[Dailydrool] Assist Harness

[Gbounders at aol.com]

I do love reading the Daily Drool.  You folks have been so helpful to  me 
in the past.  Now I want to pass on some helpful information.  We  have two 
beautiful dog/children.  Our old girl, Ivy Rose, is a 14 yrs old  Golden 
Retriever and a 2 yr. cancer survivor.  She has suffered with  strokes in the 
past year or so.  The hind quarters are giving out and many  times she cannot 
get up from a lying or seated position.  I was having a  lot of trouble 
trying to lift her and decided there had to be a better way and  there is!!!  I 
found the Web Master Harness by Ruffwear.  Campmor has  the best price.  
Even with shipping it totaled $41.96 and arrived within  days.  I first tried 
it on Rudy our 10 yr old Basset.  He is the one  you folks helped me with a 
few years back when he had back trouble.  I joke  that this harness makes 
them into a suitcase.  It is fantastic!!   There are 5 areas of adjustment for 
the perfect fit.  It looks like a small  saddle.  There are reflective 
strips and lots of comfortable padding.   Ivy has been wearing it night and day 
for over a week now.  It is so easy  to assist her when needed.  Getting her 
up and using stairs only requires  one hand and almost no effort due to the 
design.  She has fallen outside in  the snow and ice and this makes getting 
her on her feet easy!  Ivy seems to  feel better about our help now.  Before 
the harness she would look so  sheepish when we had to lift her.  We know 
she is not going to live a lot  longer but this is making things so much more 
comfortable for all of us.   Because of Rudy's back problems this is going 
to be ready for him as  needed.  Rudy was adopted and I think abused by his 
young family.  He  gets very snarky when we try to lift him or help him into 
the car.  I  suspect they dropped him at some time.  With the easy grip low 
profile  handle on the top of this harness we can assist him without the 
attitude!   Campmor only offered this in black but it is very stylish.  It 
does come in  red from other companies but costs $9+ more.  I really can't say 
enough  about this harness.  It is awesome.  Hope this helps someone  else.  
Our two are offering drool to all who need it. 
 
Iris in Tecumseh Michigan
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