I've wanted a backpack for my dog for months and have finally gotten around to buying one. The idea is fabulous!! The actual product was wonderful to look at and for that alone, it should have 5 stars. However, i have only given it 2 because i tried like a nutter to get it to fit my dogs and i couldn't.
Both were measured for the sizings and this was bought for a perfectly sized medium dog, a border collie x kelpie, so plenty of energy. By the time i had gotten it to fit her, the pack didn't sit where it was supposed to and she looked a sight. So, i thought, that's ok, order a small and this one can go on the bigger dog.
The large dog is a collie x rottweiler but with rottie height and a slightly narrower chest, so a good solid dog again. But again, the pack just didn't sit as it was supposed to. This time for her, when it was a tight as it could possibly go, it was cutting her under her legs. We even weighted it down with a couple of bags of sugar (1 either side) and walked her around the room. It couldn't possibly go tighter yet the pack was sliding all over the place, yet her size would match the size for the large.
So the pack has been returned and i've ordered 2 of another make. It is such a pity because the reason i ordered this was because of the design of the harness. In a dream world my mutts will have the Ruffwear packs but i'm not made of money. I've ordered the Kurgo wander pack for them, 1 each, to try. If that doesn't work then we'll have to try another design, but it appears that the ones with the best design are the most expensive ones!