I met my dog Irwin very close to the 45 parallel, in northeastern Vermont (The North East Kingdom) but he was from Montreal. He is a mixed breed of hunting dog and mountain (sled) dog. He pulls against any collar, harness or contraption by nature and seems, by all accounts to enjoy it. Recently we have immigrated south to Los Angeles, where the warm climate in summer makes his long double coat and big paws and head hot and tired.
A few unfortunate encounters with hot concrete, glass and asphalt has led me to use the urban skateboard sled harness in the late evening and at night with lights. I have spent many hours, researching, using, seeking out and building different collars and harnesses. After a few different designs, I feel somewhat comfortable with the current incarnation of two weight lifting belts riveted together with copper studs and two goat reins.
