Posted: 10/16/2017 3:40:39 PM EDT
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Since the search function blows, post your dog vest and harness questions and pics here.
I'll start: We recently decided that our dog needed to start carrying his own water, it is HOT here, so we started to look at vests for him. We found that there are basically 2 types: the military style, and the camping style. We don't need our dog to look like a Navy SEAL, but the MOLLE system is just so nice and adaptable. The camping style vests have a wider variety of colors, but the pockets are non-movable. We looked on Amazon and bought a cheap starter vest for $27. It came with a few accessory packs to attach to it. So far all we have done is take him on a few walks with it empty to get him used to wearing it before we start to load it up with water, poo bags, bug spray, a first aid kit, a water bowl, etc.... I need to figure out a solution to our #1 goal: water. The bags that came with the vest are teeny tiny, they can't even hold a 12oz water bottle. I'm thinking about 2 bags big enough to hold a smaller(27oz??) camelpack bladder, one on each side for balance. Any ideas?? What all kind of vests/harnesses do you have? Do you like them? Pic of Vader in his new vest, with one small bag on it that has a few poo bags in it: Attached File |
I posted these pictures in the Mal/GSD thread. My guy is wearing a harness from elitek9.com. I really like it. It's solid and holds up well. The handle has been worth it's weight in gold. They're around $55. http://www.elitek9.com/Tactical-Patrol-Harness/productinfo/MH015/
  
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Ray Allen LLC harness. The chest plate adapter is a must. But it’s been a great harness.
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Dietrich's original mesh vest didn't hold up to his low ride height before it disintegrated so I got home this one on eBay for a Christmas present last year and it's held up great. He wore it to work every day until we retired, now he's the douche type that wears it to the dog park to pick up bitches (and to take IG whore pics for his followers
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Some cheap water bottle carriers came in the mail, we put 6 12oz water bottles in them and took him for a short walk. He was fine. We'll be upping the distance a little at a time, so far so good!
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