Ruff Riders Roadie Canine Vehicle Safety and Training Harness - Size Large

This would be a great harness, but for two things. Sizing adjustability and the non-detachable tether. As for sizing adjustability, it does run small and this would MUCH BETTER fit a broad chested dog (ie: rounder dog) than my female German Shepherd Dog with a deep, narrow chest and shape. It will not properly fit a dog with a small waist, such as my female GSD or a greyhound. There is not much fit adjustment, it either fits or doesn't. A different size wouldn't help. In addition, due to the construction, if you have a dog with pointy ears, such as a GSD, you either have to severely flex and flatten their ears or darn near break their front legs to slip this on. This needs a way to open it up more to get it on them. It's tightly over the head or tightly pull the legs through. Neither one my dog enjoyed and neither did I and it was very difficult. Folding a dog's pointy ears repeatedly in this manner could lead to ear hematomas. The tether is not removable and is much too short for a large dog. If it could be removed, I could have put a longer one on. Also, it is dangling around when you wish to let the dog in or out of the vehicle, potentially snagging your dog on the way in or out and injuring them. The good thing was, it is made very sturdy. I do believe it might really hold a dog in a big crash, PROVIDED it fit your dog properly. It did not fit mine.

I love the Ruff Rider car harnesses but this new design is incredibly difficult to put on and remove, especially if you have a dog with arthritic knees. The dog has to lift each front leg to step into the harness and removing it seems extremely uncomfortable. You have to push your poor dog's head down to the floor to slip the harness off. My 10-year-old lab hates it and runs the other way when she sees me come towards her with it.

Their previous design (with a buckle under the tummy) was much better.

Unfortunately, we need to find another harness.

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Love the harness, once you get the hang of harnessing and unharnessing without built in quick clips. Heavy duty with skydiving style stitching and harness build quality. Gives me a sense of security and safety for our much loved 100 + lbs. lab mix.

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I used this for exactly one day. The biggest issues are that it is difficult to get on, uncomfortable for the dog once on, and the durability is lacking.

I had assumed that it had a nylon clip either at the chest or back area, so that you could slip the neck portion over the dog's head, and then simply click the strap together behind the dog's front legs. Instead, you actually have to step the dog's front legs through the straps, one at a time. This is neither quick nor fun when leaning over the side of a Jeep's bed. I can only imagine how difficult this would be in the confined space of a car's rear seating area. For the record, my dog is very, very calm. The kind of dog that just looks mournful when the vet takes his temperature, and doesn't move. He dutifully allowed me to put it on him, but it's an arduous process, nonetheless. If your dog is anything less than absolutely calm, you will have a tough time with this.

Due to how long it took to get this contraption on my dog, I opted to leave it on him as I ran my errands around town, and use it as a harness collar for his leash. Big mistake. He hated it. And that's saying something for a dog that tolerates a thermometer in an uncomfortable place. I turned my back to pay for something at a register, and he took that brief opportunity to chew right through one of the main straps. Which, upon closer inspection, is made of a soft, loose-weave nylon, not at all tough and durable tight-weave nylon generally used for seatbelts or climbing harnesses.

So around four hours in, this was a pricy experiment that went wrong. If I were to redesign it, I'd put a nylon or metal clip so that it could easily be slipped on and off a dog, and I'd construct it from much tougher, thicker nylon. The comfort factor wouldn't be such a big deal if it was easy to take off, meaning it was only worn when the dog was in the car...

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I bought this for my 18 month old, 104 lb, bullmastiff puppy. I was going to buy the Xtra Large, but she measured right in the middle of the "Large" size based on the web-sites instructions: 25" around her neck and 35" around her torso right behind her front legs. It does fit, but snugly. I can't imagine a dog any larger being comfortable in it. She seems comfortable enough, but I do worry that it might chafe if worn for a long time. Unlike other reviewers, I did not find it too difficult to figure out how to put it on her, head first, but getting the second leg in is a bit of a struggle and if your dog is not co-operative you both might find it frustrating.

I have only used it once in the car so far. Because I have three other large dogs, the "puppy" has to sit in the front passenger seat and I wanted to be sure that she wouldn't be thrown, or throw herself in the case of an accident or distraction. The tether seems a bit short, but I am not sure I have the best adjustment on the seat belt. Bullmastiffs have a tendency to push back when you try to move them and so it was hard to maneuver her into the best position to attach it to the belt. Still a work in progress. I worry about the air bag, so eventually she will be moved to the back and I think the seat belt will be easier to adjust there.

The good points: It is extremely well made and I have no doubt it would hold her in case of an accident. Also, the larger sizes have a cross piece at the breast, the purpose of which is not clear, but it does make it easier to orient the straps when you are putting it on the dog. I can see how it could be confusing in the smaller sizes that lack the cross strap.

I would definitely recommend this to secure a dog in the car, especially if you can figure out the right size and have a cooperative dog. But absolutely go up a size if your measurements are above the mid-point for any size.

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