Patent ID: 6085694
Filing Date: 2000-07-11
Classification: A01K,Y10S

Abstract:
A strain reducing dog harness which is attachable to a leash for a dog having a body including a neck, a chest, a back, and respective left and right forelegs, foreleg pits, and sides, the harness comprising:a single strap including a movable member disposed relative to said strap to define a single body loop of variable size when mounted on the dog, said strap being sized and arranged such that when mounted on the dog, said movable member is disposed behind the dog's neck and said single body loop includes left and right strap portions which, beginning from the movable member, are extendable forwardly over the dog's respective left and right shoulders, downwardly over the chest, rearwardly under the respective left and right foreleg pits, upwardly behind the respective left and right forelegs and sides and over the dog's back to meet at a loop termination point behind the dog's shoulders and which is unconnected to any other portion of the harness, such that when the dog strains against a leash attached to the harness, a distributed pressure is applied, which pressure is generally backwards on the chest, upwards in foreleg pits and downwards on the back, to encourage the dog to relax to decrease the pressure.