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03-23-2011, 03:27 AM | #1 |
Poppy's Mamma ♥ Donating Member | We nearly lost Poppy... Yesterday while I was at work my Dad took Poppy out for a walk. They were walking along and Poppy started to get a bit over excited jumping around. Suddenly she jumped into the air and sort of twisted and slipped out of her harness! I have absoloutly NO idea how she got out of it because it fits her perfectly and is not slack at all. The harness fastens with a plastic clip on her back then has two D rings so you clip the lead through both. My dad left the lead exactly how it was when she slipped out of it and it was perfect, I have no idea how she got out. Once out of the harness she ran and ran, my Dad totally panicked and chased after her. Suddenly a pit bull came round the corner, it didn't chase her but it could have! she started to run towards the road so he shouted at her really loud and she cowered and stopped, it was not a nice thing to have to do but atleast she stopped and he was able to pick her up. My mum said when he came home he was a nervous wreck, he was shaking and couldn't breathe so had to use his inhaler. He thought she was gone forever. I have NO idea how she got out of this harness and am frightened to take her out again. This is the style of harness she wears: Black Nylon Dog Harness by Pets at Home | Pets at Home I dont know what to do...
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03-23-2011, 03:39 AM | #2 |
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| Thank goodness your Poppy is ok. I'm not a fan of these harnesses, they are too similar to a horse halter (I"m an ex horse person) and horses can take those off really easily. I'd look at a harness like this, Best Pet Supplies Dog Harness in Burning Orange @ pet care live dot com (note I just randomly googled a picture of that harness, I have no idea what this site is about otherwise, they just had a good pic). That's what I use, if it doesn't fit perfectly then they can get out of it, but if it fits perfectly there is no way out of this one because there is fabric holding it in place, whereas a twist could get them out of the nylon one easily because they are so small.
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03-23-2011, 03:47 AM | #3 |
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| Oh no! How terrifying for you, your dad and poppy. So glad she is ok and your dad was able to catch her Question, does she chew on that harness? Reason I ask is remy has a similar style, and a puppia style, both of which he chews on and is able to work his way out of. The one I use now is a slightly different style that does farther down his back http://http://www.petsmart.com/produ...ductId=2751348 |
03-23-2011, 03:51 AM | #4 | |
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03-23-2011, 03:52 AM | #5 | |
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And no she dosn't chew her harness. Do you think the Puppy Angel ones in my link in the above posts are easy to get out of?
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03-23-2011, 03:53 AM | #6 | |
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03-23-2011, 04:00 AM | #7 |
Poppy's Mamma ♥ Donating Member | I will order one for her then, thanks Has your pup ever gotten out of this style of harness? I have a few other harnesses for her which are thicker like this but they fasten by velcro and not a clip, so I don't like to put all of my trust into them... I would prefer her to wear a clip harness.
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03-23-2011, 04:00 AM | #8 | |
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The style of the one you linked to is very similar to the kind remy gets out of. | |
03-23-2011, 04:03 AM | #9 | |
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Is Remy able to riggle out of the Puppy Angel style harness or is it because he chews them?
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03-23-2011, 04:04 AM | #10 | |
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The style I have has a clip and not velcro... i agree I don't trust velcro.
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03-23-2011, 04:09 AM | #11 | |
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03-23-2011, 04:17 AM | #12 |
YT 1000 Club Member | Dog Harness - Extra Strap Rachael, First of all, let me empathize with your Dad, I would have just gone nuts, given that I'm not able to keep up with one of mine, if it got loose. Instead of buying another Harness, you might try this... Buy a simple soft Collar, which you can adjust to fit around your Dog's waist, just before it's hips. Run your existing Leash through it, connect it to the existing harness, THEN, tie a knot in the leash, where it runs through the D-Ring of the (extra) strap. I know that the picture doesn't show your exact harness, but your existing stuff would be in red, and the new strap/collar would be in black.
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03-23-2011, 04:22 AM | #13 | |
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03-23-2011, 04:33 AM | #14 |
YT 1000 Club Member | Rachael, THANK YOU for your very kind words. But no, this situation has not occurred with one of mine so far ! However, I had the opportunity to do this for a friend of mine, who had a "vigorous" animal such as yours is. He happened to have a spare collar that wasn't being used at the time, which we adjusted to fit the Dog's waist. Though retired now, I've been in Engineering, as a Troubleshooter for many years, and am used to thinking on my feet !
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03-23-2011, 04:38 AM | #15 | |
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