Why get a leather harness for your puppy right away?
As a puppy, the dog learns a lot, such as not pulling on the leash. If you teach this with a collar or the wrong harness, you will strain the wrong muscles. The puppy is not yet fully grown, so it is very important to train with a harness right from the nest. And then it is also important that this is a perfectly fitting harness and one that allows the dog complete freedom of movement.
This is the case with the leather Y harnesses that I make by hand in my studio in Alblasserdam. Completely to the measurements of your dog so that it fits perfectly. In this video you can see how to measure your dog so that you can measure your puppy yourself. Do you find that exciting and would you like to try it on first? Then book a measuring session and then we will look at this.
What size should I choose for my puppy?
Anyway, point 1 is to always measure first. Now I can understand that you would prefer to have your harness at home when you pick up your dog. Since I have had 3 litters of Australian Labradoodles myself, I now know approximately what size your puppy needs.
Is your puppy up to 3 kilos when he or she comes home? Then you need an S. Is your dog up to 5 kilos then he/she needs an M. With these sizes the puppies can go a long way. If you are unsure which size you need, send me a message via the chat on the webshop.
What about the fact that my puppy is still going to grow?
Your dog will grow the most in the first 9 months or so. Suppose you buy a leather harness when he/she leaves the nest at 8 weeks, you can use the harness for about half a year. After that I can make a harness 'forever'. This would then be a custom harness , because I then make sure that the harness is maximally adjustable, so that the harness still fits in the last months of growth.
A maximum adjustable harness means that it is at its smallest position when you receive it and that it can therefore still be adjusted considerably at the belly, neck and front legs.
Do you want a perfectly fitting harness for your pup? And one that loads him in the right way? Then check out our leather harnesses that are in the webshop.