how to get a puppy use to their harness so I have a harness for alice because she is so small I didnt want to get her a collar. the problem is that when we put it on her she bites it and will not stop. well i wont say that she doesnt stop completely. she will bite it untill somthing distracts her, but then she will go back to biting it. i only put the harness on her when i'm watching her. I want to get her use to it so that when we take her for walks and whatnot, she will behave and it will be natural. i dont know if i should just put it on her everyday for a while and hopefully she will just get use to it or is there somthing else i should try. btw its really hard to find a harness that fits. haha, i got her an xs and adjusted it as small as possible and it is still big enough to go over her mouth. ugh. :confused: |
Mine bit hers at first and hated getting it put on but eventually after getting it put on each time and going outside, she realized that getting it put on meant going outside which is rewarding for her I guess lol. She use to bite it all the time but I just let her bite, eventually she got tired of twisting her head down to bite and if I did catch her biting, I would clap really loudly to get her attention and just give her a firm NO. Its something new on their body that they don't feel use to yet. Maybe each time you put it on, you can take her outside so that she can associate it with going on walks and playing outside. If Alice enjoys going outside, she'll eventually catch on and realize that wearing the harness means she can go outside and eventually the harness will become second nature for her. I couldn't get mine to walk the first time I put a leash on her so I just put the leash on her inside the house and let her drag it around while she was wearing the harness and would coax her to follow me around the house since she would stand still as a statue once I put a leash and harness on her to get her use to the feeling. She does great on the leash and wears her harness all day sometimes and sleeps in it without a problem. Also, there is someone on the forums named chattiesmom that makes really soft custom harnesses from silk that are gentle on the fur and in my opinion more comfortable than the harness that you can buy at petsmart or petco. It's a step-in harness so its shaped like a bra and their two little legs go thru and you snap it close, its quick and easy! Good luck and hope I helped! |
thanks. yeah she hasnt really gone outside since ive had her because she doesnt have all of her shots and we live in an appartment. i will try putting it on her and taking her out on the porch. ill also just let her bite it. i try to tell her no and distract her with a toy but she doesnt listen to me. she is pretty stubbon i think. haha hopefully it will all work out. thanks! |
Why kind of harness did you buy? Maybe it's uncomfortable, especially if it's leather, which takes a while to soften. |
First, get a harness that fits. Second, when you put the harness on walk her. She'll soon forget about it. Third, when you are not walking her take it off. Ruger has now eaten one harness and one rather expensive Gentle Leader harness. He did have a very small harness that fit perfectly and he would wear it all day and night. Unfortunately he outgrew it and I have not been able to find a replacement. He does wear a collar and ID 24/7. |
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