2 Hounds Design Freedom No Pull Dog Harness, Adjustable Harness and Leash Set, Easy Walking & Comfortable Control, Fits Small, Medium & Large Dogs, Solid Colors, Made in USA, 1" LG, Yellow

The Freedom No Pull Harness is the best of the available harness devices for dogs. I bought one for my 14 year old Lab/pointer cross, when we discovered he has some small cervical compression fractures, and also strained his neck while rough-housing with the "Big Guy" (see below, 90 pound Lab.) This has been a dream come true for him in his old age, taking all of the strain and pull of a leash on his poor old neck, and placing it squarely on his chest and torso where he is clearly more comfortable with it. The vet recommended this, and it's worked like a charm for increased comfort. I bought a large for my new-to-me 90 pound adult chocolate Lab. It fit perfectly (pay attention to the sizing charts- they're very accurate,) and the difference was noticeable the first time out. I had increased control immediately. Being the dog that he is, however, he has "adjusted" to the harness, and now pulls as much as always. Clearly more training is needed, and this is on me. The biggest advantages to this particular harness are the increased control over the dog (when he starts to go insane, forgets I'm on the other end of the leash and could be harmed by his behavior/action, and attempts to lunge into traffic, or at any man on a bicycle, or the neighbor's Boxer dog.) I have a little bit of an edge with this harness. I recommend the training package, with the funny leash that hooks to the chest and the back- this seems to make a difference giving increased control when used as indicated in the picture. Also, I don't wince at the sound of him compressing his own trachea, or windpipe, when he is straining against the leash on a regular collar. I would comfort myself with the idea that it was a self limiting problem in that if he cut off his own air supply entirely he would at least stop pulling ;) But with the harness I also don't worry about him injuring his trachea or cervical soft tissue, and costing me yet more at the vet, and himself the misery of injury. The harness is a winner on this count- more comfortable for him, and anatomically appropriate and safe. The other big selling point was my Amazon purchase came with one free repair, for the cost of postage. This seemed like a red flag at first (why would I need repair service?) But now that we're on our THIRD of these harnesses, I understand- If I put this harness on my dog more than 15 in advance of our walk, and leave him unsupervised, he chews clean through it rendering it useless. When I bought these harnesses direct from the inventor's website, they charge for the repair warranty unless you buy a sort of "extended" warranty at the time of initial purchase. When I buy from Amazon (exact same product) the seller offers to repair once at no cost to me, save postage. This is a HUGE bonus, and I recommend buying from Amazon for this reason. I bought my original 2 harnesses direct from Freedomnopullharness.com, and threw the first one out after he chewed through it. I have the second one he chewed through, and will be asking about the cost to repair the severed piece. Basically, I found this the best of all harnesses (and I've bought a bunch of different kinds in my quest for the ideal,) and my last ditch effort before using the Gentle Leader head harness (Which I may still try...)

I am transitioning from balanced training to positive reinforcement training for my recently rescued year and a half old 90lb German Shepard mix. I was previously using a slip lead because I cannot stand harnesses and didn’t feel I could wak him safely in one. I tried the Halti no pull harness and it sucked. It basically attaches to the dogs collar in the front and has no martingale loop in the back. I started working with a professional trainer who highly recommended the freedom harness and still had my doubts. I figured even with normal use my dog was too big for a plain nylon harness and it would wear out quickly. When I unboxed it, I could tell it was clearly high quality and well made. I didn’t have any inclination it might break on me. I put it on my dog and realized I should probably size up from a L to an XL. The L fit but was totally maxed out and he is still growing and filling out. The XL fits perfectly and had more room to adjust but not too much. The velvet is also a nice upgrade due to the fact that the stomach strap sits behind the elbows. We went on our first test outing with the double leash and it was great! My dog already has some leash training and doesn’t pull too bad unless he sees a trigger like another dog and gets too excited. He does get a little distracted and, unlike other harnesses, this leash/ harness combo allows me to direct him subtly, maintaining positive methods and not having to use corrections but also teaching him what leash pressure means and redirect him accordingly. He responded to the tightening of the martingale loop when he did start to pull and our previous training helped him redirect right back to me when that did happen. I really am a fan of the leash as much as I am of the harness. It is a simple idea really, that the handle is free floating and adjusts to the angle you are holding it at. This is a huge upgrade from the matching halti lead I was using with the halti harness. That one didn’t have a handle at all. You could probably get any double ended leash and attach a traffic handle but this one just moves so easily that it seems more efficient this way. It is just the right length for me and my tall dog. I prefer about a four foot length and I feel that when this is bucked to the front and back of the harness it comes out to about that. My dogs big head fits in between the two straps and I can easily switch sides without the leash becoming tangled. I am definitely now pro- harness and can easily manage my 90 lb reactive teenage dog as a 130 lb 5’3 woman and still maintain the positive methods. I love that they have so many different colors because I am kindof a leash snob and love that the tan matches my dog. I kindof wish they made a leather or biothane version for added boujee- ness and use in wet environments. My dog is accustomed to being leashed and doesn’t attempt to chew. Although this set is sturdy I obviously would not say this is at all chew proof because it is just nylon so if you have a dog that chews you will want to use supervision.

