With many makes & types of small dog harness available to buy on the internet which include a head harness, a car harness with non-padded and padded, All of these types of harness will be ok for walking your small dog. However, it can be difficult to use a small dog head harness on a breed with a small nose like the chiwawa or the pug breed of small dog.
You can though, buy an easyily adjustable harness that fits around the small dogs neck & body. The way the harness fits is very important to the dog, as comfort and safety are paramount when buying a small dog harness. You want the harnesses to fit perfectly so the pet does not slip out of the harness but it does not want be too tight either. If the harness is to tight the dog will not be able to walk comfortably or the harness straps could cause sores on dogs skin. Therefore, you should always buy a dog harness with an appropriate size harness for the size dog you have.
The harnesses come in different sizes and colours that fit any size dog. Toy size will fit a dog that is less than 30cm/12 inches around the chest; Small size will fit up to a 50 cm/20 inch around the chest. The large sized dogs wil fit up to a l8-inch chest, and the large will fit up to 36 inches around the chest. The extra large dog harnesses fit the much larger breeds like the great dane, or alsatian dog with up to a chest size of upto a 120 cm/48-inch chest.
Pet harnesses come in a variaty of colours and patterns. Therefore, you can make your small dog stand out above the other dogs. You can pick a dog harness that make the dogs coat colour and harness compliment each .