Help 'Em Up Harness

This is such a gift from above. Thank you to everyone who poured hours of creativity into this design. My 205lb Newfoundland didn’t fit in any harness and at 10 he can’t get up on his won anymore but he’s nowhere near the end. I’m only 5’4 so helping him up was destroying my back. Now it’s a BREEEEEEEZE!! Literally as easy as something could be. Thank you, thank you, thank you. If you are reading this and know ANYONE with an elderly dog please share this product with them. It’s changed our lives (and my doggo’s fate).

Game changer!

This is an updated review ... for us, it's important to share that at first because of the way our adored 15-1/2 year old dog is shaped and the physical issues he has, even watching videos, studying the instructions, and using my flexible seamstress tape measure to measure precisely both our dog and the straps, it proved difficult and took a few days of observation and readjusting to get the fit just right. Also, because his issues make moving in certain ways very uncomfortable for him, we had difficulty figuring out how and where to actually put it on him, which took a few days more. For those reading this who may have a similar situation, we finally cut two straps as suggested in the instructions so that everything fit just right and nothing was "hanging.",We also discovered that he was very comfortable when we put it on him in an open area pretty much in the same way I used to saddle my horse, meaning to lay the "tack" ... brace parts of course in this case ... on him and then secure the straps. He has mobility issues and falls, so we have area rugs pretty much everywhere in our home right now (see picture). We've found it is very easy to help him up securely and hold him "just right" while he securely re-positions his own feet evenly now when he falls. It is also much easier to help him up into the SUV. FYI before this brace, to get him up, we were using a chest brace and a strong loin scarf but that of course couldn't stay on him. When our vet saw what we had worked out, she suggested this brace and I ordered it immediately. Kudos to the company for the overnight shipping, which happened flawlessly. More kudos to the company for the design of the brace, how it supports via muscles and not joints is perfect, and also some of the pressure points on the brace at least the way we've ultimately fit it on him, align with strategic acupressure points, and that is a strong plus. Also perfect is where the strap padding is. We like the color, too, and that parts of the brace glow at night. We bought the smaller size, as the website suggests, and that ended up being perfect advice.

My 110 lb Pyrenees tore both of her CCL’s within a very short time of each other, and I am currently in that limbo of trying to save enough to pay for both of her TPLO surgeries. For the time being, I need something to help make her mobile enough to go outside to potty. She is heavy, and it has been so hard on my back and hands to use a sling to lift her back end. My vet recommended a Help ‘Em Up harness, and it’s been so great. I can lift her butt up enough to get her moving without her putting weight on her back legs, and she is able to squat to pee and lean back on me to **** while I support her weight. I will say, my traps are going to be huge by the time we graduate from the harness after she finally gets her surgeries and heals! The harness is easy to fit, put on, and remove, with clips in every place you could think of to make it accessible without putting any strain on her. The only issues I have come across are with the straps loosening over time, so I have to go in and tighten them again pretty often when I notice a lot of gapping as I pick her back side up. I also have pretty gnarly calluses building on my hands from where I hold the booty handle.

I have an old Sammy with severe arthritis and it helped us get through till he really wasn’t able to walk. Appreciated the extra time I had with my Sammy.