[nagdu] Belly strap?

[Deanna Lewis]

Debby,
Mambo kept slipping out of his harness too, during meetings and while lying down for a while. I tightened his harness, but it still fits a bit loose. I'd prefer to have the harness a bit loose, instead of tight. Before, it seemed to slip around some while we were working, but now it's much better. 
Deanna  

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From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Debby Phillips via nagdu
Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2015 10:17 PM
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Cc: Debby Phillips
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Belly strap?

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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