Harness has many uses for dogs, mainly including the following aspects:
Auxiliary control and guidance
- Easy to traction: when walking the dog, the harness can be connected to the lead rope, the owner through the control of the lead rope and harness to guide the dog's walking direction and control its action range, to ensure that the dog can listen to the owner's command in the outdoors, to avoid running and dangerous, such as running to the road or conflict with other animals.
- Give tips: When the dog makes some improper behavior, the owner can give it a corrective signal by gently pulling the harness, so that the dog can understand what behavior is not allowed, play a certain role of behavioral norms, and help the dog better adapt to the rules of human society.
Ensure safety and health
- Distributed pressure: Compared with the collar, the harness can distribute the tension more evenly on the dog's body, reducing the pressure on the dog's neck, throat and other parts, especially for some dogs who like to rush and pull, the harness can reduce the risk of neck injury caused by sudden force, and protect the dog's cervical vertebra and trachea and other important parts.
- Prevent breaking away: The appropriate harness can be more firmly worn on the dog, not easy to be broken away by the dog, especially some dogs with escape habits, the harness can increase the owner's control of the dog, to prevent the dog from accidentally breaking away from the traction when going out and getting lost or in danger.
Work and sports help
- Pulling work: For some working dogs, such as sled dogs, guide dogs, etc., the harness is an important tool for them to perform their tasks. Sled dogs can pull sleds through the harness to transport goods, guide dogs can help the blind navigate through the harness, which allows them to better play their work ability to complete various tasks.
- Sports protection: When the dog performs some specific exercises, such as agility training and weight training, the harness can help the owner better control the dog's motion state, but also provide some support and protection for the dog to ensure the safety and effectiveness of the exercise, for example, in weight training, the harness can evenly distribute the pressure of the weight, to avoid the dog's body to bear too much pressure and injury.
Signage and aesthetics
- Identification: Some harnesses can hang dog identification tags and other signs, which record the dog's owner information, vaccination status, etc., in case the dog is lost, others can quickly contact the owner through these signs, helping the dog return to the owner as soon as possible.
- Decorative role: Now there are many styles and colors of harness to choose from, the owner can choose the right harness according to their preferences and the characteristics of the dog, play a certain decorative role, make the dog look more cute or handsome, increase the interaction and emotional communication between people and dogs.