[NAGDU] Harness handles

[S L Johnson]

Kerri:

I also have a dog from Pilot and I also hate their harness handles.  For 
those of you who don't know, our handles just wrap around the D-Ring and 
have to be pinched together with a pair of pliers.  Kerri is right that it 
takes a lot of strength to do this.  I prefer a handle that I can take off 
when traveling, especially when the dog has to fit under a seat or in small 
spaces.  The only handle I have tried was from Bridgeport Equipment.  I did 
not like that one because it went on with leash style clips that twisted and 
flopped around too much.  Eva does not have much pull to the harness so with 
the clips moving around so much it was more difficult to follow her 
correctly.

Sandra and Eva
-----Original Message----- 
From: Kerri Stovall via NAGDU
Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2016 7:03 PM
To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Cc: Kerri Stovall
Subject: Re: [NAGDU] Harness handles

Yes, that's exactly the kind of handle with the release clips that I would 
like. And, although I would prefer a trigger connector as Buddy stated, a 
leash clip would work also at this point. I have never seen the kind of 
handles that Pilot has these days. I liked the ones from the seeing eye, 
where the end of the handle had threads in it, like you described, and that 
is better than what I have, which is the metal pieces on each end that 
someone has to manhandle to uncrimp and spread apart the end to get the 
handle off. My husband just had to have his handle changed last week and 
pilot sent him a new body, so we had to get some help removing the handle 
from the current handle, and it was such a pain. So thank you for the ideas. 
I'll definitely be looking into that. Appreciate you both.
Kerri


Sent from my iPhone

> On Aug 10, 2016, at 5:38 PM, The Pawpower Pack via NAGDU 
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> Hi, I'm assuming you want metal clips, like a leash clip or snap?
> Www.activedogs.com
> Www.trainerschoice.com
> Www.petjoyonline.com
> Not sure about Circle-e or other places but "these places have straight 
> handles with leash clips on the ends
>
>
> Rox and the kitchen Bitches:
> Mill'E, Laveau, Soleil
> Pawpower4me at gmail.com
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Aug 10, 2016, at 5:28 PM, Kerri Stovall via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> 
>> wrote:
>>
>> Hi all,
>> I was just wondering if anyone knows where I can get a harness handle 
>> that is similar to the GDB handles that have a quick release on each end 
>> of the handle where it connects to the rings on either side? I called 
>> Pilot and left a message for Ray to call me back, but I was just curious 
>> if he didn't have anything like that, if there's a place to order one 
>> from. Surely there is, because gdb gets them from somewhere for sure. 
>> It's just a lot easier to travel with the body on and the handle taken 
>> off, and I'm not fond of the old style harness handle that I have on this 
>> harness, that has the strong metal hooks that can be crimped and spread 
>> apart, but they are so strong it takes someone very very strong to do it, 
>> and it's virtually a permanent handle because of that. It's just way too 
>> much of a pain to take off and put on more than one time. Any ideas? 
>> Thanks. Kerri
>>
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
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