This issue is debated almost as much as breast versus bottle and SAH versus WOH.
When walking down the street, my son wears a harness. He is a small boy. He’s not very street savvy. We live in the middle of the city. He doesn’t like to hold hands.
Therefore, he wears a harness.
Do I get looks? Yes.
Do I care? No.
This is one of those issues that makes me question humanity at times. Dogs need to be on leashes. In fact, in a lot of places no leash equals a fine. So why is your dog, who is not very street savvy and won’t hold hands, more precious than my son?
Also, I’m not very tall, but I am taller than Adam. How uncomfortable it must be to be more or less pulled along by an arm that is over your head. Imagine doing that yourself. No chance to explore or stop for a second to look at that interesting bug over there before running to catch up.
Adam has perfect freedom within the length of his harness lead.
He loves it.
And so do I.
so he’s willing to wear it again?
I used one with Josh. He loved it. He was a runner, and I knew he was safe. If I were to do it all over again I would do the same thing.