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How to Fit Dog Harness

Posted by Aisling Cunningham on 24th March 2022

Testing People always ask us how to find and fit the perfect harness for their dog. We know it can be tricky with all of the options out there, so we’ve written this short guide to help you through the process.

Why a Harness test?

There are a variety of reasons why you’d choose a harness over a collar, but the big ones are choking, training and lifting. Traditional collars tend to choke when a dog pulls, but harnesses distribute the weight across the chest. Harnesses also give you multiple points of attachment so you can keep the leash from getting tangled in your dog’s legs as well as use these alternate leash attachments for training. For example, attaching the leash to the chest area D-ring of a harness, will make it impossible for a dog to pull.

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