Belt buddy or choke free....she has learned how to get out of her's

[sophias mommy]

We love our Buddy Belts very much!!! My vote is for the BB. Kristin (Maximo) has amazing customer service and a great selection of colors!!

[Deb1]

Originally Posted by Maximo

You probably know that I am biased. We have used only the Buddy Belt over the past 4.5 years. Neither of my boys has ever escaped. When properly fitted (i.e. not too big), it is inescapable.

Here is a video of my boys walking in their Classic Black (they are wearing the same harnesses in the other videos on our YouTube page):

Kristin, your boys are beautiful!

[spiritwings1202]

Originally Posted by sophias mommy

We love our Buddy Belts very much!!! My vote is for the BB. Kristin (Maximo) has amazing customer service and a great selection of colors!!

I agree

[Yorkiedaze]

Originally Posted by kjc

Oh I forgot, she has gotten out of it again the other day.

We were in the yard ready to go for a walk, and Sapphire had snuck out of the house. I dropped the leash to go get Sapphire and put her back in the house.

When I turned around to pick up the leash, I see the Buddy Belt, and no dog! She's a contortionist, I swear! I had it buckled one notch tighter than recommended (the 2 finger rule) I can just get one finger under it and that's with me struggling to squeeze it in there, lol.

I was worried about her being able to breathe! I'll have to get her on video one day. She's a hoot!

Put a little t-shirt under the harness. She may not be able to get out of it then. You can cut a 3x2 inch Sherpa type sheep skin (lightweight) and sew 1/2 Velcro, top and side and under side, (shave 1/2 inch of the fleece off first) (lengthwise) to wrap on the harness that goes under their legs. This will take up the slack and also keep the harness from rubbing.

[kjc]

Originally Posted by Maximo

If she got out of it, it is too big around the arms.

Oops! I don't have a BB, it's a knock-off!

Kristin: Could you measure the arm holes on a 22.5 inch BB for me (if you have one in stock?)

Originally Posted by Yorkiedaze

Put a little t-shirt under the harness. She may not be able to get out of it then. You can cut a 3x2 inch Sherpa type sheep skin (lightweight) and sew 1/2 Velcro, top and side and under side, (shave 1/2 inch of the fleece off first) (lengthwise) to wrap on the harness that goes under their legs. This will take up the slack and also keep the harness from rubbing.

Good ideas... I may have to try this.

[xoCourtney]

Originally Posted by kjc

Oops! I don't have a BB, it's a knock-off!

Kristin: Could you measure the arm holes on a 22.5 inch BB for me (if you have one in stock?)



Good ideas... I may have to try this.

uh oh! where did you order the knock off from? was it the same price as a normal buddy belt?

[BabyGirl Rosie]

I am a fan of the Choke Free Harness. I have never used the BB but can tell you the CFH is great! Colors is a personal preference. Here are some that I have for the girls.

The Raspberry


Here are the other three

[hollie91999]

Both are really good harnesses. I prefer buddy belt only because to me, it looks more boyish than the choke free harness. Shinja (Lil sis) sells choke free harnesses and Kristin (Maximo) sells buddy belts. Both have great customer service and are great to deal with. Here is by baby with his buddy belt.

[BabyGirl Rosie]

Originally Posted by wisteria

Can you stand one more thread: Bella is about 4.5 lbs and ACTIVE is an understatement. She walks, wiggles, rubs, flips around and then BOOM she is out of harness which goes around her legs, doesn't touch her throat. She gets them loose. She is so smart. Now I need a leather one!

So which one and which color.............love you opinions.

BTW the pictures I posted is my Mikki. She is 4 lb and very active too.

[Teegy]

buddy belt, all my yorkie pals and doggy owners use them, big teeny all shapes of dogs

[Yorkiedaze]

I have both of these and prefer the BB because the other one has Velcro that got her hair stuck in and pulled some out when taking it off. It's ok now that I gave her a very short hair cut but she also doesn't like the sound of the Velcro being pulled off.

[luvlee]

Buddy belt, for sure. You can go to Petco or Petsmart and purchase a small tag plate that can be affixed right to the leather on the belt - which means no hanging tags!!! I put her name & my phone# on mine. Good luck.