1) NO HEAVY PADDING SITTING ON HIS CHEST LIKE A SPONGE

Most harnesses are built like winter vests. Thick padding. Bulky chest plates. Layers of fabric stacked across the exact part of your dog's body that needs to breathe. Your dog's chest is where his body releases heat, cover it with a sponge-like harness and that heat has nowhere to go. Ours uses lightweight, breathable straps instead. Less material on his chest. Less heat against his skin. Less of that "wool sweater on a summer day" feeling every walk.

A tan dog wearing a black harness with the name Roxy sits on a sunny beach.

2) NO MORE SWEAT, RASH, OR RAW SPOTS

Heavy harnesses trap heat. They trap sweat. They chafe. After a few hot walks you see it: matted patches under the chest, raw skin at the armpits, that smell that won't wash out of the fabric. Our chafe-resistant straps glide against the fur instead of sawing into it. No rash. No raw spots. No harness your dog flinches at when you pull it off the hook.

3) WALKS YOUR DOG WILL ACTUALLY LOVE

You know that moment halfway through a summer walk when your dog just stops? Tongue out and refusing to move another step. That's their body telling you they're overheating, and the harness on their chest is making it worse. When the harness actually lets their skin cool down, they actually start enjoying summer walks.

4) EASY ENOUGH TO SWAP IN FOR THE 6AM WALK

Vets recommend walking dogs in the cool early morning or late evening once the heat hits. Which is great in theory and exhausting in practice when you're fighting with buckles at 5:45am. Over the head, click, done. 2 seconds and you're done. Smooth and enjoyable walks happen when the harness doesn't get in your way.

Dog wearing a harness with 'Noodle,' sitting beside a 60-day guarantee emblem.

5) Try it out for 60 days

Ready to give the Dog Friendly Co. harness a try? We’re pretty sure you’ll never want to hit the sidewalk without it. If for some reason you find it isn’t right for you and your dog, we offer a 60-Day Money-Back Guarantee—no questions asked. So, what do you have to lose?