I'm thinking of trying my little frenchie in a harness, currently walk in a collar but i dont think he's done a huge amount of lead work & pulls like a trooper when exited, i've never walked anything in a harness before i thought it might be a bit more comfortable for him, how do you know what the correct size is? as he's not small small - medium small LOL. We have started traing classes!

harness i suggest. it is much softer on the neck...and my pup accepts it whereas hates the feel of a collar. it is easier to manage the dog also if it pulls

Harnesses are much better, especially for short nose breeds that pull as less pressure on their neck area. Many pet superstores allow you take the dog in and try on the different ones. Well they let me :)

Definitely a harness :)

I have tried loads - some sit too close under the armpits and rub, so check the fit and also the stiffness of the webbing. You could always get a super made to measure leather harness if your frenchie has finished growing.

I use the soft Puppia harness for my boy - he was a consummate puller, but with the soft harness and a longer lead, he is now perfect! He also suffers from sore armpits at times and the harness doesn't rub at all.

You might think the soft harness is too frail for a frenchie, but my boy is very slightly over standard and is a real bulldozer, but this one is strong enough and works well for us - I bought him the black flame one from elmo's wardrobe. You can see him wearing it in my pics. I'm so impressed with it, I'm just about to buy the pink flame for our new little girl! :)

Three measurements are taken - neck girth, body girth and body belt - Pierre wears an XL

Before this, I used a figure of 8 'stop pulling' harness , the Lupi harness, on Louis - an excellent 'grow with your dog harness,very nice looking, not cumbersome at all and very kind on your dog's body, but it never worked until I realised that getting a longer lead was the thing that was needed. Maybe frenchies are a little too independent and inquisitive to want to walk to heel....or maybe it's just mine LOL

You'll also find that they walk quite differently when you use a fine 3-5 mm show set!

I rehomed a Mini Schnauzer a month ago who pulls like a train on the lead and who refused to walk properly on a loose lead. I have had my other dogs since pups and none of them pull - it's one of the few things I have managed to train them to do!

I got a harness at the weekend and it's brilliant.....no more pulling and walks are a lot more enjoyable now