Harness suggestions and advice

[Stephable]

Hi! I want to start harness training my GCC so that I can take them outside with me sometimes, especially when I'm gardening and out for a while. I haven't got a harness yet and I was wondering if there's anything I should be aware of when buying one. Are there certain designs that are safe/unsafe? Certain brands?

Also I obviously haven't started training yet, is there anything that was especially useful when you harness trained your birds?

Thank you!!

 

[SilverSage]

The Aviator harness is by far the safest, most secure harness out there. Be sure to watch the DVD before even allowing your bird to see the harness.


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[FlyBirdiesFly]

A word of caution, it takes a tremendous amount of time and patience to harness train a bird. Many people have tried and tried and their bird still hates the harness. I tried to harness train Ducky and Kermit but gave up because I didn’t want to damage their trust in me. I agree with SilverSage above that the Aviator harness is the best on the market. You may also want to consider purchasing a flight suit, as some birds prefer it to the harness. I myself haven’t used one, but a lot of people seem to use it with success on smaller birds especially.