Harness for a lil guy named bo

[Stetson912]

I was commissioned to make a dog harness for an Akita. I've never made a harness before. Bit just finished it up and am happy with how it came out. Thanks to Gary for all your help. 

Details, 9/10 oz European bridle from rjf in Havana color. Dark brown tiger thread .08mm at about 7spi. All brass hardware from the buckle guy. Let me know what you think. I hope to get some pics of it in use too. 

[JD62]

looks nice! and should work nicely too!

[ChasCS]

Lucky Bo. Happy dog... ;-)

 

 

Chas

[Stetson912]

Thanks. I hope it works out. His owner says he can slip his collar and ripped the rings out of another nylon harness. Soo, I hope my stitching is up to par haha

[Rolandranch]

Stitching looks pretty good to me. This "lil guy" can rip out of nylon harnesses?! Can we get a pic of Bo? 

[rodneywt1180b]

Great looking harness.  I'm thinking of eventually making one for our dog.  I'm surprised Bo broke one of the nylon harnesses.  Our dog pulled like a fiend with a collar but really hasn't pulled since now that we switched to a harness.

 

[Stetson912]

I think the stitching failed in the other harness. It wasn't nylon webbing, some sort of thin nylon fabric. 

I made the harness for a coworker. Bo is her dog. I will try and get a picture of it on bo but I will need to rely on her for that, I'm curious how it fits and looks on him myself.

My coworker provided the measurements and everything. I just hope it works out. It's all saddle stitched and I can't pull anything apart. But I'm also not an Akita yanking at a harness either haha. This is my first harness and she is using it to try and contain him because he slips collars and things lol. 

[SheltathaLore]

+1 for dog pictures!  I live for dog pictures.

[Sheilajeanne]

Akitas are strong dogs and can be dangerous. They are also difficult to train.  I worked with someone who bred them, and helped her train them. It took about twice as long to teach them to walk nicely on a leash as it took me to train my German shepherds. 

The problem with dog harnesses is they are designed for pulling. She may find the harness doesn't give her the control she needs. She may have to go for a prong collar, and get someone to teach her how to use it.

A friend brought his dog into my kennel. The dog was towing him along, totally in control. Since the dog already had a muzzle order on it for biting another dog, this was not a good scene.

Fifteen minutes with a prong collar, and the dog was walking beside me, as if he'd been doing it his whole life!  Once he understood the new way of doing things, they were able to transition him back to a regular collar without him starting to pull again.

Anyway, nice looking harness! I use the same style of harness for tracking and protection work.

 

[Stetson912]

 @Sheilajeanne, thanks! 

I know how akitas have some behavior issues and are difficult to train. Honestly I no don't think she is going to keep him.

I will mention the prongs collar to her as well. It sounds like a good idea. I don't know much about training dogs or harnesses and the like. It seemed like a simple and effective design though so I tried it out. I wanted thick straps because of how strong he seems to be. 

Thanks for the info!