I've tried everything... and I mean everything. I adopted a 10-month-old German Shepherd a few weeks ago. Within just a few hours of bringing him home, it became very apparent that he has had zero training his whole life and no manners what so ever. This can be extremely dangerous with a 62lb mouthy, hyper, giant shepherd puppy that doesn't know how to walk on a leash without jerking arms off and stubbornly does what he wants when he wants. Even after three private training sessions focusing on the leash manners, his leash manners were lacking because he is stubborn and wants to do what he wants even though he learns extremely quickly in just a few repetitions. I've bought three other no-pull harnesses and they did little to nothing. He is underweight and still built like a puppy so his chest is narrow but very deep. None of the harnesses I attempted would fit him properly. So, with the advice of my Vet and the trainer, I tried the Halti headcollar which caused a massive temper tantrum and scene in Petsmart after his last training session. He will wear it but as soon as you want to lead him with it, he loses it. This was the fourth no pull training harness I bought and it was my hail mary. This is the first harness that has more ways of adjusting so that it fit him perfectly and is extremely comfortable for him to wear. His pulling is much improved. He still fights the harness but at least I haven't hurt my shoulder again attempting to walk him. This harness is fantastic, especially if you have a hard time finding one that will fit. It does work really well and Ripley is learning with each walk to not pull with the aid of it. So, kudos on that. My body is eternally grateful. The harness itself is very well made and durable. It is heavy-duty material with very good stitching. I have been using it daily for a while now without seeing any signs of wear even when he tries to play with it. They do offer a warranty should the harness be chewed up by your dog and will replace parts of it for the cost of shipping. I think this is a nice bonus. However, the training leash that is included in the bundle, while just as well made and just as heavy-duty, did not fare as well. Ripley managed to chew it apart and now I have to order another. All in all, I gave it four stars overall only because of the leash succumbing to chewing. The harness is definitely worth five stars for its comfort, sturdiness, and durability. I just couldn't give it five overall because I paid extra for the training leash bundle and got to use it twice before it ended up in pieces in the trash. tl:dr: I would definitely recommend this harness to anyone, even if their dog doesn't pull with the caveat of: do a better job hiding the leash than I did. It won't survive om nom nom noming on it.

This is my second purchase of the 2 hounds harness. Having two contact points on the harness makes a hard to control dog a lot more manageable. I first purchased one from a pet botique 9+ years ago for my 70lb tank of a pit/boxer mix. Our new adoption decided to make it his chew toy so I bought another one. They just work. Easy to put on and good quality.

Very easy to adjust, and once adjusted, easy to put on and take off. Love that there are two rings for attaching a leash, makes it easier to control pulling. It seems to be well made (our other dog has one already, which is several years old and still going strong.) Thanks for making such a great product.

