Easy Walk Harness – Tweener Size M/L Black
June 13th, 2010 by Thomas
Easy Walk Harness - Tweener Size M/L Black
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 List Price: $29.98 Sale Price: $12.30 Availability: unspecified 
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Product Description
The Easy Walk Harness is designed to gently discourage your dog from pulling while walking on a leash. The Easy Walk Harness is simple to use and easy to fit. Your dog will love it as much as you will! Unlike a collar, the Easy Walk Harness never causes coughing, gagging, or choking because the chest strap rests low across the breastbone, not on the delicate tracheal area. Traditional harnesses can actually encourage dogs to pull harder because of the "opposition reflex". That's the reflex that makes sled dogs do what they do. The Easy Walk Harness redirects the pressure through the front leash attachment. And, the patent pending martingale closure tightens slightly across the chest and shoulder blades when your dog attempts to pull forward. Measure your dog around the rib cage to determine proper fit. 12"-16" Girth = Petite (Teacup breeds), 15"-20" Girth = Small (Jack Russels, Shelties, etc.), 20"-28" Girth = Medium (Border Collies, Spaniels, etc.), 26"-36" Girth = Large (Labs, Goldens, Rotties, etc.). 34"-46" Girth = X-Large (Giant breeds). 'TWEENER SIZES ARE NOW AVAILABLE! Does your dog fall in between 2 sizes? Check out our "in-between" sizes for that perfect fit! 14"-18" = Petite/Small, 19"-25" = Small/Medium and 25"-35" = Medium/Large
Details
- Gently discourages your dog from pulling
- Make your walks more enjoyable!
- Safe and easy to use.
- color Black
- 10 Comments »
- Posted in Dog Training, Premier
June 14th, 2010 at 9:11 pm
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My dog is a puller and this harness helps a lot! It doesnt completly stop the pulling, but it helps. I like that they now have tweener sizes because he was too big for a medium and too small for the large.
June 15th, 2010 at 1:41 am
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This is such a great harness to use for dogs who pull! We’ve used this style of harness on our Golden since she was 3 months old after our trainer recommended it. She fought it at first, trying to wiggle out (succeded once until we got it adjusted perfectly), but once she got used to it, she didn’t pull at all. It’s a great alternative to tools like head collars if your dog can’t get used to wearing one. It’s also really easy to put on. Black loop over the head (black in our case) tan/gray strap under the chest behind the dogs legs, clip at one side and you’re done. I purchased the M-L tweener size because she grew out of her medium size. It was great being able to just adjust the straps as she grew. It fits her great, but she really doesn’t need it anymore. She’s 8 months old and she so great on the leash now! The only downfall was that since the leash is in front of the dogs chest she could get at it and bite/pull on the leash that way. We’ve taken care of that problem with redirection and training, but I definitely wouldn’t reccommend using this in place of a collar for that reason. Also the dog can get to the straps and probably chew through them. I could see it causing bald spots if left on all the time. But all in all, this is a great harness for help with pulling dogs!
June 15th, 2010 at 5:20 am
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I adopted a 90 lbs but very sweet monstrosity of a dog. He loves to walk and apparently doesn’t care that I can’t keep up with him. He would constantly pull on the leash and either drag me off balance, choke himself or both. I got this with the hope of keeping him from choking on this collar, but instead got a lovely surprise that he doesn’t like to lunge away from me anymore. At first I put the thing on backwards intentionally, not understanding why the leash attached where it did (at the front, chest area), but once I put the thing on the right way, he would lunge and not be able to get his front legs out stretched in front of him, so couldn’t complete the lurching motion. He fell over a few times, but figured out quickly that this was not something he could do any longer. He still pulls (did I mention 90 lbs?), but he does it more cautiously and therefore gives me warning so I can brace to keep him where he should be. We are still learning, but as I am new at this, the harness was really a life saver. I am back to get one for the 50 lbs puppy that was found on the side of the road several months ago with hopes that he doesn’t grow out of it.
I am not sure how it does or does not work for shorter dogs, however. Mine both have some German Shepard in them and are anything but close to the ground.
June 17th, 2010 at 11:22 am
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This is the best harness I have used. My springer spaniel walks right along side easily without pulling and will sit immediately when I stop. He walks well on a regular harness with the “loop” on the back but is easier to get his attention with this one. Have tried the “gentle leader” which goes around his snout which he hated. I was happy to find this one since it came in the “in-between” size. (between medium and large) I did not find this available in the retail stores. Price and service was excellent from this vendor “happy dog place”
June 17th, 2010 at 10:11 pm
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My husband and I tried for nearly a year to train our dog (45 pounds, now almost 3 years old) to walk nicely on a leash. And we made a lot of progress from when we adopted him from the pound with just a regular collar, a leash, a clicker, and some treats. However, we just couldn’t get those last few bad habits out of him, and were getting frustrated. So, finally we broke down and got the harness. It really did make a difference immediately. One habit we could not break is that our pup would sit nicely at our door and allow us to leash him, and then as soon as the door was opened he would ZOOM outside, almost as if he got a thrill from reaching the end of the leash and pulling out shoulders out of their sockets. After his first attempt at this with the harness, he never did it again. He’s definitely still excited to go on his walks, but my husband and I are both now spared rotator cuff surgery, haha. I honestly think our dog enjoys his walks more now; since his behavior has improved we now take him for even longer walks than we did, and he’s not being jerked around by his leash.
