[Dailydrool] Harness recommendation

[Esther Strom]

Have you considered a front-ring harness? a) they're better for the 
back/neck than a standard harness; and b) if you buy from the original 
manufacturer (http://www.softouchconcepts.com/) they will spend time on 
the phone with you to make sure you get the correct size and that it's 
adjusted correctly, even on the strange basset physique.

They don't come in particularly fancy pretty designs, unfortunately, but 
they do have a number of colors available.

I've used one of these on both Waldo ATB after his back surgery, and 
Basil because he has back and neck arthritis. I also used one on my 
previous foster, Rebel, because he was a huge puller and the front-ring 
really helps prevent that. I'd definitely recommend it.

-Esther, Basil, and Waldo ATB

On 12/6/11 3:12 PM, Pamela McQuade wrote:
> Holly, the foster who came to us this summer after we lost Abner, is a 
> buxom girl, to say the least. I currently have her in Abner's old 
> harness, which the vet's office put on him after his back surgery. But 
> every time she balks, the back of the harness pulls up, so that 
> it halfway turns inside out. I think the design just doesn't work on 
> her body, even though it was fine for Abner, who was her masculine 
> equivalent.
> I looked online at rescues and didn't find harnesses, though there 
> were lots of collars and leashes. I did a search online for harnesses 
> and got a gazillion tiny-dog models, the ones made out of mesh, which 
> Holly would certainly destroy in a day, if there was even one to 
> encompass her 33" chest.
> Can anyone recommend a harness that will fit a matronly basset? I'd 
> prefer something a bit stylish, but if we have to go simply for fit in 
> the end, I will do so. And if we could buy through rescue, that would 
> be terrific.
> Don't breathe a word of this to Holly, since it's her Christmas gift!
> Pam, food slave to the Dashing Bassets
>
>
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