Voyager Step-in Flex Adjustable Dog Harness - Red, Medium

I'm back on here to buy another one, and thought I would address a comment I saw when I was reading reviews before purchasing it the first time. I've had this harness about a month. I got a size medium for my then-5mo, 21-lb Lab/bully mix. The counter-surfing picture should give you an idea of her size and how the harness fits. She is now 6mo and about 27 lbs, and I'll still be ordering a medium. We will probably only need a large for her full growth is my guess. We switched to harness by day 3 of having her because she HATES the leash being on her collar. But our first harness frankly sucked. I got the most comfortable-seeming thing at the large pet store, but it still left a lot to be desired. It went over her head, which she tolerated but didn't exactly like. And it chafed enough that she scratched at it constantly. She appreciated that the leash clipped at her back, but otherwise she hated that other harness. And who can blame her? She has very short fur, so there's nothing to cushion a harness made to be so tough and sturdy that it's stiff and abrasive. But the few soft ones I saw at the pet store were more like a thick vest, and we live in a very hot area. THIS harness, she liked much better from the beginning. It's an excellent middle ground with being comfortable and soft enough to wear for long periods of time if desired but also sturdy enough that you know the strap will hold. My pup scratches it at occasionally but just a few swipes, not like it's seriously bothering her. She wears it anywhere except her crate, and since she's a puppy and therefore in constant training, she typically has her leash attached most of the time even inside the house too. It's comfortable enough that she doesn't complain. I saw comments before saying that the harness didn't have adjusters on both sides, making it lopsided if you cinch it in tightly. I can verify that at the very least, the red one that we got has four different adjusters, one each on the front-of-shoulder straps and one each on the sides of the chest strap. All the pictures appear to be the same, so I wonder if a) those reviewers got an older version or b) those reviewers got a faked version. Make sure the harness you get comes with the "Voyager" logo on a black ellipse with white letters like in the product pictures. If you do, then the adjustment is balanced and fine. Also see my second picture, shows the logo. I saw other reviews mentioning how their dog slipped out of it. Many dogs can get out of ANY harness given enough motivation, so I don't consider that a con. I will say that YES, my puppy has gotten out of this harness a couple of times. Both not on my watch, it was other family members watching her. I have since trained those family members what to do and she's not managed to do anymore Houdini stunts. What to do if your dog starts pulling: 1. AVOID: First, be alert in the first place for the kinds of things that might excite/scare your dog enough that they want to get away. If you're alert enough, you should avoid putting your dog in that situation. 2. STEP TOWARDS: As they start to back away from you, attempting to squirm out of the harness, DO NOT jerk the leash to try to pull them toward you. All you're doing is HELPING them get out of the harness by providing the counter-force they need to squirm free. YOU will actually be the one to pull the harness over your dog's head. Instead, take steps TOWARDS your dog as they're trying to back up out of the harness. 3. SHORTEN LEASH: Take in all the slack in your leash. I use the thick nylon strap kind, so I just go hand-over-hand a couple of times like I'm hauling in a sailing rope, and I'm caught up to the dog already and she has no slack left. 4. PULL UP: Apply gentle pressure upward. I don't mean try to jerk your dog off their front feet. Just make sure that you're keeping the angle of the leash upward until you can get your dog safely away from whatever caused them to want to escape the harness in the first place. In order to squirm out of a harness, a dog needs you to hold the leash at a relatively shallow angle and preferably also help them pull it over their head. By doing the above steps, you're making it so that they are forced to be at your side and with the leash pointed upward. This will give you enough control over your dog to help you guide them away from the exciting or stressful situation. If you do have a situation where the dog managed to squirm out, you should of course go back and make sure you've got the sizing adjusted correctly. But there's a trade-off with making sure it's tight enough to be secure but not so tight it becomes uncomfortable. So again you're going to land back at needing to know how to prevent your dog from squirming out. Another nice feature about this harness is that there are two metal D-rings to clip the leash onto at the shoulder blades, which means that ultimately the metal rings + the metal leash clip are what is securing the harness shut if the dog starts pulling, so the harness itself can't fail and break open at the plastic clasp. Now, FYI, you should know that the reason I'm back to get another one isn't because I smartly planned ahead and decided to get a second so I could sometimes wash one while she's wearing the other-- though that would be smart. It's actually because she took a bite out of hers. No fault of the harness. It was all my fault for not watching her. I had just taken it off and we were sitting on the couch, me zoned out, and I didn't realize what she was gnawing on until it had a bite missing out of it. We're still able to use it, but I'm getting a replacement nonetheless. Sturdiness is a trade-off for the softness. I'm fine with that. Especially since this harness is less than half what that first uncomfortable one cost us!! This is the one for us.

