(SADLY SINCE POSTING THIS ARTICLE K9 Couture Boutique HAS CLOSED ITS' DOORS - EFFECTIVE JAN. 1st, 2011 - We would like to thank Nicole for everything she did for us and for giving us our own discount code to pass on to our readers. We will miss you Nicole and hope that 2011 will bring you great happiness.) The Yorkies needed some new harnesses....and since all of them pull like mules, it made alot of sense to buy each one their own, in their own size, color and style. So we went shopping online...now there are 1,000's of websites that will sell you a leash, a collar and harnesses of every size and color. But we found a website that goes beyond just a storefront...we now have a new friend.
The website is called "K9 Couture Boutique" and when you go to their website: http://stores.k9coutureboutique.com/StoreFront.bok , you will meet the owner, Nicole. Now most websites have a customer service department, but Nicole not only answered every question we had, she goes beyond everything and strives to make sure you are happy. Unbelievable service that made our shopping experience a great one, and made us feel that she is a friend forever. Just click any picture and check out some of her many categories, we couldn't link them all, she has more products then we had pictures.
And when you go to her website you will read in her intro what her pledge is: "It is my mission to provide you exceptional customer service with your online shopping experience and superior quality products". Now if only all the other websites, stores and companies took her pledge, the world would be a better place for sure.
So after we got all of our answers, looked over her website, Nicole and I came up with 3 harnesses for our Yorkie herd. And since she gave us such great service I told her that I would tell you about each one and how our Yorkies liked their harnesses.
When you look up Yorkshire Terriers in any dog book you will be told of one of their biggest problems, Tracheal Collapse. This is usually caused by your Yorkie pulling like a mule, like ours, or their collars are too small, restricting their necks. It is a very serious problem that most small dogs have, but we recommend them to all dog owners. And they look so cute in them too.
The first harness we will tell you about is the New Ultra USA Non-Choking Step-In Dog Harness in Salmon Rose color and in extra-small size....Tinkerbell is our smallest Yorkie at 3 pounds but pulled like a mule...she has really settled down since we got her this harness. She's getting use to it and it's really nice not having her pull you all over the yard, Thanks Nicole, great suggestion and perfect fit.
It is really easy to use too, just slip it on the dogs front legs, wrap it around the body with the velcro flaps and snap it on the back of the dog with the heavy duty buckle. And with the 2 D-rings your leash will firmly hold your dog from pulling you, and hurting themselves.
Now, we tried to take some cute pictures of Tinkerbell wearing her harness, but she hates, hates the camera. How a dog so cute can be camera shy is beyond us. So we used the pictures from the website to show how it fits.
We tested it at the beach where she would have pulled us to the ocean's edge chasing birds, crabs or whatever else she saw. But not this time, we have a winner.....the little mule has been tamed...well, it might take a little longer, but we really love this harness on her.
We know she has learned not to pull so much when we put it on her. She is almost posing for this picture...we said almost.
And you can see the buckle part of the harness that makes a great handle to lift your dog when a larger animal or bird comes along. We could have used really tiny harnesses on our puppies last year. We had a litter of 4 and when a large hawk flew over...we grabbed the puppies the best way we could...2 people scrambling around trying to get the puppies up, and the 3 adult Yorkies, and as the hawk flew away and we went inside to safety.
So please stop by K9 Couture Boutique and check out the harnesses and all the other items they have to sell. Bring a friend and share the shipping costs, and if you spend over $150 you get Free shipping...everyone likes Free. And email Nicole at:
[email protected] and she will help you find whatever you need. And since you are reading this blog, and Nicole is our new friend, she has given us a 10% discount to give to our readers, just put WS-Yorkie in the promo code area (Discount not available anymore due to website closing).
We recommend the Choke Free Harnesses and hope you will buy one for each of your dogs. And they make a really nice gift to someone you know who is a dog lover too. A gift that shows your love for animals.
So we have Tinkerbell's story about her new harness coming to a end....we will tell about Shiloh and his black biker harness next. Please come back and check us out. We hope you will even link on and become a follower of our blog.
And please go to K9 Couture Boutique at http://stores.k9coutureboutique.com/StoreFront.bok and check out our new friend Nicole and her wonderful website, and make sure you tell her you found out about her website from our blog won't you. And remember to use our discount code "WS-Yorkie" and save 10% off your order (discount not available anymore due to the website closing for business). Thanks for stopping by, we hope you learned something and enjoyed reading about our Yorkies, and Tinkerbell's new harness.
