Buddy belt vs choke free shoulder harness

[BabyGirl Rosie]

Originally Posted by Teresiana

Here are some more pics of the velcro on the CF harness:
As long as you smooth the hair down, it won't get caught in the velcro.

My Rosie uses the CF and she has long hair. We haven't had any issues either with it sticking to the Velcro.

[Teresiana]

Originally Posted by BabyGirl Rosie

My Rosie uses the CF and she has long hair. We haven't had any issues either with it sticking to the Velcro.

I haven't had a problem with hair sticking to the velcro either.

[BabyGirl Rosie]

Here it is on Rosie.

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[seastheday]

Thanks. We have the step-in puppia and it wraps around the middle of the dogs, so as I pick it up to wrap around the long hair gets caught up. The whole wrap is covered with Velcro, and while it is very strong for safety, it is also strong holding the hair! I have emailed the company that I bought it from to see if I can return them since I have only used them about 2 or 3 times. I am going to get the CF and see if that works better. I am surprised no one else has had this problem.

[capt_noonie]

Originally Posted by seastheday

I think your post just answered my question. How much velcro is on the Choke Free? I have a Yorkie and a Biewer, both weighing between 3.5-4 pounds. They are 8 and 5 months. Finding a harness to fit properly was/is a nightmare. I bought and returned several before I started reading the posts. Seemed to me that a few months ago the step-in Puppia vest was getting rave reviews. I ordered the xs and they just fit, so I returned them for size s. That size was a bit too big, but figuring they would grow I kept them. Saying all this, I really did not take them out since the weather was so frigid. Now that it is turning nicer outside, I have been trying to get them into the harness but the Velcro is so thick that it is catching their long hair. Hearing them yelp when I try to get the hair off the Velcro is heartbreaking . Now they see the harness and run for the hills (I don't blame them). I am thinking of getting the choke free. Seems to look less threatening to me. I had no idea it had Velcro - just thought the slit and the ring held it together. The BB looks wonderful, but I have to pay for two and that is a bunch of money. After spending some bucks on the puppia, I thought the Choke Free was my answer. They have a ton on eBay I can bid on. So just how much Velcro is on the Choke Free and will my long haired friends hair get caught up in it?

The velcro is minimal and i don't think it would be a problem if you just smooth down the hair a bit before securing. The same could be said for the buckle on the BB, if you don't smooth down the hair before securing, you could pull some hair up into the buckle too and cause a tangle or breakage. Both harnesses are great.

[BabyGirl Rosie]

Shinja (Lil Sis) sells the CF if you need a vendor.

[seastheday]

Thanks so much. Who knew so many issues would crop up with such tinys. My last Yorkie was 10 pounds and we loved every bit of him. I made the big mistake of using a harness when he was a puppy but then just using his collar since he walked so nicely - horrible mistake. He wound up with a collapsed trachea. Never do that again. I will see what Lil Sis has and then go from there. Again, good info from YorkieTalk

[Sharonmarlow]

Have you folks seen the Julius K-9 Harnesses? They're REALLY cute and you can personlize them with your dog's name or nickname:
K9 dog harness from Julius-K9

[Hrossen11]

It looks like it goes around the neck which is what I am trying to avoid

[Joeysmommykelly]

I'm desperate to find a harness that won't hurt my dog's trachea anymore. I googled and couldn't find anything that seemed right except for chattiesmom harness. However, my dog is a Bichon Frise. How/where do I buy chattiesmom harness? Sorry to be posting on YT forum but all roads kept bringing me back to chattiesmom. I just don't know where/how to buy it and if it would even work on a 15 lb Bichon. Please help

[BabyGirl Rosie]

Originally Posted by Joeysmommykelly

I'm desperate to find a harness that won't hurt my dog's trachea anymore. I googled and couldn't find anything that seemed right except for chattiesmom harness. However, my dog is a Bichon Frise. How/where do I buy chattiesmom harness? Sorry to be posting on YT forum but all roads kept bringing me back to chattiesmom. I just don't know where/how to buy it and if it would even work on a 15 lb Bichon. Please help

Here is her page. You can send her a pm. http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/member.php?u=194

[sugarmamma]

Originally Posted by Joeysmommykelly

I'm desperate to find a harness that won't hurt my dog's trachea anymore. I googled and couldn't find anything that seemed right except for chattiesmom harness. However, my dog is a Bichon Frise. How/where do I buy chattiesmom harness? Sorry to be posting on YT forum but all roads kept bringing me back to chattiesmom. I just don't know where/how to buy it and if it would even work on a 15 lb Bichon. Please help

I would look at Ultra Easy ChokeFree & PawRider Pet Seatbelt Adapter (USA)

Choke free shoulder harnesses will never ever be able to hurt her trachea!