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4.5
Let's just say I am motivated to write my first ever Amazon review by this amazing harness.My dog, Muppet, is a golden doodle who loves walks. Except, not really walks, she loves attaching a leash to your wrist and then taking off in a random direction of her choice like she's racing in the Iditarod as you get flung around the sidewalk like a two pound sled. When my wife tries to walk this dog, she ends up with bruises all over her arms that make her look like she was in a boxing match. It became such a chore just trying to keep my dog from killing herself and everyone else during an afternoon "stroll".We tried lots of things, too. Obedience school was a good place for her to show off her people pulling skills to the other dogs and disrupt the entire class. We tried all the tips, followed their instructions, trained her at home, and basically flunked the class. Pinch and training collars were good for her to suffocate herself to the point she would honk like a donkey, louder than any bark she's ever had - but she must have enjoyed that noise because that made her pull harder. Typically, when she would encounter a stranger, she would pull and pull and honk so loud trying to get over to them to pet her that they would be terrified at this furry honking creature and quickly walk the other way. Embarassing. I had informally changed her name to Donkey. As for harnesses, my dog thinks that they are mainly designed to optimize her pulling and make it easier to pull the human along, and this did nothing to stop or decrease her "honking", which I desperately was trying to stop.My wife and I were at our wit's end when she started reading about "tracheal collapse" and had a mental breakdown the other night. Personally I had come to terms with having a sweet dog who otherwise turned into a raging bull anytime she went on a walk. I figure we are going to have to pay for a dog trainer and who knows what else to try and fix this problem. I buy this collar at 10 PM and figure it's worth a try. A dog trainer friend of ours gives us some tips and says, "Yeah, it'll probably work, but it'll take months, you'll have to stop every 2 feet, make her come back to you, etc..."We took it out for a test drive tonight. I left the tag on it in case it made no difference or was even worse. I was fully expecting not to make it to the street corner, and I could not believe that we walked a full mile with basically ZERO pulling. This was the best walk, I kid you not, we have had in the last year and a half with my dog. No honking. No choking herself chasing after other dogs! No tearing my rotator cuff! NO MORE DONKEY!!! I honestly would not believe that it worked like this if I had not seen it with my own eyes. Your mileage may vary depending on your particular dog, but this has been revolutionary for us.This is a well-constructed, high quality harness, it WORKS, and knowing what I know now, I gladly would have paid a hundred bucks for it. If you're even thinking about buying this, stop reading reviews and buy it.
