Harness For Dogs Guide

Choosing the right harness for dogs is easy, once you know what you are looking for.

Harness For Dogs Guide

Harness For Dogs Guide

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Harness For Dogs Guide

Harness For Dogs Guide

There are many reasons why people use a harness for dogs, but mainly to help them control their dog while walking, as a training aid or control the dog while in the car. The harness for dogs can also be used when South plague in dog sports or for enabling the dog to join in their human's activities.

Basically, the harness is the most important tool when out and about with your pet, providing you with the comfort that there is less chance of you experiencing the usual problems, which if left unchecked, can become persistent e.g.  choking or straining as a result of pulling which in many cases results in a trip to the Vet! To correctlyfitted harness provides you not only with the comfort that you are guiding your pet but also that their safety is not at risk.

Once you have decided the purpose for the harness, you then need to think about the breed of your dog. There are many different harness for dogs on the market. Dependent upon the size and temperament of your pet e.g. if you have a large, powerful dog such as a Labrador, you may select a harness that slips on to your dog and wraps around the torso. This type of harness ' removes the strain away the dog's neck to the shoulders. For a less powerful breed but one that is very energetic such as a Border Collie you may find that a head harness that wraps around the nose/jaw works best.

Harness for dogs arefound for all sizes of dog. Therefore when you have decided on the harness for you, we would recommend that you take a moment to measure your pet, as, Whilst the sizings are all listed on the labels, they are defined very generally by basic breed and weight.

There is a choice of materials and latches, which after you have considered the above points, is the next important factor. You will probably want to harness that is easy to clean, that is hard wearing but that will last your pet for several years.

A harness is used as an alternative to the leash and is designed not only to reduce the stress on the dogs neck experienced when walking on a lead attached to the collar but to give you control.  Therefore, initially you may experience some resistanceto the harness, from your dog but this is overcome with a little perseverance and a very small amount of training.

Some manufacturers state that a collar is unnecessary while using a harness for dogs, but as an additional safety precaution the collar should be left on as it holds the dogs identification tag and vital contact details.

Harness For Dogs Guide