And thanks to a new shipment of Freedom No-Pull Harnesses, here is Sophie (one of our Super Puppy students) in her new harness. Doesn’t she look cute in her new urban wear? Sophie’s dad was sooo impressed that the new harness was so easy to put on and take off. No more lifting the legs and attempting to put them in the ‘correct’ hole only to discover it wasn’t the right hole and now your dogs’ leg is in an awkward angle.
The cost of a harness is $30 but the simplicity of the Freedom No-Pull Harness is priceless.
TNT carries a variety of sizes of both Thundershirts and Freedom No-Pull Harnesses. The harnesses also come in a variety of awesome colours. Contact TNT or talk to your instructor about fitting and purchasing any of these items.
I’m interested in the the no-pull harness. first, does it really prevent pulling, or is it simply an alternative to a collar?
Second, how do you measure the dog for fitting?
Hi Laura
The Freedom No Pull harness is not just another harness or collar. Through it’s design as your dog pulls forward the loop that sits on your dog’s back discourages pulling by gently tightening around the chest.
Traditionally, most collars are worn the low on the neck where when dogs pull it basically ‘feels good’ because their opposition reflex is to pull against the collar. Traditional harnesses are designed to distribute the weight of the object the dog is pulling to make it easier to in fact pull.
The Freedom No Pull harness puts a gentle pressure on different points on the dog and that is how the ‘no pull’ is achieved.
In some dogs, simply wearing the harness achieves the desired no pulling. From my experience, dogs that have learned to be successful at pulling, the Freedom No Pull reduces pulling. For handlers you are training and working to ‘fix’ the pulling by rewarding in the reinforcement zone the harness changes the leash and handler dynamics and allow the handler to capitalize on the reduction in the pulling.
As for measuring your dog for fit…here is a link that takes you to the website that has pictures and the ranges for the measurements for each size of harness. (http://www.wiggleswagswhiskers.com/newsite/sizingharness.htm)
I hope this answers your questions. Thank you for contacting us.