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We just bought Jax a new Puppia Harness. I picked this brand because I had seen that many people on this forum had been talking about it.
The harness fits over his head perfectly. Honestly I would not want it any smaller or it would be hard to get over his head. Although once it is on his neck it is rather loose. I can fit my fingers inside the harness around his neck with no problem.
My problem is he is having problems on his leash walking on the harness. Actually it is when he goes to do his business that he is having his problems. He always lifts one of his front legs before he does his business and stands on 3 legs and looks around. In the harness when he goes to squat he falls over after doing this.
Is this because he is just not used to the harness and something that will fix itself over time? I usually let him run around without anything on in the house but today I left the harness on in the house so he could get used to it and he did not have any problems in the house but when he went outside again he fell over again when doing his business.
I really want him to use a harness instead of a collar but he has such a small neck that I am afraid that it is going to be hard to find one that fits if this one doesn't work. We have tried the old style harnesses that look similar to a collar but he had problems with the neck in those too.
A XS collar on him is still lose and the Puppia harness is XS as well.
I am hoping that this Puppia harness is something that he just has to get used to walking on but I thought I would seek everyone's knowledgeable opinions.
Thanks so much!
The harness fits over his head perfectly. Honestly I would not want it any smaller or it would be hard to get over his head. Although once it is on his neck it is rather loose. I can fit my fingers inside the harness around his neck with no problem.
My problem is he is having problems on his leash walking on the harness. Actually it is when he goes to do his business that he is having his problems. He always lifts one of his front legs before he does his business and stands on 3 legs and looks around. In the harness when he goes to squat he falls over after doing this.
Is this because he is just not used to the harness and something that will fix itself over time? I usually let him run around without anything on in the house but today I left the harness on in the house so he could get used to it and he did not have any problems in the house but when he went outside again he fell over again when doing his business.
I really want him to use a harness instead of a collar but he has such a small neck that I am afraid that it is going to be hard to find one that fits if this one doesn't work. We have tried the old style harnesses that look similar to a collar but he had problems with the neck in those too.
A XS collar on him is still lose and the Puppia harness is XS as well.
I am hoping that this Puppia harness is something that he just has to get used to walking on but I thought I would seek everyone's knowledgeable opinions.
Thanks so much!