Where to find stylish harnesses and gear for giant dog breeds?
Most mainstream pet brands consider Labradors to be large dogs, leaving giant breed owners with regional options that lack style or fail to fit properly. Poorly proportioned harnesses bunch up and dig into a dog's armpits, forcing owners to cycle through dozens of products without finding functional gear.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1Checking german hunting gear shops for rain coats
- 2Buying leashes and collars from a small company in poland that makes them from climbing rope
- 3Looking for shops in the United States
- 4Trying harnesses that don't go completely around the torso and focus only on the front legs
- 5Buying larger sizes like XL or XXL and adjusting them to be tighter
- 6Trying numerous different brands and styles over the years
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“I am looking for new and a little bit more stylish equipment for my big Newfoundland dog Bob, however i only find shops in the states but nothing from Europe.”source ↗
“ah finding good stuff for big dogs here in europe can be tricky, most brands think a labrador is a large dog lol”source ↗
“i got a cane corso with similar problem”source ↗
“harnesses will bunch up at where her dog armpits are behind her front legs, and I haven’t found one that doesn’t.”source ↗
“The entire thing digs up into her front legs and she stops on walks and itches the harness area with her foot every 5 seconds.”source ↗
“I’ve probably tried on 50 different harnesses over the years, and nothing fits her right.”source ↗
Where this came up
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