I ordered this harness for my medium sized pit bull mix a little less than two months ago. I like the front hooking harnesses because they do help him not to pull and I feel more in control of my dog when I use them. Until I ordered this harness I had been using the easy walk harness - which is similar, but it would cause chafing under his front legs and I wanted to get something similarly designed that would be more comfortable and prevent chafing. I chose this harness due to the velvet lining and the multiple claims from the company that it wouldn't cause chafing the way regular harnesses do. I liked this harness for the first 6 weeks, and I will say that it does do the trick in terms of preventing my dog from pulling. In that sense, I'd give it 5 stars. However, after 6 weeks, I noticed that the top of the harness (part that goes across the dog's chest) is fraying pretty badly - see photo here. We don't do anything excessive in the harness that should cause this - we go on an hour long walk in the morning, and we hike once a week. So, I use the harness 1-2 times a day (our shorter walks, and dog park play, I just use a martingale collar and leash.) So, it would seem the harness is poorly crafted. Their return/exchange policies seem absurdly difficult, but I've yet to reach out to the seller - I will be doing that shortly. The other issue is that it absolutely positively DOES cause chafing, and it's actually worse than the easy walk. Despite being double the price of the easy walk, and lined with velvet, I notice fairly bad chafing underneath my dog's left arm, which turned into 4 scabs that took a total of 2 weeks to heal. The main purpose I swapped out the easy walk harness for this was to prevent chafing so for my purposes, this harness is a waste of money. I will say that my dog is shorthaired - maybe if you have a longhair dog with more protection between harness and skin, it will better prevent chafing. But in my case, didn't work and not super happy with the product.

OMG! What a game changer! I have a 3-year-old Great Pyrenees/Siberian Husky who is about 65lb and believes she is the lead dog on a sled team (even though she has hip dysplasia). I have tried several different collar/harness/leash combinations and NOTHING has worked . . . UNTIL now. I also have a 2-year-old, 65lb. Golden Retriever rescue who also pulls because he has high anxiety. I walk both these two dogs on one hand and another 70lb. Golden that I walk on the other hand. Needless to say, these three pulled me all over the place, but with these leash/harness combinations I am able to walk them comfortably--at a brisk walk, not leisure, but it's better than being dragged. The only complaint I have is that they do not have a way to connect two leashes so that you can walk multiple dogs in one hand while handling only one leash. I wish they had a splitter that connected both dog leashes while they are attached at the top and front connectors. I also wish there was a leash size between the 3' and the 6'. The 3' is great to keep the dogs close by my side and easy to control on sidewalks, but not great for the wood when they want to sniff or when the path gets narrow. Also, when walking 3 dogs and the path is narrow or the middle dog decides to wander to the middle in front of me, a 3' leash has me stepping on his heels. However, I do not want a 6' leash because it makes it hard to gather 3 dogs in at the same time in a hurry if someone comes around a bend unexpectedly. I hope that all makes sense.

I worked at shelters and learned how important a ‘no pull’ harness is. One of the things most dogs are unable to escape from. And having adopted reactive dogs from the shelter I wanted to make sure to keep them as safe as possible which means making sure they are always secure under lead. I originally used the brand halter lead, but I was not a fan how the neck strap could tighten. I then tried sporn, but while it worked great the strap that tightens when pulled is just a string. Over time it rubbed the hair off my dogs back. The times my dog reacted it also wasn’t the best at trying to turn the dog to face away from what they were triggered by. Another coworker told me about freedom halters and it’s perfect. Great fit. Doesn’t choke the dog. I like the straps spreading the weight out. The pulling strap limits the how much it can tighten like a martingale collar. Plus the duel clips on front and back make it easy to direct the dog away from something that the dog maybe upset by. Them pulling toward it redirects them to the side, making it so you can get their attention easier. My two issues are, on the halter one of the strap/corners that change the angle for it to go under the dog is a little awkward fit for my bully shaped dog. Time will tell if this bothers him. The other issue is the optional leash. I like how it splits, but the handle strap is cheap and uncomfortable to hold. Also really short. I take my dog on walks to smell things. I had to hover awkwardly over him with my arm stretched the entire time if he wasn’t perfectly heeling. But you can add an additional (short) leash to the handle clip so it will be a easy fix