I highly recommend this product for those dogs who only need fine tuning, such as ours (I cannot comment on harder-to-fix problems, as we did not experience those). The ONLY drawback to purchasing this item on line is that the fit is key. We tried both the medium and the large on our pup in the store, and neither fit right. It was then that we ordered the m/l online. Proper fit is key to not only making sure the product works correctly, but also in making sure it doesn’t rub the wrong way and injure your dog.
June 18th, 2010 at 12:26 am
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This harness is the best. I have a 50 pound dog and he doesn’t pull me along on our walks when I use the Easy Walk.
June 18th, 2010 at 7:29 am
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I am 19 years old and I have a Pitbull Rocky who is now about 5 months old. He is enrolled in a Petsmart Puppy Training Class and they recommended my boyfriend and I purchase the Gentle Leader so it would train him to stop pulling. I loved this product after trying it out during one of the classes. He fiddled with it for a little while at first while wearing it, but after a few moments he was completely fine and focused. I loved how it was a HUMANE alternative compared to things like choke collars. It stopped him from pulling which is ultimately what we wanted, but I did not like the way other people stared at him while we took him for walks. Even when we took him to PetSmart (his favorite) to buy a few items a man literally backed away terrified of my puppy. Pitbulls have a bad reputation to begin with and people who were unfamiliar with the product just looked at him like he was a vicious killer. He loves people and other animals and it broke my heart. We asked our trainer and she recommended this body harness which was also a premier product. I love how instantly it started to work and he didn’t even fuss about having it on. My boyfriend and I now love to take him on walks even more because Rocky is no longer being stared at as a vicious animal but as a good obedient dog. I would definitely recommend this to people with pitbulls or any other dogs that pull you down the street while you take them for a walk.
June 18th, 2010 at 2:58 pm
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Of course, everyone always has suggestions on what you’re doing wrong when you have a dog that just can’t seem to stop pulling. I know how it feels, because I have one of those dogs. Regardless of consistant training (mine and hers,) this was the only thing that we just couldn’t seem to conquer. Many suggested the “Gentle” Leader (among other things,) but after much training and size readjustments she was STILL managing to pull it off her muzzle and rub her little sniffer to a bloody mess.
Finally, I saw this harness and figured I might as well give it one last chance. I am SO glad I did!!! First time out, she had it. I was stunned. I knew she was a champion!!! : )
UPDATE…
I still think this a great product, but do have one warning. My dog went swimming while wearing her harness and afterwards, we continued on our walk. When we got home, the wet harness had rubbed her raw underneath her “armpits.” We have never had this problem with the dry harness, but I would not recommend letting your dog wear it wet.
June 19th, 2010 at 2:48 pm
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I love this harness and so does my large breed puppy. She has learned very quickly not to pull making our walks very enjoyable.
June 20th, 2010 at 12:45 pm
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We have two medium sized dogs: about 55-60 lbs but the ‘large’ harness works beautifully for them.
I am sorry that the other reviewers had a bad experience. Maybe try it in a pet-store, where an experienced personnel can help/show you the correct way to put it on and handle it.
We first got a “Halti” (over the snout harness) for my younger ‘un and she would constantly try to pull it off. Walking on hard surfaces meant she had a bloody snout in just a couple of days. Painful as it was, she insisted on rubbing her nose into the ground to pull this off. My older one is a tad bit more calm and she doesn’t mind the Halti Head Collar #3 Medium (50-90-lbs) – Halti at all.
So I use and love this Gentle Leader leash/harness for both of them. I am presently trying to wean off my older one to just the leash – gotta say, not as easy as I thought it would be. I carry the harness just in case.
What this design does is it changes the direction of the pulling pup sideways. The puppy learns they wont get any closer to the target when they pull, and that they only turn. They slowly but surely learn not to pull – in possibly THE most humane way so far!
Update:
I have been meaning to post pictures for this product for a while but never got around to doing it. Finally did so today.
Here are some things I missed in my review:
1. There is a reflective version available for these, and they sure are handy when walking your pooches in the dark.
2. About the right way to put them: Notice the hooks on the harness need to come in the center under the lower neck area (vs. traditional harnesses that hook on the back on top).
– unlock just one lock on the harness – if you unlock both, you will be *really* confused
– put the harness on as if you were garlanding your dog, with the hook in the center of her chest/crest.
– Now take the two (remaining) unlocked ends and go under her front limbs and snap in place under her belly. Make sure you don’t cinch any hair/skin at this time.
- adjust the fit under her tummy (it should be snug but not too tight). The harness loop in the front can be a bit loose.
- Hook up the leash under the neck and you are ready to go!!!