Best Harness and Leash For Your Dog
By Sarah’s Pet Sitting and Dog Walking of Cheshire
SPS is now available for Leash Training for Puppies & Dogs in Wallingford, Meriden, & Hamden & other nearby areas. Please see our training page for more information.
Through trial and error Sarah’s Pet Sitting has found the best dog harness and leash to be the Kong Traffic Leash 4ft and the Easy Walk harness. A gentle leader is also an excellent alternative for dogs who do not fit into or walk well with an easy walk harness. We also recommend the Sporn Non Pull Dog Harness for all small to medium dogs that do not have serious pulling issues.
We strongly recommend that clients purchase these items for all dogs needing to be leash walked.
The 4ft Kong Traffic Leash is a short sturdy leash with an additional handle close to the dog. This allows for optimal safety for your dog and pet sitter. Leashes longer than 4ft or that lack appropriate handles can allow your dog to exert a considerable amount of force, which can lead to a lost/ injured dog or an injured pet sitter. We had one incident were a pet sitter broke her finger while walking a dog on an inappropriate long leash.
The Easy Walk harness is appropriate for all but the tiniest of dogs. The harness allows full control of the dog and discourages pulling without putting any pressure on the neck, trachea, throat, glands, heart & lungs. It is also easy to put on and adjust which saves more time for walking during pet sitting.
The Easy Walk harness is special in that the leash attaches at the front of the dogs chest. A regular harness with leash attaching at the back is not recommended and will actually worsen a pulling issue.
We also use and recommend Gentle Leaders as a harness alternative for those dogs that are already accustomed to walking on one.
Each pet sitter at Sarah’s Pet Sitting has a leash and one or two
harness’s of their own. However they may not have the quantity or sizes needed to accommodate your pets. It also takes up walk time if your pet sitter is needing to adjust harness’s to fit your dogs.
Due to safety and ethical concerns Sarah’s Pet Sitting is not able to walk dogs on retractable leashes or choke,prong, or electric collars. Please see the following articles explaining the dangers of these items.
Beware the potential dangers of retractable leashes
Reasons NOT to use Choke, Prong or Shock Collars
Using the kong 4ft traffic leash and Easy Walk Harness will make for a safe and enjoyable walking experience for you, your dog, & your pet sitter. Both items are available from petsmart.
Sarah’s Pet Sitting can also provide outside time for cats if an appropriate short leash & escape proof harness is provided.
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I have found the Emily Weiss Lead only available on line the best. A Martingale with a 6′ leash wrapped like the Weiss lead is also great. Dogs do not pull. I have 3 large dogs and can control the 90 75 and 69 pound dogs alone