[nagdu] program harnesses vs pawpower creations harnesses

Thu Aug 19 02:59:22 UTC 2010

Good to know!  I want to get a harness and matching kit in lavendar for
dress up occasions -- better with my wardrobe don't you know and have been
tending towards the Laveau style.  Having never used a harness with
stabilizers, I haven't been sure how to evaluate how the ears might affect
our teamwork...  I am thinking they will help for certain situations when it
comes to keeping the handle in position for those times when I'm not holding
it but don't want to take it off...  

Then I can keep using our fire engine red sport harness with the reflectors
for our hiking and long walks, where I love knowing the harness is super,
super visible.  /smile/

Tami Smith-Kinney

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Susan Jones
Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 6:43 PM
To: 'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
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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