I don’t like to use collars for my little dogs, since their necks can be so fragile, so I’ve been making cloth and velcro vests, or buying harnesses. Smidgen, however, has started chewing through them, which is getting really expensive / time-consuming, so I decided to give leather a try. This is Dog Harness 1.0. The dragon scale pattern was a total fail, and I don’t have enough rivets on hand to fill the holes around the front of the neck, and I had to use snaps in a couple of places where rivets would be more secure, because I didn’t get the size quite right. But he’s been wearing it all day with no chewing so far, so we may be on the right track!
Very nice indeed! I like the design of it and the color, too. I have a little one, too. He does fine with a collar around the house, but if we have to go out and put him on a leash, he needs a harness for the same reasons as you mention here. What kind of dog is Smidgen? I may have known from a previous post, but have forgotten. My Bandit is a Havanese and is just about 10lbs.
Very nice harness! Making dog harnesses for my setters is a project I hope to do someday, but I need more practice with leather things…Your Smidgen is cute as can be!
Cute dog and nice harness 1.0! And I love his name–I actually named my house Smidginwic! (I’ve never named a house, but seemed appropriate with this one).
I finished River’s harness today. Hers is made from PG medium leather, because she’s so tiny. Colored with acrylic paints, antiqued with black Kiwi wax shoe polish, and finished with neutral Kiwi polish. Assembled using mismatched hardware I scrounged out of the supplies I have on-hand.
They’re pretty cute, if I do say so myself. It will be interesting seeing how River turns out. She’s 1/2 Chihuahua, 1/4 Yorkie, and 1/8 each poodle and schnauzer.