does this harness irritate short coated hair skin?, primarily on the under belly?
197024
There was some irritation in the beginning until it was properly adjusted. Now it works very well.
197025
The harness has not bothered my dog, and she now has two of the harnesses. However, while my dog's coat is short, it is also thick...thick in the sense that you have to work to see her skin. This answer might not have helped, but I wanted to give you an accurate answer.
197026
our dog is an Irish Setter (their fur isn't short, but it is thin) and it doesn't seem to bother her
197027
It's been good on the 2 hounds that I got it for - big thing is to readjust regularly - so that it is snug and doesn't get loose enough to rub, but is tight enough to be secure. Good luck.
197028
It could depending on dog's body structure and where harness fits on the dog. My dog has a barrel chest and some harnesses hit her right in the crook of her front leg and if it is tight it will run.
467098
Me too - but mine is short and I haven't had that issue. Hopefully somebody with longer hair will know for sure.
563336
i removed some hairs on my chinny-chin-chin and had no problem. i can't speak for any other parts of my face. my skin isn't terribly sensitive, but i had a great experience all around with MOOM. good luck.
1316881
I don't want mine to, so the conection to her harness is short. You could adjust it so they could I guess.
2055282
I have not had a problem with that at all. Practically no hair on the Velcro, and I have a long-hair cat. Hope I helped :-)
1657262
My cat has short hair but personally, I wouldn't recommend trimming the hair: the prongs are approx 1/2" long and end up against the cats throat because of the weight. To me, it would be especially uncomfortable on bare skin even when turned off, or nowhere near the device.
672033
This is a trimmer, and not a razor, so don't expect close shaves! Depending on the length that you cut your hair, you may experience some itchiness. Take your time down there!
2237372
I am a 2X and the straps may be long enough but they dig in and irritate the skin. You'll either need to put something between your skin and the strap, or look for another brace. Works well except for the irritation.
367903
I use this harness on a Cockapoo...he has curly hair like a poodle. I usually keep him well-trimmed. However, when he does get wooly, I notice some hair does get caught in the buckle - otherwise, the harness itself does not cause any matting problems at all.
1325313
I purchased S/M but did not use it; my long hair cat wouldn't tolerate the very strong velcro closing which caught a lot of hair as we closed velcro straps, then when removing it, the force needed to actually pull the straps apart made it very difficult to comfortably remove. We purchased the standard harness; no problem.
1006626
As long as ur using the gard, flat on the skin so lenght will b even. It seems easiest to go against direction the hair grows, so up.
2274840
I have a dog who has to wear a collar long term. I use the Comfy cone collar. I use it with his regular collar. My dog is hairless and the Comfy Cone does not cause skin irritation.
375348
sorry it took so long to respond. I don't have long hair but i don't have any issues with the velcro. If you keep it loose then i don't see why you would have issues on back or side. Most important for me is that its comfortable and doesn't cover your nose. Honestly though, my favorite one so far is from REI.
1783374
Our Zuchon (Shit zu and Bichon) has long hair that mats easily. This harness is not only kind to her little body, but it does not cause the hair to knot like other harnesses. This is the only harness that we will use.
2149363
Yes one side is soft (the loop side) the hook side would be irritating. So as long as the loop side only contacts the skin it should not be a problem.
569998
Both of my dogs are short hair dachshunds, but I know they mention in the brochure that you may have to trim the fur on thick or long hair so that the sensor on the throat makes contact. I can attest to the importance of the sensor making contact sufficiently, otherwise the collar won't work properly. Hope that helps...good luck.
2055281
If you have a medium to long haired cat it may be a challenge. It pulls the belly hairs if you're not careful. I wish the holster fastened on top (back) of the kitty but you have to attach it underneath the belly. Once in place the holster is very secure.