How To Choose The Best Harness For Your Dog!

Harness vs Collars

Collars can be easy to use as you can have them placed on your dog at all times but it can cause unnecessary stress on your dog’s neck, especially for little dogs and puppies, it can lead to health problems such as a collapsed trachea.

There are also digital ID collars that can be extremely beneficial to you if your dog ever wanders off. If you own a digital ID collar, it is best recommended to switch to a harness when taking your dog out on a walk.

Using a dog harness instead of a collar also makes it easier to control and manage your dog.

They offer better control on a busy street/crowd and also helps reduce the strain on their back and necks as the harness disperses the pressure over a larger area of the body.

Benefits of Dog Harnesses

Dog harnesses are a great training tool for your puppies that haven’t learned to walk on a leash.

A Harness can help prevent your pup from getting tangled and ultimately hurting themselves.

Harnesses are also great for dogs that love pulling on the leash due to their stability.

Not only does it remove strain and stress from the neck and back, but it also discourages your dog from pulling.

When wearing a collar, your dog will think that pulling and tugging on the leash is working because they are moving forward.

The harnesses on the other hand redirect them instead of moving them forward. This removes their need to tug as pulling on the leash won’t get them anywhere.

Dogs that need help standing after lying down or sitting can also benefit from the harness.

You can pull them up gently without causing them any discomfort or pain that they might feel if using a collar.


Finally, harnesses are much more secure than the collar. A lot of dogs can wriggle their way out of a collar but it will be much harder or even impossible to do so with a harness.

Check out this video on how to measure your dog to help them fit on your dog perfectly.

Different Types of Dog Harness

There are many different types of dog harnesses. Choosing the right one all depends on whether or not your dog is comfortable.

Features to Look For Your Dog's Harness

When choosing your dog harness, there are a few key features to look out for to make sure you have the best harness in your hands.

Harnesses that come with front hooks will discourage your dog from pulling and tugging on the leash.

This is because harnesses that come with a front clip are designed to rotate your dog's body to the side if they were to tug.

Our Good Vibrations harness includes this feature and will reduce stress and pressure on your dog’s neck and back!

Is the harness easy to put on and take off? Most people don't like to overcomplicate things, so why make putting on a harness any more complicated?

The Zippy Peasy Harness from the Merci Collective store does just that!


Check and find out what material was used to make the harness.

Dogs can have allergies to different materials which can cause an allergic reaction to their skin.

Some dogs are allergic to Nylon so many dog parents opt-in on leather harnesses while others with a more eco-friendly mindset might choose cactus leather as an alternative material to buy.

Lastly, pick a harness that looks good! Does the harness match you and your furry little friend’s style?
Remember, when you look good, you feel good!

When Should I Not Use a Harness?

Some harnesses just simply aren’t made right.

Harnesses that aren’t made right will restrict your dog's movement and may even put pressure on your dog’s shoulder which can ultimately end up injuring your dog.

Always make sure you are buying from a trusted seller!