[nagdu] program harnesses vs pawpower creations harnesses

[Buddy Brannan]

Hi Tammy,

Really, I keep vassilating on whether to go in for the mod or not. I really do enjoy the flexibility of no ears in the respect that you can, as you say, stop on a dime, or make *really* tight turns that simply wouldn't be possible without the freedom of movement of the handle. And, once I recognized the possibility of overwalking, I definitely kept that in mind more. 
--
Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY



On Aug 18, 2010, at 6:59 PM, Tamara Smith-Kinney wrote:

> 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
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> 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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