[nagdu] Length of harness handle?

[Danielle Sykora]

When the harness handle is laying on my dogs back, it reaches an inch
or so before his hind legs. When I'm holding it at an angle while
walking, it comes near the beginning of the identation of his waste.
Hope that makes sense. My harness has an offset handle, not sure if
that makes a difference. I have noticed that dogs are able to pull
more on longer leashes so it makes sense that the same could be true
for harness handles.

Danielle and Thai
On 4/13/15, Daryl Marie via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hey, Becky,
>
> At the start of training, we did try several handles, some shorter and
> others longer... btu in the past 18 months it's just been something I've
> noticed  Just enny specifically; she likes either being WAY ahead of me or
> right in beside me, which is why I think the shorter harness handle might be
> a better solution. :)
>
> Daryl
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: Becky Frankeberger
> <b.butterfly at comcast.net> To: 'Daryl Marie' <crazymusician at shaw.ca>, 'NAGDU
> Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org> Sent: Mon, 13 Apr 2015 09:13:27 -0600 (MDT) Subject: RE:
> [nagdu] Length of harness handle?  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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