Canine Equipment Ultimate Pulling Dog Harness, Large, Black

The Canine Equipment Ultimate Pulling Harness is rcpets step in the right direction towards us having proper and high quality, multi-purpose, sled dog gear for any dog pulling sport. I own two dogs who I bike with and have been training for joring sports and it withstands the abuse my 40 lb 1 year old Siberian Husky-Dutch Shepherd cross and 75 lb 2 year old Akita-GSD-Shar-pei cross put it through. I tend to import my gear from Norway and Europe considering the joring sports are just starting to gain attraction in the states and its better than standard. The padding and side rings allow my Siberian to pull and run with all her might during biking and she doesn't feel sore at all after training. However the bottom straps need padding as the nylon cuts into the arm pits of my larger dog, mainly because she has a wider chest, now that might change if I had gotten the large but I prefer padding on every part of the harness.One thing I worry about with the design is that it may inhibit shoulder movement, if you look at a harness like the Non-Stop Dogwear Line harness or Shoulder Pull it is designed to maximize that, the way this is designed not as much since its covering the shoulders but I could be wrong. Overall this a great harness that isn't the standard nylon x-back with padding for joring. I hope in the future RCPets continue designing more joring gear to compete with overseas since its so hard to acquire here in the US! And I gotta mention the side rings, they are a savior in biking my dogs so the harness doesn't rotate as we bike the trails.

My dog pulls me on the bike 5 mornings a week, anywhere from 1.5 miles in the summer to 4 miles in cooler seasons. I was using his nosework harness, which worked well, but wanted something that was designed for pulling sports and separate from his "working" harness. My dog is 60 lb, boxer x German shorthair, and measures 29" at the girth. I ordered a medium, and it fits with the clips fully extended.Overall I like the design and fit. Having a side ring was a must for me since my dog runs next to me (in an urban area in the dark with cats to chase and cars to share the road with, him being in front is way too unsafe for my taste). I did make an alteration to that effect: I attached paracord loops to the side ring and the top fabric where the ring is attached. I run an EzyDog Cujo leash through both loops and clip it back on itself, making it short enough that my dog is behind the front wheel. I also made some fleece tubes to cover the nylon straps because it does come pretty close to the armpit (I do wish the chest to girth strap was an inch or 2 longer), and I don't want it to rub his almost non-existent underside hair.

I wanted to share this with you as this may have not been something that your company thought that the vest could be utilized in such a way. Sure, it's meant for pulling, but you may not have thought of it working as a Service Dog's vest. A few years ago I was diagnosed with a rare neurological disease that has now progressed to the point that I can no longer walk and often need assistance to propel myself. Because I knew the challenges that I would be facing, I got a German Short-Haired Pointer to be my Service dog. As things have progressed, he has had to acquire new skills in order to perform the tasks that I need assistance with. He now assists me in getting around in my wheelchair and I wanted to commend you on a great product. The design is great, the material is very durable, it is comfortable and breathes well. I made a couple of modifications to it, I hope you don't mind, but it was necessary. I've attached a couple of pictures for you to see "us in action." And, if I may, I do have a couple of thoughts about how to taper the vest to his body more and would be willing to talk about my ideas with you if you so desired to start a "Service Vest" line. Thank you so much!

i love this harness.ive owned it for well over a year, put it through tons of mistreatment and abuse.my dog pulls me on my skateboard, he's a husky so he loves to pull.he's very strong, pulls like crazy, and the two side clips have held together so nicely. the one in the middle has, too, but honestly i rarely use that one.i leave this thing outside, beneath the sun shade, it stays out there in the heat, cold, rain, everything arizona weather can throw at it and it is very tough. i love it.

Love this! Great quality. Got it for bike joring. He runs next to the bike and train king for pulling but very said to get a best meant for pulling. He loves this unlike the numerous other harnesses i tried.*Update a year later still working great... I have him pull me up hills using this harness as well as use it for his carpet mill (doggie treadmill) which the video of that can be seen on my you tube channel be still 46 10 ... As an engineer with a very large dog that has to pull me and is also used for him to pull my bike ... best harness I have tried. I am planning to add a few more mods so I can have him carry a few things with this but one of his dog treat bags has a clip that clips right on the side so I can have him carry that and a bottle of water as shown in the picture.