I got a size L for my 40lb boxer mix, and it fits wonderfully! She’s very squat and barrel-chested (and has admittedly gained some weight during Covid quarantine), and it’s usually very hard to find a harness that fits her securely that is also comfortable for her to wear. This was easy for her to step into, and it seems to have a pretty wide range of adjustment for different shaped dogs. She can’t slip out of it, and it doesn’t cut in to her like all of her past harnesses did. She seems far more comfortable, secure, and easy to keep in control. I see some negative reviews stating that you can only adjust one side. I almost didn’t buy this because of those reviews - however, the strap in question easily slips through the padded portion of the harness, so it easily evens out no matter how much you need to adjust! Unsure why folks thought this was an issue, but I would definitely recommend this harness! Note - in her picture, it may look like it’s cutting into her neck fat, but I assure you she just has an extraordinary amount of skin and she always looks like that :)

On our second one because my stinker dog got ahold and chewed up the first one. He’s our first black dog, and we learned pretty quickly that he’s invisible at night. He thinks it’s a party trick… it’s given us a few heart attacks. This one has been able to be adjusted from when he was a puppy up until full grown, roughly 20lbs of growth. The reflector is why we bought it, but he looks cool in red.

It's very adjustable and fits very well. My dog prefers this one because it doesn't push up into his "armpits" Unfortunately, as a one handed owner. I find it nearly impossible to put on him by myself. He doesn't want to step into the leg holes and I can't quite stretch and hold both sides over his back to latch them. I have to hold part of it in my mouth pull it, and hold it at just the right angle to snap the latch together. What took me less than a minute with his old harness cam take 5 to 15 minutes wit this one.

Good and comfortable fit

I liked the product, but size XS didn't fit my 6# toy poodle. An XXS might have worked, but there isn't such a thing in this brand.

I bought four of these harnesses bc the price was right and I know the voyager brand pretty well. It’s a staple brand here in NYC. I foster dogs and help out at local rescues so I needed a large variety of harnesses. The colors are nice, look clean and true to the photos. Personally, I like the blue and red. These harnesses are the best kind to get on a dog, even the craziest puppies. They just put their two front paws in the holes and clip on the back. Boom. Ready to go. I also like this version versus slipping over the head bc some dogs do not like being reached over. They are soft and squishy with mesh so it’s a breathable fabric that I’m comfortable walking dogs in the summer months (not on hot pavement though!!!!). It’s got some sort of reflective threading on the strappy parts, which should be helpful for visibility at night. The sizes are standard throughout the harness world but adjustable in different spots for dogs who are rotund or svelte, tall or short. My 10lb Papillion fits the XS, a foster bichon mix ~18lbs fits the small, my neighbors mix of who-knows-what ~35lbs (he’s got a deep chest) fits the med and the large fits my pit, who is roughly -40lbs. Here's Pickles in the xs red!

It is perfect

sehr, sehr gut... wir hatten bislang das Geschirr von Anione, welches es nicht mehr gibt. Deshalb waren wir auf der Suche nach einem artähnlichen Geschirr, was gar nicht so einfach war. Uns waren wichtig, dass es nicht ringsum Mash-Material ist, wegen verfilzen der Haare, und, dass es eine Schnell-Einstieg-Variante ist, also nicht über den Kopf zu ziehen und vorallem fanden wir den Verschluß mit zwei Metall-Ringen gut gelöst. Dieser Verschluß jetzt bei dem Voyager ist sogar noch besser, ebenso einfach, aber tatsächlich viel stabiler und auch das Geschirr ansich ist mehr gepolstert und gefühlt einiges hochwertiger. Deshalb von uns glatte 5 Sterne... nun haben wir ein tolles Nachfolgerprodukt für unseren 6 Jahre alten Bolonka mit 5,2 kg gefunden (bei Anione stand immer Größe 32-46cm, deshalb haben wir hier Größe S genommen und passt perfekt) Wir sind glücklich und zufrieden und jetzt werden gleich noch weitere Farben bestellen :-)

Fit well on my little one. Always prefer step-in harness and this just clicked all the boxes. Highly recommend.

Bought for a Westie and fit pretty good from the box, although I just had to make some minor adjustments. Very secure, which was why I had bought this as my dogs original collar seemed to be loosening too frequently with age. It is padded at the front so hopefully comfortable (no obvious complaints). Good value too

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