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Old 07-29-2009, 09:20 AM   #6
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Originally Posted by RoxyLuv View Post
I agree on either of these. It would have saved me some money if I had started with these. The Premier harness worked wonders over the others. However I've found w/the harness that the sizing adjustments want to slip out of place a little too easily. There have been a few times when she has gotten her leg up over the straps even though I had just double checked the adjustments before starting the walk. It may not be a problem w/a bigger dog though. I found that I needed to take up some of the slack in the leash to prevent her from stepping over the leash & getting it behind her front leg. There is a marked difference in the way she walks with the D ring in the front instead of on the back.

I've got the Premier head halter, but have been hesitant to use it. Roxy is such a strong puller it scares me on such a little dog. She's been like a sled dog hooked up to sled. I've used head halters to train large animals, but find it intimidating for her. Of the two brands of head halters that I've seen, I like the way Premier fits the best.

AAR, I've ordered a harness from chattiesmom as my last attempt before using the head halter. At least with hers, I can use the same harness for walking & hooking up in the car. Yea! Otherwise I have to switch harnesses. Hate that! - Good luck!
I've heard a lot of people having the issue with sizing the Premier. Jackson is 14lbs so the small fits him fine, but it did take a while to get it exactly right. I will be ordering Chattiesmom's walk nice harness eventually too because it will be nice to have the d-ring on the front AND back. When I have to walk him on the retractable leash or something, that's not easily done with a ring on the front!
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