Worked like magic, with a few tweaks.

My dog may only be 40 lbs, but she’s strong and not at all bothered by being choked by a normal collar. She was completely content to let me tug at her neck, even hold her off the ground by the collar. Which is not a great idea for her health. I consider myself pretty good at dog training, but I have been a complete failure at leash training. I read recently that the reason my other harnesses make pulling worse is that is just gives the dog more efficiency at pulling, and I needed to invest in a front clip harness. I picked one with high reviews, not really knowing the difference. Here’s my review on this one: Pros: -lovely color -elastic stretching at key points seemed to lesson the effort it took to pull her back -it worked. She stopped pulling in the first 7 minutes -able to fit a barrel chested but slim dog -once I strung the leash through the handle on the back, it stopped twisting on her front. Cons: -the elastic stretching does allow it to ride forward sometimes, but during our walk it didn’t seem to bother her. -my dog acted like I beat her (like she does when being put into all harnesses) until I got the leash out. -it took some time to find the right fit, for her, the key was letting out around the neck, so the back part could be cinched tighter where she is thinner. This also meant that it twisted a little as she pulled, until I realized I could feed the leash through the back handle and it wouldn’t pull the harness as crooked. This is definitely how I’ll harness her from now on. -the security locks (red buttons) on the plastic clips are something I can’t find the purpose of. They make it so you can unclasp the harness, but they don’t serve a useful function for me.

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