Patent ID: 7387087

Claim:
An animal training apparatus, comprising: a. a forechest strap for positioning across a forechest of an animal across its shoulders; b. a back strap for positioning across a back of the animal at or behind its shoulders; c. a girth strap for positioning across a girth of the animal behind the front legs on an underside thereof, wherein respective opposite ends of the forechest strap, the back strap, and the girth strap are connected together on each side of the two sides of the animal and the straps are of such relative length so as to place the two side connections at or behind the shoulders of the animal; and d. a leash connector attached to an intermediate position of the forechest strap for applying a rotational force to the shoulders of the animal when the animal moves forwards of a handler and pulls on the leash connector, wherein the forechest strap is comprised of a left strap and a right strap connected by the leash connector.