Don't buy this dog harness

[First-light]

Took Oak out for a walk today. I bought a Trueharness off of facebook last month. We walked for two hours. Towards the end of the walk the dogs front leg hit the chest buckle and there was slight pressure on the leash. The whole thing let go and he ran into traffic. Thankfully all drivers involved avoided him. He  also listened to me and sat down and waited for me to grab him. Dog was so scared it all happened in a split second. I did some digging on the reviews and others have had the same story. I would stay away from it. 

[Jeremy K]

Just curious why someone would use that type of harness?

[First-light]

5 minutes ago, Jeremy K said:

Just curious why someone would use that type of harness?

My dog actually walks great on the leash wearing this. 

[Jeremy K]

1 hour ago, First-light said:

My dog actually walks great on the leash wearing this. 

Gotcha , i saw the lift handle and the D ring and was just curious if it was for work of some kind . My dog walks better on a harness too but his is just 2 straps and the leash hooks up on his chest area. 

[Marion]

Took Oak out for a walk today. I bought a Trueharness off of facebook last month. We walked for two hours. Towards the end of the walk the dogs front leg hit the chest buckle and there was slight pressure on the leash. The whole thing let go and he ran into traffic. Thankfully all drivers involved avoided him. He  also listened to me and sat down and waited for me to grab him. Dog was so scared it all happened in a split second. I did some digging on the reviews and others have had the same story. I would stay away from it. 

I got a harness from Cabela's for my Golden Retriever. It's got pockets so he can carry all his own water and shit so I'm not lugging it all around anymore let me find it for you this one in the orange color so he won't get shot during hunting season. https://ruffwear.com/collections/dog-packs/products/hiking-dog-pack-approach

 

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[airedale]

3 hours ago, First-light said:

The whole thing let go and he ran into traffic.

That sure as heck is not supposed to happen, may just have been a fluke but if other folks are having the same problem there is probably a design flaw. Harnesses are great for teaching a dog to walk on a lead, they give you solid control  and also work well on pullers that are always choking when wearing a leashed collar especially hard driving hunting dogs. Also there is always the chance a dog may slip it's collar when being lead and get loose, wearing a properly working harness there is no getting away.

Al

[left field]

When we trained, dogs were free to pull in a harness and we would use the control of the harness to get a dog to target a leg or arm correctly and to develop a deeper bite. Dogs are creatures of opposition so the more we would pull back, the more the dog would lean forward.

Correction collars were to teach them to heel.

I think it's a lot tougher to teach a dog to heel with a harness than it is with a properly fitted correction collar.