I have a very large dog that had spent the first 12 month of his life in a shelter. So needless to say his walking skills lacked. With the help of a good harness he seemed to walk better but still, he tugged. And when we got home he wasn’t tired out.

I watched a couple of the Dog Whisperer DVD’s and he kept saying how a dog needs a purpose. I’m a Netflix girl which means I get a lot of DVD’s that that I have to return to the post – about a mile away. I hate carrying them, plus keys plus everything else when I walk the dog so I thought, why not give that job to the dog? Make netflix his purpose!

I bought the Granite Gear pack for several reasons; it was tough, quick drying (we were going through a rainey season and I needed the contents protected), adjustable, soft so it wouldn’t rub the dog, hold a lot but be balanced as to not throw off the dog, and it had reflective piping since I tended to walk him to the post at night.

Within moments of putting it on, he was a different dog – he was a dog with a purpose. When we walked he no longer stopped to smell and talk to everything – it was as though he was saying to the world, “I’m a dog, I have a purpose. I have to deliver Netflix to the Post Office. Can’t stop!”

It’s handy because he also carries his own dog bags, keys, water and anything else I can think of. He seems to love it and best of all, the extra weight helps to tire him out. It’s worked so well I’ve up’ed my Netflix account just to keep up with him!

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