As a present to myself I just bought the Ruffwear Palisades pack that I’ve been eyeing for a long time. Renegade is also about to turn two in a couple months and I thought it was a good time to have him get used to the harness and backpack and then get him started carrying a little weight.
The saddlebags are detachable from the harness so the first order of business was to adjust the harness and start to get him used to it. The straps are now (mostly) adjusted correctly but it looks a little odd to me. Most pictures I see of dogs wearing it, it seems like the big part of the harness extends farther down the sides and length of their body. I can’t decide if Renegade’s looks too small or not. I ordered a medium because the widest part of his rib cage measured at roughly 30 inches around which definitely falls into the medium category of the sizing chart. I’m worried if I order the large that the straps would be too long. Especially in the tuck area.
From doing a quick search of the forums, I know that a few members have/have had the webmaster harness and I was hoping to get some advice on whether it looks like it fits him okay or not. And also on whether I have it positioned properly. I’ve never fitted a harness like this before and I can’t decide whether I think it’s right or not.
How tight should it be as well? I heard two fingers underneath on the side of the dog, but I was able to slide four fingers under the side and the bottom part of the tummy/tuck strap was too tight(especially when he was laying down) so I loosened it a bit.
I’m going to (attempt) to attach a pic of him wearing the harness.
The saddlebags are detachable from the harness so the first order of business was to adjust the harness and start to get him used to it. The straps are now (mostly) adjusted correctly but it looks a little odd to me. Most pictures I see of dogs wearing it, it seems like the big part of the harness extends farther down the sides and length of their body. I can’t decide if Renegade’s looks too small or not. I ordered a medium because the widest part of his rib cage measured at roughly 30 inches around which definitely falls into the medium category of the sizing chart. I’m worried if I order the large that the straps would be too long. Especially in the tuck area.
From doing a quick search of the forums, I know that a few members have/have had the webmaster harness and I was hoping to get some advice on whether it looks like it fits him okay or not. And also on whether I have it positioned properly. I’ve never fitted a harness like this before and I can’t decide whether I think it’s right or not.
How tight should it be as well? I heard two fingers underneath on the side of the dog, but I was able to slide four fingers under the side and the bottom part of the tummy/tuck strap was too tight(especially when he was laying down) so I loosened it a bit.
I’m going to (attempt) to attach a pic of him wearing the harness.