It looks like there was a problem with your request. The page you are looking for may not exist, or we might have had trouble processing it. You may click here to go to the home page of this website, or wait and be redirected. I'm an extremely careful consumer. I do my research and test several products before making my final selection. The Ruffwear harness is awesome. I have a Chocolate Lab and Queensland Heeler mixed breed dog. She has a slim physique and very thin fur. None of the standard harnesses were an option for our dog. Because she's a strong puller, the Gentle Lead harness was dangerous for her. Despite the control it gave us when walking her and how easily she followed instead of pulling, it doesn't stop sudden instinctive lunges when she sees a bird or small animal. Some people have reported neck injuries and vet bills because of this harness. When our dog suddenly lunged after a squirrel, her neck badly torqued. It was awful to see. So we returned this harness and reluctantly bought the Easy Walk harness.

I say reluctantly because the Easy Walk harness is clunky with absolutely no padding, and it's rather heavy. It didn't immediately get her to stop pulling, but the straps cut into her skin, and although we watched videos on how to custom fit this harness, it seemed incredibly uncomfortable. We forgot to remove the Easy Walk harness, and sadly she chewed threw a strap before we could return it to the store. Then I found a review for the Ruffwear Front Range harness. I loved the color options, the soft but durable padding, and the front pull-ring and top leashing option, and the efficient use of materials. This is not a bulky, cumbersome harness. I ordered an extra small and small, and ended up going with the small. She measured as having a 22" chest at the widest point, which is in between the two sizes. The extra small wouldn't even snap closed, so my guess is that if you're dealing with a similar size issue, choose both options or order one size up. Fitting the harness was a bit tricky, but you'll find this with pretty much all of the dog harnesses.

The idea, though, is that once it's adjusted properly and you've done a test walk, you shouldn't need to adjust the harness again. The head cutout is a snug fit, so depending on your dog's head size you may have to fiddle a bit figuring out how to easily slide it on and off. But once it's on, it seems very comfortable, and the belly straps are easy to snap into place. The harness comes with the straps tightened up as small as they will go. Loosen them all the way and put the harness on your dog. Adjust the neck straps first. These are easier to work with. The belly straps take some finagling to adjust, but I slowly adjusted them and figured it out, and now we have a happy dog. To make her comfortable, I made sure I can easily slide several fingers under and around all straps. The one place where the harness is very snug is on her back. I wasn't sure if this was applying to much pressure, but once I readjusted the belly straps a bit, the entire harness fit better and she so showed no signs of discomfort when I let her run around the house.

Since pulling is a problem with our energetic dog (and we have struggled with the training side of addressing this), I attached the leash to the front chest loop and we went for a walk. She was calm and relaxed and responded to my commands. The harness made her incredibly easy to control. powerlifting hoodies ukAnd unlike the Easy Walk harness, her movements were not restricted and nothing rubbed against her skin.tide hoodies commercial spanish During the walk I moved the leash to the metal ring on the top of the harness and was surprised when she continued to walk as if it were still attached to the front. bring me the horizon faceless shirtThe placement of the ring is at the back instead of closer to the neck. This must nullify some of her pulling instinct.

The ring's position gives me a feeling of control. My preference is the chest loop, of course, but I like having the option of being able to use either attachment. Something else I like is the reflective piping, and the dark charcoal color looks great. We're going to write her name and our phone number in the ID area inside the harness, although I doubt anyone would remove the harness should something happen and she's found. It's a great backup just to be safe, though. Compared to the other harnesses we've tried, I don't think she's going to be able to easily chew on this one while it's on. But since we only intend to have her wear it for walks, hopefully we'll remember to take the harness off when it's not being used. So how's that for an unsolicited review? The belly snap closures are tucked up close against the harness material and can be slightly cumbersome to open (closing is easy), but they seem much more secure that way than the other harnesses, and after trying it a few times I'm now used to it and don't have any concerns.

I hope this review was helpful. I absolutely love this harness. It is lightweight yet very sturdy, I bought the L/XL and from previous reviews I was worried it would not fit my Bullmastiff who is 115 pounds and big head, big chest, big neck but you can adjust to the largest size it fits perfectly and the hot pink is chic for my big girl. So easy to get on and off and she pulls less with this then regular collar. I wish that I bought this sooner. I always used prong collars to walk her but never again. I love this harness! This is an expensive piece of dog gear. Is it worth it? The 5th harness we've tried for our dog, a 13# Havanese, it is the only one that allows a proper fit in both the neck and chest area (we ordered XS). Plus it is the easiest to put on and take off, hands down (or should I say "paws down?) of any that we've tried. Personally, I'm not crazy about the pink color, but my wife loves it, and so does our dog, apparently. With other harnesses, we often had to chase her around (the dog, not my wife) before she'd submit to the indignation, but she waits patiently for this one, probably due to the ease of putting it on and the comfort of the padding (more so than because of the color, I assume).