Front-clip harnesses, where the leash attaches to a ring in front of the dog's chest instead of behind their shoulders, have become popular training aids in the last few years. They discourage pulling by changing the angle and direction of leash attachment so that the dog has minimal leverage when moving forward. When the dog pulls forward, the harness uses that force to turn the sideways or back toward the handler.
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| Photo by Erin Koski |
The current front-clip harness lineup includes the
Premier EasyWalk, the
Freedom harness by 2 Hounds Design, the
SENSE-ation harness by Souftouch Concepts, the
Walk Your Dog with Love harness. the
Walk-in-Sync harness, the
Walk Right harness, the
Halti harness, the
Lupine No-Pull Harness, and probably a few that I haven't heard about yet.
What do all of these harnesses have in common? They each have a ring in the front where a leash can be attached. Know what else has a ring in the front? A
Roman-style harness. Mesh and vest-style harnesses don't normally have a front ring, but plain old
walking harnesses tend to have one where the straps on either side of the neck meet the strap that goes between the front legs.
Normally the leash would attach to the D-ring at the back of this harness, but it can also attach to the O-ring at the front. Ta-da, it's now a front-clip harness.
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