Which is better for your dog, harness or collar?
The advantages of harness –
1、Reduces the pull on your dog’s body
Harness cover your dog’s chest, shoulders and upper back and allow you to better control your dog by distributing the pressure over a larger body surface area than a collar.
To further reduce the pull, you can also use a chest back with a blast punch. “When a dog pulls, the tension on the chest back causes them to turn around and face their owner. Unless they slow down, the dog cannot move forward.”
2、Protect the trachea and decompress the neck
Because the chest back is tied to the dog’s chest rather than the neck, it doesn’t put pressure on the trachea. That’s why the chest back is ideal for pets with neck problems, collapsed tracheas or restricted tracheas, most typically such as a pit bull.
3、Safer
Chest backs are usually more accident-proof because they can be more securely fastened to your dog’s body and are less likely to break free.
The disadvantages of harness –
1、Hassle to put on
For more active, sensitive and easily agitated dogs, wearing a chest harness can be a hassle and usually takes more time than wearing a collar. In addition, most chest harnesses do not have a suitable place to hang the dog’s name tag/loss prevention tag, which is also a small flaw.
The advantages of collar –
1、Easy to put on and take off
Collar is a convenient and efficient choice for everyday dog walking, directly from the head set in it can travel, out and back to take off is also very convenient.
2、the collar is convenient to hang the tag / ID
Collar usually comes with a metal ring, in which you can attach your pet’s ID tag and address or phone number, in case your dog gets lost.
3、decorative
A good-looking collar can become an accessory for your pet, just like a necklace, to add value to your pet’s face.
The disadvantages of collar –
1、relatively unsafe
Dogs with glaucoma, a history of eye protrusion, neck injuries or spinal deformities and other health problems, this type of health problems of the dog to avoid using the collar, otherwise it will aggravate or affect health.
2、on the burst of the dog is not healthy
If your dog is constantly pulling on their collar, they may hurt themselves or reduce the airflow they get. “All collars, when tied around the neck, pull on the trachea and the vertebrae in the neck. Excessive pulling may reduce the airflow into the dog or create pain by putting pressure on the pet’s vertebrae.”
Breeds not suitable for collars –
Toy dogs such as Chihuahuas, Maltese, Yorkshire, toy poodles, etc;
Short cranial dogs such as Pugs, Boston Terriers, Pit Bulls, etc.
