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Hi folks! Just wondering if anyone can recommend a SAFE and comfortable dog harness that they’re happy with? We have three for our dogs that we were pretty happy with to date (got them fitted in Petstop; great service; fitted on in the shop; no probs there!) but lately, I have noticed when Im walking the two bigger dogs in particular, that the lead is becoming detached from the harness. The problem isn’t with the lead itself, but just that the type of harness we have, has a double steel loop (fastening it together if you know what I mean) that join together with the lead. The problem occurs if one of the dogs pulls in the opposite direction to the lead, it catches against the double loops of the harness and that in itself causes the lead to open. I know I’m not doing a good job of explaining this!
Anyway, they are becoming unsafe, especially on a main road, even with having excellent recall, I’m wary using them. Does anybody know where I can get good quality harnesses, with most importantly comfy padding on the body of them, that would be safe for our dogs? Any advice much appreciated! Firstly can I ask you are you using harnesses for comfort for the dogs or are they strong?
This will decide what is the best one for them.
I have used so many at this stage I should be able to recommend one for you but as you say your situation is now unsafe.Also what size dogs as some harnesses have limited sizes.
Thanks.Marie, firstly I should have made it clear that of course the paramount issue here for our dogs is safety, but naturally I would like them to be comfortable also as I have seen various people over the years use ones that I have considered to be cruel as they cut into the dog’s skin and have made nasty welts. Secondly, the harnesses are for our girls – two dalmatians. One of the dals is large enough, probably a wee bit smaller than your average dobie, and the other one (Calista from Ashton last year) is roughly the size of our collie terrier, so I’m guessing that is medium in size. I’ve not used the harnesses since I became aware of this situation and have taken them on off lead walks only just until I get some new ones. Its just that I dont want to waste the money purchasing ones that are totally unsuitable and unfortunately not all pet stores have been as accomodating as Petstop in terms of letting the dogs fit them on first! Thanks a mill!
I haven’t gotten a harness yet for Kali because she’s growing so fast that I can barely keep her in collars!
But I got the harness for my last dog in Maxi Zoo – they were so great about bringing him in to have it sized they tried 3 different ones on him before we had the perfect one and it was no big deal to them to help select the right one, get it on and let me walk him around the store to give it a "test drive" And they were heaping dog cookies on him as well so he was loving it! – In the end this is the harness that I ended up with, I managed to find it on the ZooPlus website as the Maxi zoo website doesn’t really list all their products. But I know that they have them there and they’re really great bringing the furkids in! Took Kali there the other day for yet another collar (this one should last awhile, has a lot of growing room in it!) and she was afraid of the sliding doors when they closed and she did a piddle But they were fine about it thankfully! So I’d suggest this harness and Maxi Zoo for the fitting!This is pictures of harness I use for Trinity
It`s car seatbelt harness but you can attach leash to part that clips to seatbelt lock It`s nicely padded and I bought it in petshop in Longmile Road good while back …DSCN1376.JPGDSCN1378.JPGDSCN1369.JPGHi Trinity’s mum! Thanks ever so much for your post! You are very thoughtful to have taken the time to put up the brill photos of the harness, modelled by the very beautiful Trinity (what a cutie!). I really like the look of this harness and think that Trinity, though a bit smaller than our Lola, size wise is a near enough match for the girls! I’m thinking that this harness would be perfect for them. It looks really comfy but most importantly safe. I especially like the fact that should the dogs travel in the back seat of the car (they travel in their purpose built travel crates), the harness has the dual purpose of being a safety mechanism in the car also, which is great. What is especially good about Trinity’s harness is that it would appear to be so much safer than the ones we were previously using; this is because I can see from your pics that the place where the lead hooks into is a single loop – ours being double (joining both ends of the harness together) is where the problem of opening has occurred when the lead grazes against the double loop, it has activated the opening mechanism of the lead, thus causing it to become detached. I’m delighted with the positive reports on your model though and will defo take a trip to Maxi Zoo over the Easter weekend – nice Easter treats for the doggies (though they would, of course, favour the totally unsafe option of choccie eggs – absolutely no chance!
). Thanks again! And huge thanks from three happy and safe doggies! You’re very welcome
although it’s large, Trinity could probably very well do with medium size as side straps are pulled back to minimum – that’s the best thing about clix car harness that it can be adjusted as your dog grows got it thinking she still has some growing to do – little I knew she was done
Happy Easter to you and girls
Aggie and TrinityAw, thanks again Aggie! Wishing you and yours a delightful Easter also! We’ve three altogether – the girls’ harnesses are the ones that were unsafe though, but I think I will treat Harry to a new one as well (his is the same type as the girls have but his hasnt opened yet so far but its probably only a matter of time……). I reckon that Roxy (who is ex Calista from Ashton last year) has a bit of filling out to do yet – dals tend to fill out in the muscular dept so the Clix will be handy for her, and poor Lola is on a weight maintenance programme, though like all girls, she relaxes her diet on hols and tends to gain a bit so this should be handy for her too!
BTW, HAPPY EASTER TO ALL AT DID, ALL THE FOSTER MUMMYS AND DADDIES OUT THERE, TRANSPORTERS, ADMINS, ALL OF US WHO HAVE EX ASHTON/DID DOGGIES, AND OF COURSE, TO THE DOGGIES THEMSELVES!!!!!!!!
Anyway, they are becoming unsafe, especially on a main road, even with having excellent recall, I’m wary using them. Does anybody know where I can get good quality harnesses, with most importantly comfy padding on the body of them, that would be safe for our dogs? Any advice much appreciated! 
So I’d suggest this harness and Maxi Zoo for the fitting!
It`s car seatbelt harness but you can attach leash to part that clips to seatbelt lock 
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