harness i have way more control over her and shes not chocking herself when she does pull, its definaltly been a great training aid for me.

Harnesses aren't a training tool, they simply mask the pulling problem by not enabling the dog to pull.

I certainly wouldn't use a body harness on a pup as it can damage their growing joints - if a dog is trained properly, there shouldn't really be any need for them.

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