Dylan is 6 months now and very strong. He will walk to heel at home and in the obedience class, but when he is on the street or excited he pulls like a train. I decided to get a harness to avoid damaging his neck, so went to the pet shop and bought a Happy at Heel harness.
Happy at Heel harness:- quite complicated to put on, it has a ring at each side to attach the lead, which means you have to keep changing it from side to side depending on which side the dog is walking. The chest strap was too big, and the buckle was stitched right by the D ring, so you couldn't adjust it to be any tighter. Watched videos on Youtube, they weren't awfully helpful and very often the fastening of it was obscured by the trainers arm
. Also on the video the harness appeared to have another loop in the front to thread the lead through, rather long winded if you want to take the lead on and off whilst out. It just didn;t fit properly and there was no way it could be adjusted, so we took it back to the shop. Apparently the one with the front ring is mark two harness, ours didn't have it.
Verdict: Not impressed, it didn't fit properly, was badly designed, very complicated to work out how to put it on, and the promotional videos were badly made. It did make him walk properly, but would have been better if it fitted properly.
Ordered the Walk your dog with Love from Amazon, contacted the seller to make sure we got the right size, very helpful. This harness is very simple, it has one fitting buckle on the chest strap to adjust the length of it, the lead attaches to a strap at the front of the harness and will swing either way as the dog walks on either side, so need need to keep swapping it over. Simplicity to fit and adjust, simplicity to put it on the dog. Excellent demo videos with clear instructions. We have walked Dylan in the street on his way to puppy class, where he normally pulls like a train to get in, in the country park, and round the lake where he pulls to get to where the ducks are being fed. No pulling whatsoever. If he forges ahead the front attachment simply turns him round to face me and stops him in his tracks with no jerks or stress at all. It also have night reflective material on it.
Verdict: this is so simple to adjust and put on and it really works. Am delighted with it. It was pricey, at £25 (post free), but so worth it to walk along with a calm dog by my side. Really recommend this if you have a long eared husky!
Lesley and Dylan
