Jim Arreola makes it possible for customers to run with the big dogs, literally.
The Norco resident founded iWalkMyDog.com in March featuring a line of patented dog harnesses that enable owners to walk their dogs regardless of size.
“I noticed larger dogs weren’t being walked, including mine, they were being relegated to a back yard,” he said of his Akita. “My kids wouldn’t walk my dog, my wife wouldn’t walk the dog, so I invented a harness that would allow them to walk the dogs without the dogs pulling.”
Arreola hopes the harness, constructed by the four employees at Colorados Bag Manufacturer in Ontario, will not only eliminate the need for choke collars but aid in training and pet restraint.
“I’m trying to make choke collars obsolete,” Arreola said. “The most important thing is you have a chest piece that eliminates any issue with the neck of the dog and the trachea of the dog.”
According to the Veterinary Record, the official journal of the British Veterinary Association, choke collars result in various neck injuries including sprains, tracheal damage, fainting, and foreleg paralysis.
The startup has been “difficult, very difficult,” Arreola said. “It’s taken up all my resources.”
Photo by Larry Rose.
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May 16, 2008 by Rich | 1 Comment
In Invention, Pets, Safety
Budget Traveler on May 18th, 2008 at 7:54 pm
You are right mate,dogs need refreshing,sight seeing and joy walking too.