Collar vs. Harness

[bkitchen0406]

My dog will not poop if he has his harness on. Even if it is very loose he will not. I had a bunch of messes in my house a few days ago. I went to a collar and he has been perfect sense then. He doesn't walk perfect on it, but I use a retractable lead so his neck doesn't get jerked. I only use a retractable lead and collar when he goes to the bathroom. For walks I use a harness and a short lead.

[Roland]

That is exactly what we need to do too. It does work out well though, while this is not fool proof, when we don't want him to poop during a walk (like a pleasure walk though town, or down the boardwalk) we use the training harness (the pull-stop type) it also gives us better control; but for "business" walks we use the retractable.