PetSafe Easy Walk No-Pull Dog Harness - The Ultimate Harness to Help Stop Pulling - Take Control & Teach Better Leash Manners - Helps Prevent Pets Pulling on Walks, Medium, Red/Black

I bought this easy walk in a size small/medium. It doesn’t fit my pup fantastic, but it’s good enough. She is a beagle/basset hound mix so she is very barrel chested which causes this harness to fit a little odd. If you have a barrel chested dog, just be careful about the sizing. I got this for my service dog in training to practice her positioning while she heels. It definitely made a huge difference! She went from walking a little ahead of me to walking in an almost perfect heel position! I highly recommend this to anyone with a dog who pulls. I will say, at least for me it was pretty tricky to put on at first but now I’ve got the hang of it. The neat thing is this has tags that say “stomach” and “chest” which helps know where to buckle it.

I have a very excitable 70 lb boxer/catahoula mix dog that absolutely loves people. Add that to living in an upstairs apartment and you've got trouble. My boy can, and will, pull me along behind him whether I like it or not should he see anyone downstairs that he wants to go greet, and couldn't care less that he's pulling me down a flight of stairs in the process. Normally, that scenario led to one or more of the following happening: a) he got choked on a normal collar and leash, b) he managed to put all his weight behind a normal harness and get downstairs through brute strength, or c) I get pulled along behind him, suffering bumps, bruises, and sprains.This got to be very problematic for me as I always had to "screen" the conditions outside before taking a pup that badly needed to go. If there was someone outside, I couldn't trust my dog to remember his manners well enough to not try bolting downstairs with me being dragged behind, and there was always the possibility of it being clear when I stepped out, but someone coming out seconds later, and it was bye-bye Brindle.This harness, however, put a stop to all that. He can still pull, but the way this is designed creates the ability for you, the owner, to pull back far easier without risk of choking or hurting your dog. Now, when I take my dog out, if he sees a person he just has to say hello to, I can hit the button on his retractable leash (a definite recommend as the perfect partner to this harness,) and he gets stopped, forced into turning towards me so he remembers I'm there, and I can control him from then on. He might still be excitable, but the leash prevents him, so long as you're quick on the uptake and paying attention to your dog and what HE'S paying attention to, it prevents him from being able to bolt very far before being turned around and stopped on the spot before he gets too far and trouble ensues.Now, as I said before, a strong dog can, and a determined dog will, still pull to get to his or her destination, but this harness is well designed, strong, and I have very little trouble keeping my dog under control until the crisis is adverted, (i.e. cat leaves the vicinity or a person stops petting and goes inside.) I have also been able, with 100% success, to pull my pup away from people that just won't get out of the way on the steps (sitting there indefinitely) or who are so amused by my dog that they won't leave and keep egging on his behavior. This harness does help with that as well because, as stated above, it does still pull the dog to the side, forcing their attention back to you, and within a few seconds you can have your dog back to the task at hand rather than on the distractions. As a further plus in the harness' favor, whenever we run across a young child who wants to pet the 'big puppy,' this harness has kept my dog in control so well I never doubted the child would get knocked over by a jumping boxer mix. (And if any of you have ever had a boxer, you know they love jumping on every person they meet, even if jumping isn't required to get within face-licking range.) I've even been able to keep Brindle under control so well that I could give brief dog lessons to the kids, teaching them general demeanor cues to the ones scared my pup wanted to hurt them so they know how a dog looks when he's angry and when he's happy, and let the younger ones that run up and immediately try petting know that's a bad idea unless the owner says it's okay.So, to recap the pluses for why you should get this harness if you've got a big dog that forgets all decorum when people are around:1) Keeps him/her from pulling you down a dangerous flight of stairs. Even been able to go down safely in rain, snow, and ice conditions.2) Keeps dog under control and out of trouble (i.e. dog fights, running into street, ect.)3) Protects other people and animals from your pet's exuberance4) Well made, tough, hasn't ripped or had any damage at all in over a year's worth of walkings5) Most importantly, you can correct your pet and pull him back to you without choking or hurting him with this harness.The bad, because you need to know:1) The dog CAN still pull in this, and like all harnesses, they can put a lot more of their weight and strength behind a harness, though this one does cut down a bit due to it's design that causes their legs to cross and turn them. I have been able to hold him back when he was pulling as hard as he could, from a sitting position without being moved an inch.2) If you have a retractable leash and something catches your pup's attention, when they bolt, even if you hit the button, you're still going to get jerked a couple steps, and if you don't have a good grip on the leash, there goes your dog.3) In a situation like above, should they get going fast enough to jerk you, when you hit the button or pull back on the leash, rather than a gentle turn around, the dog will get jerked around, fly in the air a bit, and kind of do an involuntary back-flip. My pup's never been hurt by this, (at least nothing worse than his ego,) but it might be frightening for people not used to seeing this. I still highly recommend checking your dog out, however, when this happens just to be safe, especially if he vaulted on something other than soft grass, like gravel or pavement.4) The front of the harness needs to be checked regularly. As I said, they can pull in this if they really want what they were going after, and it causes the front to loosen periodically, making it easy for the dog to step out of the harness without meaning to. For their safety, as well as all animals' and people's in the vicinity, you need to check and re-adjust every so often, so there's no accidental slip-outs and escapes.I really do recommend this harness for anyone with an excitable dog if they are prone to bolting, even just to greet people, no matter how great their manners might be otherwise. It will save you a lot of heartache and just aches in general to both of you.Oh, and for anyone who needs a bit of help figuring this thing out, snap the clasp that isn't the grey on the black version, or dark red on the red version. Slip that over the dog's head with the ring for attaching the leash facing you, and the different colored part facing down. Then just snap the remaining clasp across the dog's chest, behind their front legs. when you take it off, just undo the different colored part and slip the harness off, leaving the other clasp fastened. Makes it much easier, and the whole put-on/take-off only takes a couple seconds, which for a squirming dog can mean the difference between accident or no accident.Hope this helped.

