Harness Fitting - How to properly fit a X-back harness on your dog

I see a lot of people on social media wondering if the harness they just received is a good fit for their dog. Today I wanted to show you how the harness is supposed to look like when it is a good fit, and what signs to look for when the harness is too big or too small.
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[@naterouillard3965]

Thank you so much for posting this, can’t begin to tell you how helpful it was. It’s been hard for me to find good info on harness fit and you covered everything, even explaining the reasons a certain fit is good or bad. So appreciated. Your English is also really good! Thanks again.

[@ellerybice3787]

I went to Nahak's websight, their dog measuring directions alone tell me that these people are very competent in their field of expertise. No other "on line" harness sellers have such through directions. Your english is very good, I understood all your words. And your figure is nice as well. Thank you for this solid information. 🚴🏼🚴🏼🚴🏼

[@PatsyHillyer-hy3ud]

OMG, sooo helpful. Thank you so much!!! Just getting into the sport and had no idea how to measure on my dog so it didn't chaff him and fit well. We've got the ground work going, he knows, whoa, leave it, gee, ha, let's go. We are ready to put it into action. Your videos are so informative!!!! Thanks again.

[@retireddac]

This is a great video. We bring our Great Pyrenees mixes skijoring and we always have to get custom harnesses because they are not standard sizes. This video really helps. Thanks

[@henrietteandreassen1879]

Thank you!!! Just bought an x cross harness, but I see now that it's probably too big as it goes in between her back leg and stomach, just like you showed!

[@TeamRunningHusky]

I’m glad it helped!

[@MichelleLord]

Great video!!! The instructions are so clear and the editing is fantastic! Also great job modelling, Luna and Bolt :)

[@TeamRunningHusky]

Michelle Lord thank you so much, your comments mean a lot to me! I’m glad you liked it :)

[@kicksleddogscallofthewild5158]

I am getting that style of harness soon. This was very helpful.

[@TeamRunningHusky]

I’m glad it helped!

[@darrenpinard1658]

Great Video, ordered the right Nahak because of this. Would love to see a video about attaching the back to the lead.

[@TeamRunningHusky]

Thank you, I’m glad to hear it helped! What do you mean with attaching the back to the lead?

[@darrenpinard1658]

@@TeamRunningHusky Sorry just the way you attach this harness to the leash. It came with a single rope with knots, if that enough to hold the dog? I noticed you may have reinforced it with another rope? Cheers

[@TeamRunningHusky]

@@darrenpinard1658 no it’s just that some sizes come with just one rope, some come with 2 ropes. I think maybe the sizes-long like small-long, medium-long, large-long come with 2 ropes to differentiate them from the regular sizes (but I might be mistaken and it might be the opposite). But don’t worry, the one rope is fine. You just clip your bungee line to that rope. Always check your gear before going on a run obviously, if you see the knot is coming loose you should fix it before riding, but I’ve never had that problem with any of the harnesses we’ve had. Hope that answer your question!

[@jacquelynbrown3137]

Thank you for posting this the problem I'm having is that I'm getting a rub in the Armpit but only on the outside because I have two dogs so the harness apparently is getting pulled to one side a little and rubbing the armpit of the outside leg and I'm not sure how to correct that

[@nahak7884]

Une excellente vidéo très complète et instructive ! Good job =)

[@TeamRunningHusky]

Nahak Sports Merci! :)

[@cowwhisperer]

Thank you! Very helpful!

[@sara-janelavoie733]

Très bonne vidéo! Les instructions sont claires et faciles a comprendre même pour des personnes qui débutent dans ce domaine! Si jamais vous avez d'autres vidéo explicatives sur les sports canins, je serais intéressée! Je trouve qu'il manque beaucoup de se genre de vidéo sur la plateforme!

[@TeamRunningHusky]

Sara-jane Lavoie merci beaucoup pour ces gentils commentaires! Ça fait plaisir de savoir que ce genre de vidéo plait. Je vais réfléchir à plus de vidéos de ce type :)

[@cindybryan9467]

What’s the best black to find bikejoring harness for my red heeled, I’m going to wait till he is 12 months, 7 at moment and in training but measurements all over the place, was thinking free motion any other suggestions, 1st timer obviously. Any feed back needed, Thanks

[@katigibler9718]

Thank you. That was excellent

[@TeamRunningHusky]

Glad it helped!

[@보더콜리.에렌]

BTS 한국입니다. 저의 보더콜리 에렌이도 곧 Bikejoring 하려고요.~!! 영상 보고 많은 도움이 됐습니다. 감사합니다.!!!!^^

[@annikanovakowski7885]

Really informative video! Thank you. Just wondering what brand the harnesses are? Couldn't quite catch it in the video.

[@TeamRunningHusky]

We got all our gear from Nahak Sports which is a Canadian company. We have been using them for 3 years and loving our gear from this company!

[@annikanovakowski7885]

@@TeamRunningHusky Thank you!

[@corinaodin]

How will a dogs conformation influence this? Should for instance a sighthound with a more curved topline still have the harness end at the tail? And what about the X on top? This should not put pressure on the dog's back, right?

[@TeamRunningHusky]

This video is very generic and I don’t have any expertise in specific breeds and conformation. Some dogs won’t fit a Xback harness and need a different shape of harness, like a split chest harness or a H back harness, or some would fit better with a half harness. I would recommend reaching out to a harness manufacturer and asking them your question, they will be better suited to answer these questions and confirm if this should fit your dog. You can even send them a photo of your dog if that helps them answer your question about conformation.

[@budiman5089]

Brpa harganya

[@gritsteel3225]

Where did you purchase your harness from?

[@TeamRunningHusky]

Our harnesses are from Nahak Sports!

[@gritsteel3225]

@@TeamRunningHusky Thanks heaps, keep the videos coming 🌹

[@edmondsstephen1531]

Where are you guys located ?