Charlie33

Lots of dogs every day attend vet hospitals with muscle tendon and joint issues Sure but with no cause? I just wonder how many can be attributed to harnesses. You are probably never going to know. I just get frustrated when people use such things and don't put the effort into training them. I would put the effort into training asap rather than risk injury from using a front attach harness - or head halter. I was watching some kids yanking a poor dog around on a choke chain the other day, I felt so sorry for the dog but thats the general public for you. I would have much rather seen that dog in a harness back or front connecting just to take the pressure off its poor neck. There will be analysis done on harnesses i am sure at some point until then who can say if they are better or worse we just need to do what we think is best for our own dogs.

I couldn't agree more. I actually annoys me when people slate front connecting harnesses when the ones they have seen in action are very cheap chinese copies with dodgy rings that have been slung togther cheaply and sit way too low. You get what you pay for, if you want a good quality well fitting harness that sits high so is not too restrictive then pay a little extra and get one. rant over lol

Lots of dogs every day attend vet hospitals with muscle tendon and joint issues Sure but with no cause? I just wonder how many can be attributed to harnesses. Well said :)

Lots of dogs every day attend vet hospitals with muscle tendon and joint issues and also with neck injuries. A roo jumped out on us on our walk this morning and if my dog had been just on a collar she would have strangled herself (they are very exciting) I had been reading this debate earlier and was thinking about maybe trying just her collar instead of her harness but am very glad i didn't. Everything has a good and bad side, all equipment (even a collar and lead) is restricting. You just need to make your decision, buy the best quality you can and go with it. in my opinion :)