[nagdu] program harnesses vs pawpower creations harnesses

Meghan Whalen mewhalen at gmail.com
Thu Aug 19 03:48:33 UTC 2010


The stabalizers are the loops that the harness handle is fed through.

They prevent you from being able to lift the handle up too high.

Meghan
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lora" <blindhistory at gmail.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 10:11 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] program harnesses vs pawpower creations harnesses


> Ok I'm confused. So what are stabalizers? Are they what come standard
> with harnesses like TSE has? W;hich type of harness gives the most
> freedom of movement for the dog and the most readability of the dog?
> Sorry to bother with so many questions.
>
> On 8/18/10, Tamara Smith-Kinney <tamara.8024 at comcast.net> wrote:
>> 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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