Harrnes or coller ...

Not sure what road to go down was in the local pet shop and saw a nice tan leather with gold stud bit's on it but at £50 thought thats a bit dear for kuma as at 10 month she will stull be growing any websites etc that sell anything nice..?

she at that funny age pup harness will last untill about 12 to 14 months then a full size so i would just wait till she fully grown if you want leather

or you can go for a webbing harness a lot cheaper and not as ruff on the dog.

If you're going to use a harness, especially for a pup, use a padded one. The leather & plain webbing ones will rub the hair & skin & make it sore.

I'd always use a collar on a young dog as a harness will encourage pulling & can turn the elbows out. Again, use a padded collar or a half-check.

Got a leather coller from pets at home there piss one's but the big one's are huge ! and the small dont fit so had to get a huge and make a hole my self ..! been on a few sites looking at proper harnesses , but will wait mibi a few months but defo ordering a coller like this just need to do the measurment's...

http://www.staffordcollars.co.uk/wpimages/wp4a4eb417_05.jpg

Cairo has a harness,she refuses to walk with a collar.

kuma won't refuse she just pulls and chokes her self ALOT !! thats why a want a harness but no dout al buy one a good one and she will grow out it and av had a number fo the cheap one's and a forget to remove thm and she eats frew them at least with a coller she can't get it off lol

i think my was around £30, i dont like the leather with all the badges on

Cairos is a rogz harness,i found it to be very good.It was about £15 i think.Really easy to keep clean too.I just throw it in the washing machine lol

You need to train her to stop pulling. When you're walking along & she pulls ahead, suddenly turn & walk the other way. Don't say anything until she catches up with you & then quiet praise. Keep doing that. Takes you ages to get anywhere, but eventually she'll get unsure of where she's going & will hang back a little to see.

Also, every so often call her name. As soon as she looks at you, even just a glance, praise her. You want her to know that her name is something good & that way, you'll always get her attention when you call.

Great advice will keep it in mind when were out tommorow might go out earlyr so its just us 2 and try her see how she get's on

Caryll wrote:If you're going to use a harness, especially for a pup, use a padded one. The leather & plain webbing ones will rub the hair & skin & make it sore.

I'd always use a collar on a young dog as a harness will encourage pulling & can turn the elbows out. Again, use a padded collar or a half-check.

yes you want to go for comfert not macho looks in this area mate she will love you for it

Hmm very good point am e-mailing a guy from downsouth..ae collars a think? about fit ment size's but as he say's kuma will still be growing so think am going to get the collar rather than a macho harrness just now .. al up load a wee pik let you's see and give me some review's thanks

Great for an adult, but maybe too harsh for a pup? I used one like that for Bandit from about 6 months, but only for showing! For everyday use I used a double layered webbing collar. I don't think you can buy them now, but a collar with a little padding on the inside will be kinder to her neck.

she's wearing one like that but just a plain one from pet's at home ... with no padding or nothing and if a take it off she licks it and piks it up like dad goiny put it back on me .. !!

seany boy pets at home also do a nice camo one as well nice and padded.

Wee heads up just bought kuma the collar and at £20 think its a bargin... but also for £50 note's they do a full set harrnes and lead and collar , well recomend !!!

http://www.dogcoats.net/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=34_182&products_id=392

Collar looks nice, at least it's got suede backing so it won't rub too much. I think it'll suit her!

nice collar i used to have the same kind of collar and matching lead for my first staff, they last for years if there proper leather

Hi, My Buster is just 12 months old, I have tried all different collars and harnesses but when I took him to puppy training they insisted I use a collar and recommended I use a half check. He still pulls and we are constantly working on it with him but he seems ok on his half check. I found a lot of collars and harnesses seemed to rub him too as other people have said.

yea they recommended that type of collar and lead cause you can have more control over your dog then with a harness

Av had a harness from day one well 9 week with her and tbh a thought she was good on it till she grew out it then went to a collar then had a little trouble with it as she didn't seem to no what it was for? then back to harness but now am kinda set on the collar at least now till shes allot older then maybe a nice leather harness as long as its compatible on her .

Kuma got her little bit of bling today post some piks later looks the dog's bollocks.. if she had any

seany boy wrote:looks the dog's bollocks.. if she had any

Hope she doesn't!!!!

Ad be worried if she did