[nagdu] program harnesses vs pawpower creations harnesses

Thu Aug 19 02:24:17 UTC 2010

Hi folks.  Thanks to everyone who have contributed to this thread.  It has 
been very informative.  I just thought I'd chime in and let people know that 
we also offer the Laveau style harness as an alternative for those people 
who like the design of the sport style, but are not comfortable with not 
having the stabilizer loops.  The Laveau style is named after Rox'E's dog, 
as it was designed for her.  It is basically the same as the Sport style, 
accept that it has loops which prevent the handle from going over the dogs 
head.  so, you can not overwalk the dog.  Also, the handle connectors are 
farther forward on the shoulder straps, which seems to allow for more 
communication of the dogs movements through the handle.  It is actually 
rapidly becoming my most popular harness.
I am always open for design ideas.   All my harnesses are custom designed, 
and I am willing to work with you to design a harness which meets the needs 
of both members of the team.
I am working on getting a discription of the Laveau style harness up on my 
site, but the other two harnesses which have pretty good descriptions, and I 
also have a gallery of many of my customer's dogs wearing all three  types 
of harnesses on my site.  You can check it out at 
www.pawpowercreations.com/harnesses.html

Best wishes from the Pawpower pack!
Bristol, Mill'E, Rudy, and Laveau

Pawpower Creations, Products designed with you and your Canine in mind
Bob Blackner/Rox'E Homstad
504-312-2609
pawpower at cox.net
www.pawpowercreations.com
Custom made guide dog harnesses, leashes, collars, and relieving harnesses.

With eye upraised his master's look to scan,
The joy, the solace, and the aid of man:
The rich man's guardian and the poor man's friend,
The only creature faithful to the end.

George Crabbe

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Susan Jones" <sblanjones11 at sbcglobal.net>
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
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Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 8:43 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] program harnesses vs pawpower creations harnesses

> The ears really do not inhibit movement that much.  The harness is still
> really flexible, easy to make sharp turns, etc.  The ears just give it a
> little more stability, that's all.
>
> Susan & Rhoda
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Buddy Brannan
> Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 9:17 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] program harnesses vs pawpower creations harnesses
>
> 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
>> 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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