So I don't use it as recommended. Neither my dog nor I liked the leash being attached to the front of her chest. Since she is only a 10 lb Chihuahua that doesn't pull I just turned it so that the ring is on the top between her shoulder blades. I have been doing this for months and she runs alongside my bike for a mile every day without any rubbing or pinching. Love this harness. My Aunt's dog however chewed through his in seconds. If you have a chewer this may not be the harness for you.

My dog is a 24 lb pug mix. She is sweet and wonderful but nobody wanted to walk her! She pulls so badly and constantly. She slips out of any harness we buy her. It's awful! Ugh! She's getting chubby from lack of exercise and missing out on lots of good family fun. This harness was my last hope.I am blown away!Even after I read all the five star reviews, I was skeptical. I bought this harness and got same-day shipping. I walked her that evening and I couldn't believe my eyes! The first time she pulled, the harness snugged up on her chest and gently turned her to face me; she stopped immediately. She turned and kept walking, but slower and more mindfully. I gave her some slack in the extendable leash and then locked it down--as soon as she pulled again she immediately stopped again. That's it. Pulling is over. My 13 year old is now walking her every day and loving it! She doesn't pull, she minds the "heel" commands. If she gets too excited and starts to pull, she stops as soon as the harness snugs around her. She's starting to walk better with just her regular collar and no harness at all. This harness appears to be breaking her pulling habit entirely!!Here is what you need to know with fitting. My dog is a mixed breed and is barrel-chested for her size. I really worried that I would never get the right fit. I have a hard time buying any harness for her. If I get it large enough for her chest, it's too large for her paws and neck and she can slip it easily. We've been through many. Not the case with this one!Fitting: Measure the largest part of your dog's chest. Buy the size that most narrowly matches that chest measurement. My dog's chest is 24 inches, which fits in the size range for the Medium which is for 20-28" chest. I took her PetsMart and tried the medium on her and it was HUGE! I couldn't make it tight enough to stay on her. So I ordered the Small/Medium which is for 19-25" chest--a more narrow range for her chest measurement. I was worried it would borderline on too tight. It isn't. I had to snug it up quite a bit to make it fit her.As for putting it on and taking it off: Don't unbuckle everything!!!! It's too confusing. You only need to work with the buckle for the chest strap, which buckles at the side of the chest so you can actually see it!! These harnesses are all 2-color. The strap that buckles around her chest is the second color--in my case silver. The main color, in my case black, is the whole rest of the harness. Only unbuckle the part that buckles around your dog's chest. (See the attached photos) Stand in front of your dog. Hold the harness so the leash loop is facing you and dangling at the bottom (the leash loop is the metal circle on which you will clip the leash to the harness--it will be on your dog's chest, not the top of the back as with other harnesses). Slip the harness over your dog's head and then just buckle the colored strap under the chest and you're all set. Take it off by unbuckling the chest strap and slipping it right over your dog's head. It's not a tight squeeze and is actually so much easier than trying to slip both paws into the leg holes while holding your dog down and buckling the strap with your third arm. This is the easiest time I've ever had getting her into a harness.You need to know that this harness will loosen itself after some time walking. Not it's strongest feature, but I couldn't even take off a star for this as it is such a miracle to be able to take our dog with us to parks, walks around the neighborhood, etc. There are 4 points on this harness that can be adjusted to fit your dog's individual shape and size. This is very much a strong point for me because my dog is not perfectly proportional. When you first take it out of the box, put it on your dog and check to see which points need adjustment. I can adjust it while it's on her, but it's easier if I take it off, adjust, and put it back on. I don't have to adjust it in the middle of walks. But you should check the adjustment every time you put it on your dog.Pros: My dog doesn't pull anymore (life altering)!!! Great price (Amazon charged half what pet stores charge--I did not get a discount for this review!); easy to put on/take off; quality construction; 4 points of adjust-ability for a good custom fit.Cons: none so far (need for periodic fit adjustment is not a big deal to me)I would recommend this to a friend. I actually recommended it to a total stranger--an older lady in the pet store (without her dog) who said she has a Min-Pin she can't walk or take anywhere because he pulls her so much. I was so enthusiastic she bought one right then and there. My dog was standing there being an angel, wearing her Easy Walk Harness.Please tell me if you found my review helpful. Please ask if you have questions. Thanks and good luck! I hope this solves your fur baby pulling problem. It certainly solved mine.

