I didn't know about harnesses before I got Meeko. I started researching yorkies and different dog products when I found an article about the trach problems. my roommate has a chi and never uses a harness. I told her what I read and she didn't care!
She said she read that before and tried to get her chi to wear a harness but, she wouldnt walk with it on. So she just switched back to a harness. I couldn't believe it. At first I thought harnesses looked funny because I was so use to seeing a collar but now I can't look when I see an owner using a collar. I bite my tongue every time I go in Petsmart. I tried to talk to another owner in Petsmart once but, it didn't go well either. I think bigger dogs should wear harnesses too. You have more control over the animal with harnesses. I'm glad other users have had better luck talking people into using harnesses tho!!!
Meeko only wears his collar for ID purposes. I made the mistake of keeping it on when I went to visit my family last month. My little cousins wanted to walk around the yard with Meeko and started to attach the leash to his collar
I stopped her rite away and took the collar off for the rest of the trip! I couldn't take the chance and have him being pulled by his fragile, little neck.