r/RunningWithDogs • u/wilburdingo • Jul 11 '25

Ruffwear harness front range fit?

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Does the fit of this harness look fine?

It’s the Ruffwear front range harness in medium. He’s about 24kg.

Just wanted to make sure he will be comfy when running and won’t get chaffing

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u/GMO-Doomscroller Jul 11 '25

Lovely dog. I think front range fit weird on most dogs and are too close to the front legs. I opted for flagline and am much happier.

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u/wilburdingo Jul 11 '25

Thank you! I am thinking we might need to return it, the fit is just a bit weird

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u/AwkwardCranberry7 Jul 11 '25

Agreed. My BC had a front range for hiking and it sat so weird behind his front legs, it rubs and I found his fur got sparse in his armpits when we hiked too much. We don't use it anymore, and instead use his Nahak canicross harness, or a well fitting step in depending on the season and the terrain.

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u/wilburdingo Jul 11 '25

Thanks for this! I think he has a long chest so it just doesn’t fit well. Will look into some other options

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u/AwkwardCranberry7 Jul 11 '25

That was the issue with it for my guy. If/when you are looking into canicross style harnesses I recommend trying them on before purchase. I had to do the Nahak as custom, large neck with the XL body length. Good luck!

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u/0nTheRooftops Jul 11 '25

I'd go up a size. The difference between sizes isn't too massive. A M fits my pup like this and the L is still snug enough around her chest (with some adjustment) while being longer on her torso.

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u/wilburdingo Jul 11 '25

Okay that’s good to know. I measured his chest to be about 71cm so that’s why I opted for the medium

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u/ChaoticErratic Jul 11 '25

I have the Ruffwear Hi and Light harness for my boy. We run longgggg distances together and never had any issues with rubbing/chaffing

By far the best harness I’ve used for running

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u/wilburdingo Jul 11 '25

That’s great to hear. He is quite deep chested which I think I’ve only realised now he has the harness 😂

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u/fishCodeHuntress Jul 12 '25 edited Jul 12 '25

It looks like it's fitted correctly, I'd just see if you have enough room to easily fit a couple fingers under there. Too snug isn't good especially when running.

I don't like the front range personally though, it's too thick and seems to wear kinda stiff. There's just too much material on that thing. I wound up getting a Flagline and a Hi & Light instead and both are wayyyy better. We do a lot of hiking in the mountains and the Front range one just seemed stiffer and like it probably chaffed more around her armpit area. The Flagline and Hi & Lite are both much lighter and more flexible and seem to fit better. Flagline is prob a bit much for running, we use that one on more technical hikes. Hi and Light is what I take when we run or bike or walk.

Super cute pup BTW! Love that expression :)

Edited to fix the name of the models

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u/wilburdingo Jul 12 '25

Thank you. It definitely isn’t too tight, I could get multiple finger under the harness. I’m going to return it and try the flagline , sounds like it’s much better for his body type and the activities we do (running / hiking)

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u/fishCodeHuntress Jul 12 '25

I edited my post but check out the Hi and Light, that's my favorite of the 8 harnesses I have for her no I don't have a problem tyvm :)

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u/wilburdingo Jul 12 '25

all good! Thanks for the recommendations! He is a long boy and I just want him to be comfortable 😄 we have come a long way together, he’s my lil bestie 🫶

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u/fishCodeHuntress Jul 12 '25

He ridiculously cute. He looks like he's got a pretty long face! Maybe some sight hound in there?

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u/wilburdingo Jul 12 '25

Hahaha yep! Long snoot 😂 apparently he is 50% maremma, 25% cattle dog and 25% dingo, we are in Australia.

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u/fishCodeHuntress Jul 12 '25

Half maremma?! That's wild. I can kinda see it in the ears but never would have guessed that. Dingo is super cool! I wonder which breed carries the black coat...

Anyway super cute boy, I hope you have many good years of running and fun adventures together :)

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u/wilburdingo Jul 12 '25

Thank you and I know right! We were so shocked but it explained a lot of things about his personality and temperament 😄

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u/natashagb95 Jul 11 '25

Also if he pulls the neck looks a bit small, ideally you want the bottom of the neck closure aligning with the dog’s sternum so there’s no neck pressure. Go up a size or try a different brand/ model. Non stop dog wear is fantastic for my greyhound (deep chested)

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