[nagdu] Belly strap?

[Buddy Brannan]

I think that this varies from dog to dog. Some don't like their harness too tight. I like to fit mine a little snug maybe. As for people's comments on your dog's weight, people are used to seeing fat dogs, so your trim and fit dog looks too thin. I've gotten it to an extent with my dogs, but with Hilda especially, because GSD's tend to run thin sometimes anyway. Don't worry about those, they don't know what they're talking about. Just remember what they told you in school to judge your dog's physical condition. That's more important than the number on the scale anyway. 

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> On Nov 11, 2015, at 10:16 PM, Debby Phillips via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> I have had to adjust Nova's harness and tighten it.  She can wriggle out of her harness otherwise.  Not when she's guiding, but say at a meeting, or on the bus.  This has happened a couple of times.  She is eating 2 cups of food, has lots of energy, guides well, but is very skinny.  The vet said that she's actually fine, and I think she looks beautiful, but I have heard other people comment about how skinny she is.  The vet said that as long as she doesn't go under 45 pounds, she's fine, and as long as she doesn't go over 55 pounds, she's fine.  She's somewhere in that vicinity.  So how loose should a harness be? Or when is a harness too tight?    Debby
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