[nagdu] program harnesses vs pawpower creations harnesses

[Tamara Smith-Kinney]

Buddy,

Since I started with the sport harness nad did my training and then my own
learning with it, it seemed to take forever to get beyond overwalking my
dog...  And that was after someone was good enough to point out what I was
doing.  D'oh!

Still, now that I'm tuned in and have better habits, I can use the
communication from the handle to stop on a dime.

And seconds on the removable handle.  Love it!

Tami Smith-Kinney

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Buddy Brannan
Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 2:48 PM
To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] program harnesses vs pawpower creations harnesses

A lot of the reason I got what is now a PawPower Creations harness can be
summed up in two words: removable handle. 

With Chet, I used a long handle, and the handle hung off his back end by
about a half inch or a bit more. Consequently, the handle would get stuck
under dashboards and all manner of things. Eventually, the corners of the
grip got eally ugly and ragged and split at the seams. I fully expect that,
in time, new dog will inherit the Paw Power harness, though of course not
right away. I'm giving some thought to having mine retrofitted with the
American style "ears"; mine is the sports harness, which I like a lot. The
only thing is since the handle moves completely freely, it is possible to
overwalk your dog if you're not careful to avoid doing so. This was
something I had not thought about when ordering, and in reality, it's only a
very small thing and I may not even bother about it.
--
Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY



On Aug 18, 2010, at 4:36 PM, Lora wrote:

> For a topic of discussion.
> For those who switched from a program harness to a pawpower creations
> harness why did you switch? Did you switch because of the nonmetal
> component? Just curious Not try8ing to judge any type of harness.
> -- 
> Lora
> 
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