Should I attach this to a regular collar or body harness?
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The Buddy system goes around your waist. The other end can attach to a collar or body harness.
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You can attach it to either one. I attach it to a harness but also to my puppy's Gentle Leader..either way it works great. He still pulls quit a bit when I walk him so having him pull on my body rather than my arm works out nicely...before my arm got very sore. Also, I keep him tethered to me in the house at times so I can move about but keep my eye on him. One of my finds has a full grown dog and she uses The Buddy System and the puppy trainer also recommended it. Be careful about the size you order...my trainer said to order a medium not the small even though I'm only 5'2" and weight 105. Here' some detail from the product description:The Regular Dog System is available in 3 adjustable belt sizes which can accommodate waists from 22" to 60". The Small Dog System is offered only in Black with 1 adjustable belt size accommodating waists from 27 to 50. You can see that the small size may not accommodate a smaller waist so depending on your needs be careful about the size you order.
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I use a body harness on my lab. It depends on how much your dog pulls. This was a great purchase and I can now run with both dogs do much easier.
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There is a small strap with a hook on it and you hook it to there collar or harness. I like using a harness better it restricts there movement a little more
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You can use either or both. The harness should be fit tight enough that this wouldn't be an issue.
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My dogs tags are on a separate collar and are not on the harness at all. She wears the collar all the time but only wears the harness when we go out because I am required to have a leash on her.
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I think if the harness has a leash connection near the collar it might be okay. But if the leash connects behind the shoulder blades; no. Unless someone could sew a reinforced hole over the leash hook. (Reinforce with patches of leather sewn and glued around the hole.) Our dog gave up bolting years ago, except halfheartedly for fun to flush a couple of ducks. So her collar works fine (and isn't a hazard). Maybe you could find a combo harness/jacket somewhere? (If not, invent one and make big bucks!)
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Yes, a black strap attached to the back of the seat (can see in pic, at dog's neck level) clips onto dog's harness/collar. Of course, a harness should be worn and attach car seat strap to harness versus attaching to collar...to prevent choking if dog pulls....or if driver has to slam on brakes.
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If they're a S/M then it would probably be best to go with an M. You don't want the harness to fit too tightly or the cat won't be able to move properly or have ease of breathing.
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It depends. I have a collar on the dog as well, so I have an option of using both.
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Yes it will. Any harness is better than a collar around a dog's throat. What I especially like about this is you aren't fumbling with a buckle. With this one you just slide the locking device and release the button. Hold down the button and slide it to loosen again and it slips on and off easily.
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Since your dog is so young, I would try a regular collar first. My dog was older and already a puller and the collar helped correct that problem.
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I'd say if the links are cheap buy a few , but may be worth ur while to just buy another collar . All price considering .
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Hi, I think that would be a great idea as long as the tether was long enough so the dog was comfortable. You could always hook two of them together to make it longer if needed. I'm glad you asked because this safety harness saved our little chihuahua (Bitsy's) life. I didn't think a car harness was necessary, but we were going on a lot of long trips and my daughter nagged me until I got one. Six months later we were hit by a cab at 65mph on a 3 lane interstate. Bitsy was hooked to my daughters seatbelt (front passenger), unfortunately the seatbelt did NOT lock and airbag did NOT deploy. My daughters head shattered our windshield and she and Bitsy were thrown around as the car spun around 5 times then hit the center concrete divider head on!! We all suffered severe whiplash and Bitsy injured her left leg but we are certain that if not tethered she would have shot out of the car on impact and been dead. I am so grateful she had her harness and if only Toyota's safety equipment had worked properly they both would have not been injured. I wish I could have thought to tether both of them to the anchor but who knew. I will hook Bitsy to it next time. Good luck!
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I would say those users are not attaching the safety tether to their dog's collar! My 12 lb. Poochon gets out also unless I attach it, but then is happy in the car seat & can see outside. You can also adjust the tether's length. I love this car seat, have also used it for my 20 lb. cat, who loves it!
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Unfortunately there is no connector to use as a substitute for a harness. There is a ring on top of the backpack though like the ones on the collar but don't think it would be that safe to use if your dog is a puller or a big fella. I still used a leash on them which didn't pose any problem at all.
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Use a regular collar. I even use an Easy Walk Harness with mine (underneath the vest)! LOVE this vest and so does Kody. I sewed my Service Dog patches to it as well. It is very visible and wonderful for this purpose.
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Yes, use whatever flat collar you want and just slide it on....this is a great product!
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You'd probably need two extra links. We have the medium size collar and each link adds approx. 1-1/4" in length