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Our Pets Lift-N-Aid Mobility Harness - Medium | 
 enlarge | Brand: Our Pets
Category: Pet Products
List Price: $19.99
Buy New: $19.00
You Save: $0.99 (5%)
New (3) from $19.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 35428
Media: Misc.
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 9.4 x 6.1 x 1.7
MPN: FDSGEPS640536500201
Model: MP-50020
UPC: 640536500201
EAN: 0640536500201
ASIN: B0009YUE80
Release Date: April 16, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: opened top of packaging but harness was too small for my dog.
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| Features:
| • | EASY MANEUVERABILITY | | • | WASHABLE | | • | FITS 55-80LB DOGS | | • | MADE OF COTTON |
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Product Description
PET ZONE LIFT N AID MOBILITY HARNESS MD Pet Zone Life-n-Aid Dog Mobility Harness Large With age and certain illnesses, some dogs lose the ability to move like they once did. Lift-n-Aid allows you to maneuver larger dogs without lifting the entire weight o
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| Customer Reviews:
 Bunches up, lifts by the ribcage January 8, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I'm pretty surprised at how poor this product is, given that the design appears to be well thought out.
To make things clear, my dog is a female Malinois, similar to the GSD shown in the picture, but significantly smaller and lighter. She is 60 pounds, at the lower end of the weight range specified for a "medium" harness. The harness fits her quite well, except...
There are two fundamental problems:
1. It tends to bunch up at the front of the dog's chest. When my dog feels this, she pulls backwards, which just makes the problem worse. The only way to avoid this is to tighten all the straps to the point that the dog can barely breathe--not an acceptable solution. The harness needs some sort of stiffening ribs along the sides to prevent or at least reduce this problem, perhaps like the kind featured in daypacks.
2. It lifts by the ribcage. When you use a towel, you distribute the dog's weight fairly evenly along the torso. Not so with this harness. Given my dog's tendency to try to drop down as soon as I lift up (even very gently), it is hard to avoid a "groaning beanbag" situation. It needs to be much longer, like a towel, and lift along most or all of the body.
On the positive side, it has a number of snaps for the straps, which makes it reasonably easy to put it on the dog and take it off. All of the straps can be adjusted for length. It is well-sewn and sturdy. It stays on the dog, unlike a back-end harness I tried first.
My dog doesn't seem to mind wearing it at all. But she seems both uncomfortable and unhappy when I try to use it for its intended purpose, even with a feather touch. I'd really like it to work, and it almost does. But not quite. And no amount of training will work around the design problems. Honestly, I think either a standard harness (which lifts around the front legs and pectoral muscles rather than the ribcage) or a plain old towel works better.
 Great Harness for Senior Canine July 25, 2006
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
My dog is 16 years old and has trouble getting up sometimes, this harness has given back her dignity. We can help her up and have more control than trying to pick her up in our arms. It is fully washable and she wears it almost all the time. She loves her blue harness and doesn't like when its taken off. For a very affordable price you get something that saves your back and arms. Sometimes the buckle snaps across the back come undone but easily fixable. Can put harness on even if dog can't get up to let you.
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