{"product_id":"dachshund-y-harness","title":"Doxie Harness","description":"\u003cp\u003eReturned a harness or three that fit almost? It was the small-dog template, not your dachshund. A dachshund is a deep chest, a narrow waist and a long back, so the Doxie Harness is sized by the chest, in four dachshund sizes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd on a walk, everything your dachshund pulls lands somewhere. A collar concentrates that force on the neck; the Doxie Harness spreads it across the chest. A board-certified veterinary neurologist answering dachshund owners on Dodgerslist gives the rule for walks: a harness, no neck leads. Keep the collar for tags.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHeard the myth?\u003c\/em\u003e “Harnesses strain the back more than collars.” On a collar, the pull lands on the neck: in a 2020 \u003cem\u003eVeterinary Record\u003c\/em\u003e lab test, no collar tested kept neck pressure low enough when the lead was pulled. \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/journal\/how-to-choose-a-dachshund-harness\"\u003eHow to choose a harness for a dachshund\u003c\/a\u003e walks through the two measurements, the between-sizes rule and the five fit failures that only show up after a week.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Doxie Guard","offers":[{"title":"XS Mini","offer_id":49085261480186,"sku":"DG-HARNESS-XS","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"S Tweenie","offer_id":49765193384186,"sku":"DG-HARNESS-S","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"M Standard","offer_id":49765193416954,"sku":"DG-HARNESS-M","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"L Large","offer_id":49765193449722,"sku":"DG-HARNESS-L","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0802\/5994\/0602\/files\/07-fit-on-the-dog.png?v=1790004715","url":"https:\/\/getdoxieguard.com\/products\/dachshund-y-harness","provider":"Doxie Guard","version":"1.0","type":"link"}