Best non pulling harness

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My cocker spaniel pup is 6 months and we are training loose leash walking. Does anyone have any harness recommendations please ?

I read that as 'best man-pulling harness'.

Don’t get a harness. It will encourage more pulling.

Continue with the training or if you’re really struggling, I recommend a Gencon lead.

Drydogs would be my recommendation.

Hi we have a WCS. We're using a ruffwear harness but do have a halti training harness & lead in my basket.

The advantage of ones like ruffwear is having the chest connection and back connection so you can use a double ended lead which will give you more control. That said, none of them are magic wands & it will come in time with training.

A harness will make the pulling worse. We used a canny collar on my girl.

A harness will make the pulling worse. Instead of them pulling with their neck, a harness gives them the opportunity to pull with their whole body!

I use a ruffwear harness and clipping the lead to her chest really slows her down.

Use a perfect fit harness with the lead clipped onto the front and back. With a bit of practice on your part with how to handle the lead it will mean that when they pull they just get turned round to face you.

Ultimately though loose lead walking is one of those things that you have to constantly train. It is still a work in progress with my 2.5 year old and I wish I'd focused on it more when he was younger.

“Ultimately though loose lead walking is one of those things that you have to constantly train. “

This. With our one year old lab, some walks we feel we mastered it, and then you have a walk when it goes out the window.

When used properly, a harness won't make pulling worse - however while your dog is training it will mean that they don't do permanent damage to their neck and throat.

Any X or Y shaped harness is fine. Ruffwear, Perfect Fit or even a cheaper style like Eagloo are all fine. You don't want a JuliusK9 style one as they restrict movement and can do permanent damage to their shoulders.

Get a gencon lead. Harnesses will make the pulling worse and make those muscles stronger - you are effectively training them to pull with a harness.

Harness with front and back attachment and a double ended lead. When they pull it will make them turn rather than go forward. Plus lots of training. Spaniels are one of the hardest breeds to learn loose lead walking as their instinct is to quarter. Walking in a straight line is not a thing for a spaniel!

I agree with all of this.

When we switched from a collar to a Perfect Fit harness, the pulling actually got a bit better because DDog was no longer pulling to get places quicker and then pulling harder to get away from the throat discomfort.

There's no quick fixes with loose leash walking - it took us a long time to crack, though he was an adult rescue who was fully in the habit of pulling.

Beware of harnesses marketed as being "no pull" harnesses. They invariably work by tightening or pinching when they pull, which is aversive.

I have a rescue lab who struggled with loose lead walking. Still does at times. I got a harness from Amazon, its the fit that's important not the make. I'd recommend one with a loop at the front. As previous posters have said, this helps as it turns them when they pull. Otherwise a flat collar has been my choice. Keep changing direction, and stopping when they pull. I used the harness when I needed to walk but didn't have time to train, as this was he learns that the flat collar means no pulling, and you don't reverse all the good work you've done.

In an ideal world, we would be able to train every time out, but life isn't that simple, so swapping leads / or putting on the harness was a happy compromise.

We got our dog from a rescue and we bought a starter package from them which included an Ancol harness, lead and clip to fasten to the car seatbelt . So they must be recommended by the Carla Lane animals in need rescue .

@TheCupboardUnderTheStairsAtTheMojoDojoCasaHouse not INVARIABLY, all bar-one that I’ve seen are marketed as no-pull because they have a chest attachment point, I haven’t seen many that tighten, I think only the halti anti-pull harness is the type that tightens, as far as I’ve seen, though I don’t spend much time, if any, looking for harnesses, and that one only showed up because I was buying the halti training lead and it was “recommended with this item”.

A perfect fit harness is great, they offer it as separate pieces so good as they grow, you can replace just one part. Plus they don't restrict the legs. It has a clip at the front and on the back to use a double ended training lead.
However, a harness won't stop pulling only training will. Lots of high value treats and lots of practice in a low distraction area (ie the garden). Get a clicker to help with reward training. It can take a while, and even though they can be great in the garden, they can pull again on a walk so just expect that. But train, train and more training with a clicker and high value treats
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Thank you so much there’s some good advice here

Another vote for Perfect Fit... and a double ended lead clipped to the D ring at the front and on the top.
And practise, practise practise. Stop and turn every few paces without pulling and wait for your dog to realise and turn.. keep doing it over and over. It works.
My dog no longer needs a double lead and trots along beautifully (unless she sees a squirrel ) but it took time and work!!!

There is no such thing as a no pull harness that isn't aversive (ie unkind)