Dog News, Events & Dog Care Advice

Teaching your puppy to walk on a lead is an important behavioural lesson and the sooner they are comfortable on a leash then the easier all training aspects become. Having puppies controlled on lead can be very useful for housebreaking and other training aspects, not just outdoor walks.

You can start to leash train your puppy from ten weeks old.  

Why leash training is important for puppies

The sooner your dog learns good behaviours the better. Leash training your puppy will massively reduce the chances of them pulling when they are older and can be more challenging to control.

Puppies are very excitable and the more control you have of them, both in public and in your garden, means you ensure their safety. While they are leash controlled you can easily stop them drinking or eating anything undesirable, helping to prevent illness and injury. You also help keep wildlife safe from your puppy’s (sometimes

Our small universal side bags for the official IDC® Powerharness range are light and easy to fit, allowing for compact storage for travel or long walks. They also double up as bum bag which you can attach your belt loops.

The Color & Gray Dog Seat Belt Adaptor keeps your dog away from the driver by securing into the seat belt clips on the back seat while also keeping your dog safe and secure.

How to use the seat belt adapter

The adapter was designed for use with IDC® Powerharness with Side Rings. It is recommended two seat belt adapters should be connected, one to each side ring of the Side Ring harness and clipped into the seat belts either side.

It can be attached in two easy steps:

• Attach the clip on the Color & Gray Dog Seat Belt Adaptor to the side ring on your IDC® Powerharnesses with Side Rings.
• Clip the universal buckle adaptor into your car’s seat belt.

WARNING: Do not attach the Seat Belt Adapter only to the Central Ring located at the top of IDC® Powerharnesses.

Our large saddle bags for the official IDC® Powerharness range are both lightweight and simple to fit, allowing for easy storage for travel or long walks. This step-by-step guide outlines how to attach the Large Saddle Bags for IDC® Powerharness for harnesses sized between Size 0 and 4 (M – 3XL).

The Julius K9 IDC® Front Control Y Belt is an attachable chest pad for the IDC® Powerharness. It easily fits to the front of the harness for extra comfort and safety, and also has a D-Ring which allows front leash attachment.

The IDC® Powerharness is the newer, upgraded, version of our original K9-Powerharness®. Through research and development, the IDC^® Powerharness has been designed to be more comfortable, offer improved security and safety, and allow more attachments like safety lights and saddle bags.

Make even greater savings on our new low cost IDC® Comfort Harness with this limited time sale!

The IDC® Comfort Harness is the latest dog harness in our IDC® collection. It’s a simplified version of our popular IDC® Powerharness that’s been designed to be worn for short walks while offering great value and comfort for your dog.

Harness Features:

• Comfortable and lightweight
• Suitable for shorter walks
• No comprise on safety
• Comes with dog badge 'stay safe walk safe'. Custom dog labels and pre-printed patches available

Choosing a harness that has the best lead attachment for your dog depends on your walking needs and how well trained your dog is on leash.

Dog harnesses come in three types of lead attachment:

1. Front leash attachment
2. Back leash attachment
3. Duel-clip front and back attachment

Here at Julius K9 all of our leads have back leash attachment, but with our IDC® Control Y Belt With Front D-Ring attachment you can turn any of our IDC® Powerharness products into a Front leash or Duel-clip harness.

Below we breakdown the benefits and potential draw backs of each leash attachment type.

Back Lead Harnesses

Back leash harnesses

2020 was the worst year for dog thefts in the UK and has continued to be a huge problem in 2021, with an estimated 250% increase in dognappings nationwide. Dogs have been stolen from outside shops, robbed from owners at knife point, but are most commonly taken from people’s gardens. More sophisticated criminals have even posed as RSPCA officers.

It’s an unsettling reality for dog owners across the country. Below we have advice on how you can best protect your dog from being stolen, and what you need to do if thieves do take your dog.

It is recommended that you hand wash all of our harnesses. In this quick guide we breakdown the best methods of keeping your official JULIUS-K9® dog harness clean and fresh.

Basic washing instructions:

• Hand wash only
• Do not bleach
• Do not iron
• Do not dry clean
• Do not tumble dry

Hand wash cleaning guide:

1. Use a warm, damp cloth to wipe off excess mud.
2. Remove all the hook-and-loop labels from the side of the harness. These should be cleaned separately with a warm damp cloth as tough brushes can scrub off the lettering. This will also allow you to wash away any fur and grim built up on the fasteners.
3. Fill your sink or a tub full of hot water and give the harness a good soaking.
4. Using a brush and washing up liquid start scrubbing away