collar/harness?

hello all,
can anyone advise what is best for my tia (5months) a collar or harness?
few people have said a harness is better as it dont pull on there necks like a collar? if so a harness then is nylon or leather better than the other? and any tips on where to get a good strong one that will last?

Thank you

We use both for Suki. Primarily we use the no pull harness unless we are in an area where we need to control her head like a crowded street and than we switch the lead over to the collar.

Amazon is where we get most of our stuff but at 5 months she has alot of growing to do so I wouldn't advise spending to much on stuff she is going to outgrow soon.

jstaff wrote:We use both for Suki. Primarily we use the no pull harness unless we are in an area where we need to control her head like a crowded street and than we switch the lead over to the collar.

Amazon is where we get most of our stuff but at 5 months she has alot of growing to do so I wouldn't advise spending to much on stuff she is going to outgrow soon.

so do you think a harness is ok for her age now then or shall i wait til shes bigger?

We use both, as jstaff said, it's easy to switch if need be. I've just start using a Julius K9 Harness. Cant fault it

xtiaxmariaxstaffyx wrote:

jstaff wrote:We use both for Suki. Primarily we use the no pull harness unless we are in an area where we need to control her head like a crowded street and than we switch the lead over to the collar.

Amazon is where we get most of our stuff but at 5 months she has alot of growing to do so I wouldn't advise spending to much on stuff she is going to outgrow soon.

so do you think a harness is ok for her age now then or shall i wait til shes bigger?

I'd stick with a collar for a bit, maybe get her a little adjustable harness to allow her to get used to it

It depends if she pulls or not. I generally stick to collars, just because it's easy and my dogs walk nicely on their leads. However, if they need to go on a longline, I pop them in a harness so they don't get hurt if they attempt to charge beyond its length. Lizzy also wears hers when cycling because she can't be trusted xD

I'd buy a cheap harness and see how you get on with it. Some dogs are more comfortable in harnesses, so while she's growing you can test it out for a while. My Lizzy has a car harness from the blue cross which she finds fairly comfortable, though she still complains about it. Silly goose.

our boy does have both but most of the time its his harness[ezy dog quitfit] on his extendable lead we only use his collar for his training class