Customer Reviews

Kurgo Tru-fit Dog Harness, Small (Dogs weighing 10 to 25 Pounds), Black

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I have a 190 lb English mastiff, with HUGE barrel chest. I have not found a seatbelt to fit him until now. With all the straps extended as far as they will go, it just fits around him. I bought this just to see if it would fit and was very surprised when it did. The information part of the page doesnt give measurements, just weight ranges for harness sizes so I will list them below for all that are interested. It comes from the harness package itself.

SIZE NECK SIZE CHEST GIRTH WEIGHT

Small 12-20" 16-22 " 10-25 lbs

Medium 16-25" 18-28" 25-50 lbs

Large 18-30" 24-34" 50-80 Lbs

Xlarge 24-35" 28-44" 80+lbs

This is a substantial car harness that is easy to fit, put on and take off.

My Australian Shepherd cannot wiggle around and slither out of this harness as he could in another type of car harness. He's a world class slitherer so it's saying something when he can't wiggle out it!

I did find that if your dog is close to the upper weight range of a size, to order the next size up.

My first review so if it is helpful, please, let me know!

First of all, thanks to the other reviewers complaints about sizing, I ordered both the Small Kurgo TruFit Harness and the Medium Kurgo TruFit Harness so that I could return whichever one didn't fit. Sizing is off so if you have doubts, do what I did and save yourself some trouble. Amazon has hassle free returns which is one of the reasons I always feel confident ordering from them!

Secondly, one of the harnesses came in packaging that had been resealed with clear packing tape and was missing the seat belt loop. The other harness came in its originally packaging with everything intact and both were shipped in the same box so I was a little put off that one item was so obviously a returned item re-shipped and missing an essential piece.

Thirdly, although I think that the idea that you can adjust the bottom strap so that it is definitely in the right spot on your dog (on the actual breastbone/ribcage instead of hitting below on their organs, which is, I presume, why they call it "TruFit" as this is the only adjustment that I haven't seen on other seat belts) the actual loops that you have the choice of slipping the strap through for this sizing adjustment are TWO DIFFERENT SIZES - one large enough to easily fit the strap and buckle through, the other so small that I had to use pliers to help pull the strap and buckle through. Does this ruin the product? No, because once you adjust it to the right size you won't have to fuss with it ever again, but I do nwish that the design had been thought out better to avoid the inconvenience in the first place. It's like they never actually tested this adjustment on the finished product and it seems like a pretty big flaw. I'm young and fit so I was able to make it work but if someone who was older or had a disability or arthritis, they would need someone to assist them. Of course, you might get lucky and you might not have to adjust this strap and then you wouldn't encounter this problem. :-)

I am glad I was able to order this through Amazon because I had a few questions about the harness and contacted the company directly through their website, on at least two separate occasions, and they never got back to me. If I didn't have the option to purchase this through Amazon, based on Kurgo's lack of customer service, I wouldn't have taken the risk of purchasing through [...]. In fact, if I had found a product I liked as much as this harness at the time of my purchase, I wouldn't have given Kurgo my business period because customer service is important to me. Unfortunately, I liked this product better than others I investigated so I chose my dog's safety and convenience over not wanting to support a company that ignores their potential customers.

Overall, although I wish the design were better, I think that the product works and will last. I really, really like that the seat belt loop can be detached so that when we are in and out of the car I can just leave the harness on and buckling my pup in is easy and quick to do. In fact, this was one of the reasons I chose this product over others. The seat belt loop is long enough to let my dog ride in comfort so that she isn't too restrained, but is restrained enough to remain safe. I have the pink harness and I think the color and image reflect what you will get. The actual construction of the product and the materials seem to be good quality. I use it every single time we ride in the car because Isabelle's safety is paramount!

I had purchased two of these x-large harness this month for one German Shepard and a Chocolate Lab. Once on the dogs you can control them more still the Lab is easy to control the German still pulls but with the neck chain I have that will soon be a thing of the past. These are the strongest harness I could find for my two 100 lbs dogs. Still it comes with the seat belt fastener two which you'll need to keep the dogs in the car seat without them trying to get into the driver seat while you drive.

Just to let you know be prepared to make a lot of adjustments as this harness has a lot of them. Once you do it then you can slip on and off easy. Two snaps on the back of the dog and you're ready to go.

Thanks to a helpful reviewer who listed neck and chest sizes (beyond the weight that the manufacturer lists), I felt confident ordering a small for my maltipoo that weighs 13 lbs and his chest (with a lot of hair) measures around 18". Spent a long time adjusting the buckles to get it longer. The chest strap at it's longest measurement only measured 15"! Of course I could barely snap it around my dog's chest and it was tight. The neck was fine. I don't know if it was just a bad one or what. I am hesitant to order a medium now. It seems like it would be a good product if it was sized properly.

sturdy, well constructed, padded for comfort. adjustable, so the animal can sit up or lie down.

i am glad i bought these.

Going by the weight range advertisied, I assumed a small harness would be fine for my 18-pound rough-coat J.R. but I was wrong, big-time. Like a reviewer said in an earlier review, if the straps are adjusted the ends become a bulky mass of thick webbing. So be warned, adjustment of the straps is super limited. Because the harness seems well-made and great for the car, I'm going to return the small and try the medium (maybe large?). Also, as a previous reviewer mentioned, I rec'd the wrong color -- ordered black and received red. If the harness color is important to you, it's seems very possible you may not get what you ordered.

Very well made but sizing is WAY off. I went by sizing guide and it's waaaay too small even after I measured/weighed to ensure I ordered the correct size. Went and had my pup fitted at a local store. Not the brand I originally wanted but, at least I knew it fit correctly and safely. Hope this helps!

Ordered two, one for each of our two 65-lb dogs. For the calmer of the two the harness is superb. The more antsy dog can turn around in the seat and can get the strap and/or seat belt wound around a leg. The strap secures the harness to the seat belt by threading the seat belt latch through a loop in the strap. After the seat belt is latched, the strap is low in the seat. I think a better approach might be to have a strap loop that opens to attach to just the shoulder portion of the seat belt; then the strap would be higher.

The harness itself fits well, is easy to adjust to the individual dog the first time, appears very strong and well-constructed, and can be used as a general purpose harness for more than just traveling.

First of all I originally ordered the Medium for a smaller size mix breed dog and medium was way to small so measure carefully. A thing I noticed is that depending on the breed of dog if they have a shorter neck the top of the chest piece cut's in to their throat. I have an English Bull Terrier and it rubs I loosened it a bit and it slides around. If you are using this as a safety harness for the car I question the snaps etc... they are plastic and may slip open with enough pressure. This may be a safety break away feature that I am not aware of. The fabric is heavy duty and so is the sewing that attaches the snaps. I would buy this again for everyday use but check into something stronger if you are considering it for safety, that is my opinion only I see others loved it just keep that in mind. Good Luck.