Ruffwear, Front Range Dog Harness, Reflective Soft Padded Everyday Harness with Dual Leash Clips, Adjustable and Lightweight Fit for Training or Walking for All Dogs, Wild Berry, XX-Small

I've been using an Easy Walk harness on my pup for the past couple years as he has been quite the puller. He has been improving a lot and I recently noticed hair loss/rubbing on his 'shoulder' so I decided to finally graduate him to a regular harness. (Easy Walks are also very ..easy.. for a dog to wiggle and jump out of - my dog managed to slip to various extents a few times on walks and at the vet.)I have Ruffwear's Doubleback and Load Up harnesses which I use specifically for hiking and vehicle restraint. They make great gear so I immediately went for this after confirming that it had high reviews like their other products. I'm also a fan that it includes a chest attachment point for times when you may need the additional control or redirection.After a few walks, I think it's a fantastic harness.It fits great - the adjustability is very good. Note: The fit of the doubleback harness is also excellent but I find the Load Up harness to be on the larger/longer side.Being quick to put on is very important to me for multiple walks a day. The Easy Walk harness was very fast to put on and I was worried that this would take much longer just from the looks of it but it's really just about as fast to get on - maybe it takes a couple more seconds to get it over my dog's uber thick and skin rolled neck (he has bulldog in him.)My dog seems to like it a lot - it definitely offers free range of motion and the padding has to be more comfortable than straight up straps.The reflective strips a great touch for night walks. Again, I like how there is also a chest connection point in the case that my dog ever needs to be controlled in say a heavily trafficked area. I like how there are no connection points on the neck loop and how it fits - it's basically a collar that my dog could never slip out of.The back connection point is wide enough to fit my Tuff Leash's somewhat large carabiner connection through. The connection is placed further back which also ensures that most force is being directed laterally through the chest versus the neck which is important for a puller or any dog who is susceptible to darting at squirrels or deer.I was a bit upset with the colors upon selection. My dog is black with a white chest. The orange is out there and too bright/light. The dark gray would blend in too much and cover his white chest - not a very safe, visible color. The blue looked really light and girlish from marketing photos but the customer photos of the blue looked much nicer.I went with the blue thinking it would look good on a male, black dog owned by a guy and it would add color for safety. The Pacific blue does indeed look really good - it is darker and much better looking than it appears in Amazon's and Ruffwear's product images.Overall - it's a really nice harness. I'm very happy with it and will just buy keeping buying these over the years - there is no reason to look any further.

WOW! Great product! High quality and it's even obvious from a distance this harness is well made and classy looking. Straight out of the shipping container I put it on and it seemed the harness was way too small. I couldn't see how it could possibly fit Dixie, my 16 lb. Terrier/Pekinese mix. She was waiting patiently to go outside to go to the bathroom while I fiddled with it. (I advise against making your dog wait if he/she has to go to the bathroom while you make it fit.) I proceeded to carefully loosen the four straps all the way that are similar to bra adjustments. This took quite a bit of time even though I'm 65 years old and have worn bras for 50 of those years... after awhile I was getting the top loop mixed with the bottom and...whoa...which one do I pull to loosen and tighten again?? I finally got all loosened and realized I was putting it on upside down. The way the harness contoured and curved it seemed I was putting it on the logical way...wrong. The picture of the dog and the brand-name "Ruff Wear" has to be facing you so you can read it while you are walking. I discovered to my horror that the harnesswas now way too big. No wonder the clips were so far away. After tightening all the straps again and slipping it over Dixie's head about 6 or 7more times I finally got it almost right (loose but fit) so I could take her outside. She looked like a $1,000 purebred, even though she was adopted from a shelter 3 1/2 years ago. I did not try the front clip as, it was even more obvious when I walked that it was too loose to try it thatway. She liked the harness and it seemed to calm her a bit. Finally, this morning, I tightened the straps more and figure all of this so far has taken more than an hour. I haven't tried it on her yet but, just this morning,I discovered that I am really adept at pulling the loops to make it tighter and looser. Hopefully, I'll only have to make 1 or 2 more minor adjustments. I'll give an update when I try the front loop as, Dixie is a puller. I used a pen to pull up the two loops together where they curve around the buckle. And you pull the top one to loosen (or tighten, I don't remember which) and the bottom to vice versa. So far I'm happy. The sizing was perfect for her ... I didn't have to go up a size as other readers said (I think it has to do with the shape of your dog.) Also, I noticed that the harness fits more under her arms than other pictures show... again, I think it fits differently for different body styles. I haven't even looked for the ID pocket yet. I will some other time.

We just adopted a 3 y/o 90 pound male labradoodle who LOVES to go for long runs. I knew I would need something better than a collar for him, especially since he has such a thick neck and shoulders. This harness is AWESOME!!! He loves it and even puts it on himself (aside from the buckles) he gets so excited to go! I can tell it's very comfortable on him as he never scratches at it when it's on the way he does his collar and when we come home he can lay down and fall asleep with it still on! The Large/XL is perfect for this big boy and still leaves PLENTY of room both to make it smaller and larger. I can't imagine a medium to massive size dog this wouldn't fit! The straps, fabric and buckles all seem VERY well made and durable. The padding is soft and supple without being too thick and hot. This harness doesn't make my boy sweat at all, even on 5 mile runs! He's never been moist underneath it when I take it off. I LOVE that it has an ID pocket for his tag so we don't have to have something jingling around everywhere we go. I put this on him to connect to the tie out in the front yard when my son is playing out there and use it with a regular leash for walks. For runs, hikes and bike rides I use it with the Tuff Mutt hands free bungy leash which is AWESOME!!! I highly recommend it for active pups!I really can't say enough good things about this harness. I never give things 5 stars but I really think this deserves it! I HIGHLY recommend, especially for really big dogs. Hopefully this helps someone else! I did NOT receive this for free or at a discount.