Finally found a product that actually works! My dog has walked me for years! I've tried everything, from harnesses to a choker chain for training. This harness worked like magic the first time I tried it. The 4 stars is because it gets a little crooked because he still tries to pull. I have to straighten it out after about a mile. But it still works great!

We have a lab. She is 75% american, 25% english, so she has a sleek body, but her chest is full english with the big neck roll and barrel chest. She weighs 62 pounds. I originally bought a medium, but it just didn't look right or fit right and you could tell she wasn't comfortable in it so I exchanged it for a large and the large fits like a glove! Walking with her before this was horrible, it was frustrating for everyone and she would just gag and choke herself. From the moment we put this on walking her has been an absolute dream. She knows she can't pull and listens so much better, I recommend this to anyone and everyone because it has been an absolute game changer. I now feel like anyone, including kids, can walk our dog without getting dragged all over the place. Still find it hilarious trying to watch my husband figure out how to get the harness on the dog though.Our dog also used to lose her mind at rabbits (there are tons in our neighbourhood). The first time she had the harness on she darted for the rabbit and did a totally front flip. Now she sees a rabbit, gets all perky, and we tell her to leave it, and she comes right back to our side and we continue on our walk. Game changer I tell ya!

The dog in question is a Spaniel and it belongs to an elderly relative. I'd tired of seeing the dog walk the man so looked into different harness options and plumped for this one.I was the first person to try the harness on the Spaniel and the effect was immediate. You start walking, the dog goes ahead, you stop and hold on. As soon as the lead is taut the chest position of the lead causes the dog to spin 60-90 back towards you and look very confused. What just happened?Walking is then a pleasure and its only when the dog is in reach of known locations (100 yards from the park, 50 yards from home) that it will pull. Even then, the pulling isn't to the same degree that would occur when led from the collar.This harness has changed the life of the Spaniel's owner; they now walk together. But, when put back on the collar, the dog pulls from the off. So it isn't a training device, it's a permanent fixture.The downside of using one is twofold. First, it gets dirty unless you're going to use it to get to a destination (the park) and then remove it. Second, it is a little confusing to put on and adjust. It works even when it's quite loose on the dog, Too tight and you may be causing friction sores so be careful. Sores are the lesser of two evils by comparison to your dog damaging it's neck and windpipe by pulling from the collar.

I was somewhat dubious that any lead or harness would be able to stop my 11 month old Dalmatian pulling me or more importantly my little wife to wherever our dog wanted to go.Well I couldn't have been more wrong, I had expected that a certain amount of training or familiarisation would be necessary but it wasn't.The moment I put the harness on her, and we went for a walk, it worked, my dog no longer pulled, but walked by my side.By placing the D ring at a low front chest level I noticed that any pulling in one direction is counteracted by pulling the dog back into line, so the more a dog pulls away from you the more force is automatically applied to correct its walking.I bought the large size, but had to adjust the straps to their smallest or tightest setting for our dog, but it was still a little loose, but as she will be growing for a few more months I'm sure it will fit her perfectly very soon.Dog walking is now a pleasure and no longer an ordeal.Thoroughly recommended.

This was recommended to me for being really good for stopping dogs from pulling. I was a bit sceptical, as I own a huge variety of harnesses and halters, all of which claim to stop dogs from pulling, but mostly don't. I bought this one, tried it on one dog and was so pleased with how it worked that I bought another for the other dog. My small godson was able to walk a large, strong dog with no problems. It seems counter-intuitive to have the lead at the front of the dog's chest, but it seems to decrease their need to pull.As some people have commented, there is a risk that it will cut into the dog, but I have found that it is best to leave the straps a bit slack, rather than trying to pull the harness tight.As a minor criticism, there doesn't really seem to be any need to provide a lead with the harness. Like most owners, I have leads already, and the one that comes with this is terribly long - the dogs keep tripping over it. I would rather pay slightly less for the harness and not have a lead included.

Just received this harness in time for training school day. I am very pleased with it. It's far far better than the halti version. The D ring on the chest does not stick to one side like the halti one does. It moves side to side on its own loop but still tighten up on chest for better control. In fact I have already put another one in my shopping list on Amazon. My retreiver loves muddy puddles, So I need a clean one ready for next walk. Would recommend this one and not the halti. Oh and thank you for the surprise dog biscuits in the package.