[nagdu] quick relese handle

[Tamara Smith-Kinney]

Linda,

My sport harness is two years old now, and the quick release buckles on the
handle are holding up quite well, as is the rest of the harness.  It comes
in very handy, but you do want to keep track of your handle once you take it
off. /grin/  I haven't left it on a bus yet, but I've left it in the car and
once barely managed to get a cabbie's attention to get it back.  I usually
carry a collapsing cane with me, although I need a new one right now, and
Mitzi does leash guide.  However, I've learned to keep it somehow attached
to my person so I don't leave it.  /smile/

Tami Smith-Kinney

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Linda Gwizdak
Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2009 10:32 AM
To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] quick relese handle

Hi Mardi,
Seeing Eye uses those connectors that have the nut in the middle and the 
connector is rectangle shaped.  You have to use a pliers to start it and 
then you can unscrew it in one direction to open up the place to remove the 
harness's D ring.  I don't know what that connector is called.  Also we have

a leather sleeve that covers this connector to prevent it from snagging on 
things. They used to call this part a Nylon Guard to protect the nylon 
stockings ladies would wear with a dress.  This part requires a screwdriver 
to undo the screw that holds it in place.

Our handles can be removed but it takes time and isn't practical to be 
removing the handle.  I wonder if the quick-release handles would wear out. 
With all that putting on and taking off, I wonder how well the mechanism 
holds up over time.  I have only seen these handles on the new kind of 
harness used by GDB.

Linda and Landon
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mardi Hadfield" <wolfsinger.lakota at gmail.com>
To: <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2009 12:43 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] quick relese handle


> Hi every one,  I have not ever had a harness that the handle was not
> removable easily. What kind of a handle does the Seeing Eye use that is 
> not
> removable? Even my very first harness purchased through Trainer's Choice,
> now known as Bridgeport Equipment, had the handle removable with easy 
> snaps.
> That particular harness was not a very good harness as the chest strap was
> adjustable and the D rings were to close to the keeper straps, and the
> handle was very heavy. I however did not know where to find any other 
> guide
> dog harness at the time. I had trained Lily to leash lead me so it did not
> really matter if I used a harness or not. After that harness, I had one 
> made
> for my dog from a local harness maker that was much better and the handle
> was not so heavy and still easily removed. It however was very expensive 
> and
> wore out after 2 years use. I now have had 2 harnesses from LDS and I like
> them as they fit the dogs they were made for very well. Nala has had hers
> for 3 and 1/2 years and it is in great condition. The handle has panic 
> snaps
> which are easily unfastened from the D rings on the harness. LDS does sell
> the handles separately from the harness. The handles come in regular and 
> off
> set and you can get them in various lengths. If some one were to remove 
> the
> handle from a Seeing Eye harness, you could purchase one with the Panic
> snaps and put it on the harness. It would seem that might solve the 
> problem
> of removing the handle when needed. I have a handle that Julie J made for 
> me
> that is easily removed, and I used it on Shaman's combination vest / 
> harness
> for training. It was very lite and worked out well. Have a great day, 
> Mardi
> and Shaman and Nala,retired.
>
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