Defender Harness System

This is a well made and heavy duty harness. It's the best harness that I've used to secure a dog in a vehicle. Andrew and his team took care to request photos of my dog and measurements to ensure the correct harness was ordered. In addition, the added my dog's name to the harness at no additional charge. Thank you, Andrew and team, Atlas loves his harness!

This is such an exceptional harness! My shepherd wolf cross loves it.
It is well made and in addition the clips are easy to get on and off; especially important as my hands struggle due to arthritis.
I highly recommend it! Buy Canadian!

Short Review: Best harness system after buying many. Well made without being too rigid like other systems. If you’re considering, purchase it.

Long review: We purchased the defender with the leash converter. We had a “luggage” handle sewn in at the time of ordering. The staff was very helpful and triple checked to ensure everything was in the proper position.
After using the Defender Harness for a number of months and many many summer miles I can speak to it’s quality. It is made very well. I’ve purchased other crash tested harness seat belt systems that are very rigid and uncomfortable to the touch that our dog will not walk with. My dog finds the harness more comfortable walks without issues or trying to rub it off. Our dog would take food from our child in the back seat, the lower attachment points have put an end to this. The two attachment points allows the leash to be hooked up prior to the dog being completely disconnected.
The quality of the harness speaks for itself. Even the thread used to sew is of heavier thickness. Cannot say enough good things about this product. This harness will last for this and likely other dogs lives. Thank you for making such a great product.

We are absolutely thrilled with our Optimus gear harness and accessories. The product is excellent and very easy to use. Andrew came out and personally fit the harness and seat cover so I could see how to do it myself. This is an excellent company with excellent customer service. If you’re thinking about getting a defender system, don’t hesitate!

We purchased a harness for each of our two dogs - both travel very differently in the car. For each, the harnesses allow them to sit comfortably and easily sit up or lie down (in their own special ways!)They are so well designed. Both dogs are secured safely and sensibly. It makes complete sense that they also get to benefit from the locking mechanism on the shoulder straps of the seatbelts when brakes are applied. So much better than having the dog on the end of a fixed tether which is the usual style of a dog seatbelt!

Cant finish this review without commenting on the quality of the harnesses and the hardware used - in a word, phenomenal. And finally, the personalized customer service was great (spoke to the team to customize our measurements free of charge) and quick delivery.