Re: Front fastening harnesses - altering gait Yes, I am definitely interested in the advantages of a front fastening harness, at least for a short period (my objective is to always use a wide, flat collar but I can see why a front fastening harness can fit with my strategy. I know lots of people like them. [quote author=Boogie link=topic=5122.msg64687#msg64687 date=1396169329] it's great because it pulls him in towards you rather than out away from you, if you see what I mean. [/quote] I think though, one concern is that by pulling the dog around towards you, there is unequal pressure on the front of the dog and this causes them to walk incorrectly.
Re: Front fastening harnesses - altering gait [quote author=JulieT link=topic=5122.msg64690#msg64690 date=1396169695] I think though, one concern is that by pulling the dog around towards you, there is unequal pressure on the front of the dog and this causes them to walk incorrectly. [/quote] Yes - probably so, but he's never on the lead for long before they are running free and hoolying around I don't like to walk Tatze on a collar. If she is spooked she easily backs out of her collar (she is rarely spooked, she's a confident girl, but you never know - for example, she doesn't like being groomed and backs straight out!) If the collar is tight enough not to back out of then it's rather too tight, I think.
Re: Front fastening harnesses - altering gait Yes, I prefer padded back fastening harnesses over a collar (for many reasons, the first being they are likely to be kinder to the neck and spine, but also because of the reduced backing out risk) but they distress my dog. So collar it is for us. He doesn't have any habits that put a backing out risk particularly high. I think though, this is a reason why some people use a martingale collar, particularly on dogs that have a low head to neck size ratio (eg hounds - greyhounds, sight hounds).
Re: Front fastening harnesses - altering gait Julie, have you seen the Tru-fit Smart Harness £25 on the Orvis website? It wasn't on there when we were looking at the Walk-in-Sync :-\ What do you think? x
Re: Front fastening harnesses - altering gait I didn't see it, but have just looked. I think it looks good - a Y front fastening harness must address the concerns about the straps across the front, at least. I'll see whether I can find some videos...
Re: Front fastening harnesses - altering gait I thought it looked good too and it doubles as a car harness too, not that I would use it for that though and not bad for the price
