Patent ID: 8807091

Claim:
A dog harness comprising: a harness body that has a first end and an opposing second end, the first end having a pair of first flaps, a first looped strap securely attached to one of the first flaps; a second looped strap securely attached to the other of the first flaps; a rear strap that is coupled to the second end of the harness body in such a manner that the rear strap is slidable in a lateral direction, the rear strap having a first end and an opposing second end; a first coupling member having an opening formed therein, wherein the first looped strap and the first end of the rear strap are attached to first coupling member by being passed through the opening; a second coupling member having an opening formed therein, wherein the second looped strap and the second end of the rear strap are attached to the second coupling member by being passed through the opening; a third looped strap securely attached to the first coupling member by being passed through the opening thereof, the third strap including a first part of a side release buckle; a fourth looped strap securely attached to the second coupling member by being passed through the opening thereof, the fourth strap including a second part of the side release buckle that interlockingly engages the first part; and a first ring captured by the third looped strap and a second ring captured by the fourth looped strap, each of the third and fourth straps for attachment to a leash; wherein the third looped strap has two discrete openings separate from one another, the first coupling member and the first part being received within one opening, while the first ring is received in the other opening, the fourth looped strap having two discrete openings separate from one another, the second coupling member and the second part being received within one opening, while the second ring is received in the other opening.