Way to go Cooper! I'm glad the harness is working for him. We have a beagle that comes for day care every day at work who uses this for walking. Some people have a problem walking him with it because he too can get his leg out. The problem is when the harness is loose OR when your walking with a very loose leash the front loop where the D ring is will "sag" a little and this enables the dog to get its leg out. If you keep the leash up then you won't have this problem. I do this with the beagle and we never have a problem. i still walk him on a loose leash but not too loose so as the leash droops down toward the ground and then back up to me.
As for your routine walk to the mail box, maybe change it up a little. Go out the back door, circle the house, walk to the perimeter of the property and then towards the mail box so he doesn't know the exact way your going. change the route every day so its a fun mini walk for him and you. also the time of day you check the mail can vary so he won't expect the walk at the same time every day.
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