Has anyone got a non pull harness and if so which one? and is it any good?

I have to use a head collar on Sadie, we have several, all of which she just "puts up with" but I can tell she doesnt really like wearing them. We have used the gentle leader, halti, dogmatic, canny collar, K9 bridle, gencon etc etc. All work ok on her, but I just wondered whether a harness of any type might work better. x

I have a couple, but I wouldn't really say they helped much in the long run. The ones I have are Mekuti and Walkezee.

We use a Halti body harness, it's very good.

I tried a Halti body harness on a foster dog ages ago and tbh it made her pulling worse . It was the mekuti balance one that I had seen and wondered if it would help?

The main issue we have really, is not general walking, although she does pull like a train, the problem is intensified when we see a cat. She lunges and if you aren't expecting it, ie she sees the cat before we do, you get your arm yanked out of its socket. I also worry that she is going to hurt her neck by having it yanked when she gets her head jerked back by the head collar being attached to the lead under her chin. We tried the canny collar but I felt that was encouraging her to pull as it falls off her nose unless kept taut at all times ie she needs to be pulling to keep it on which defeats the object.

I guess pulling is one of those things that we will never find the wonder product that works for everyone for every situation. xx

Having tried several harnesses, without doubt the best one is the gentle leader harness which leads from the front of the chest. It calms dogs immediately and they just don't pull on it at all.

Thanks for your replies. Having read a few reviews online, I have ordered the easywalk gentle leader harness.

If it doesnt work, it will be yet another thing I have bought dog related that ends up on ebay lol. I am hopeful however, as it would be lovely to walk Sadie without a headcollar on. xx

Keeps us updated on how it gos.
Alfie walks lovely now but ever so often he can get overexcited and i to hate the way he pulls his flat collar.
You may has seen my pictures on the other thread, he walks great on his head collar don't get any lunges etc, but his body language says he only been good because he is so unhappy when its on i also want to get a harness but have not started looking yet.

As I mentioned in a similar post started by Wurly’s mum earlier this week, we have the Gentle Leader Easy Walk Harness for Aero and could not be happier with it.

We now choose the walking pace, and he is more than happy to just stroll along at our speed. He will still lunge at things occasionally (kids on scooters or skateboards……but that’s another issue) however because it attaches to his chest it tends to pull him back sideways and he falls over. He only did this a few times before it obviously clicked to him that he looked like a right goose and now for the most part he walks alongside us brilliantly. We did try the harness that attaches to the eyelet on the dogs back but found this just helped him to pull even harder….started to think he was part husky pulling a sled !!!

As I also said, I think it is the best dog related item we have purchased so far………well besides the dog himself of course!!!

Just watched a you tube clip on the " gentle Leader easy walk Harness" that looks perfect for Alfie he doesn't tend to pull very often but can catch u unaware, like the weekend when dh not looking and Alfie spied a cat dh came home with a pulled muscle in his shoulder but tbh i was more worried about Alfies neck

Beamish lunges at things too , and with three dogs to hang on to it's not good. I went on a training walk last Friday with our class, and the trainer spent most of it with my "rude puppy". It seems part of the problem was me letting him sniff things as we walk - it meant that he thought it was OK to zoom off and do what he wanted - if there is a rule it has to apply to all things as otherwise he can't tell when it is OK and when it isn't, which makes sense. Also, although he doesn't pull a lot now ( we used the changing direction whenever he pulled method), he does walk with a taut lead, which means he is used to pressure on his collar, and I was walking at his pace rather than mine so now he gets a growl from me whenever the lead is taut, and a "good walking" when he has a smiley lead.

I don't know about you lot, but when I meet up with friends for a dog walk we all go somewhere and let them off lead for a play. Having done a few training walks, I can now say that it is such a good idea to go somewhere with your doggy friends and walk on lead of at least half the time, so you get to work on the lead walking for real! (I don't like head collars and am determined that I shall be able to walk all three dogs on collars without worrying for my safety - though I KNOW we won't be able to do it at a doodle meet! )

That makes total sense Bid, me and Dh are guilty of letting Alfie sniff to much Alfie seems to understand when i had enough and will walk to heel when im firm, then i tell him when he can sniff on lead, never realised i must be confusing him Now with my teenage son he walks like an angel because he has never had much patience with Alfie, which i thought was a bit mean, but Alfie knows where he stands with him. A lead walk means Alfie walks to heel and gos where my sons says and when, Alfie walks really proud as well. So maybe for a change the teenager knows best ( but wont let him know cause mums always right)

I'm a fan of the Easywalk Gentle Leader harness too. Definitely the most effective out of all the head collars and harnesses I have tried, tested and discarded

Gutted. The easywalk harness arrived today and i think i have ordered the wrong size. I ordered a medium, but when walking, the buckle on the belly strap seems to be in Sadies armpit which obviously must be very uncomfortable. We did a quick little test with it outside, and she didnt try to pull, but any pressure on it she promptly sat down, and I think that is due to it being very uncomfortable with the buckle being where it is. Anyone else had this problem? All buckles that can be altered are on the biggest setting, so am guessing that I measured wrong, and need a large.

we used a mekeuti balance harness for a while and it worked really well!!

I looked at that one and have read ppl saying it didnt help them so hard to know what to do for the best. I know all dogs are different but I just cant afford to keep buying things that dont work for us. x Saw another one that looked interesting yesterday but cant remember the name lol.

Found it - Walkezee. Has anyone used that one? x