[nagdu] Length of harness handle?

[Becky Frankeberger]

Wow, at Seeing Eye, I had several harnesses to try out. I have lower back
problems so the longer handles made Jake pull not so strong. His body length
is kind of short compared to my last dog, so the offset works well for us.
But it was so neat trying out those harnesses to see what worked best for us
so we could be the most comfortable working together. 

Seeing Eye has many harness designs for hand injured, and people like me
with significant back issues.    

But if I had an opportunity, I would like to try a straight shorter handle.
But I do like being almost a step behind my beautiful boy. So I don't know
exactly what I need, so we will keep moving forward, smile.

Becky and his royal fluffiness, dats me! Toothy grin.  Love Jake. 
-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Daryl Marie via
nagdu
Sent: Monday, April 13, 2015 4:54 AM
To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
Subject: [nagdu] Length of harness handle?

Hey, guys!

Jenny has always had a pretty strong pull, but I notice she does MUCH better
at keeping with my pace when she is walking closer beside me rather than
more out in front.  A friend of mine has a guide dog harness where the
handle is only about halfway down his back, so he's only about a half-step
in front of her.  I was thinking about requesting a shorter harness handle
to see if that helps, so Jenny and I are not in this crazy power struggle
over how fast I want to go.  Currently, her harness handle is basically
right at her bum.
How long are your harness handles? Do you think this might be worth trying?

Daryl
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