Patent ID: 7281363

Claim:
A service dog harness, comprising: a base member having an underside and a top side, a front end and a back end, and a left side and a right side, the base member having a rigid platform covering a portion of the top side of the base member for providing a substantially horizontal planar surface above a dog's back, and the base member having a soft padded surface covering substantially all of said underside thereof; a collar strap assembly attached to the front end of said base member, said collar strap assembly being adjustable to fit about a dog's lower neck and chest in front of the dog's forelegs; a ventral strap having a forward end connected to the collar strap assembly and a rearward end; and a trunk strap assembly connected to the rearward end of the ventral strap and to the left and right sides of the base member, said trunk strap assembly being adjustable to fit about a dog's trunk behind the dog's forelegs; wherein at least a portion of said rigid platform is covered by a hook or joop type fastening material for attaching a carrying pack to the harness; and further comprising a carrying pack having right and left saddle bags connected by a center panel, said center panel being adapted to substantially cover the planar surface created by the rigid platform, said center panel having a hook or loop type fastening material on an underside thereof for mating with the hook or loop type fastening material on the top side of the base member.