How many straps pass under the dog to hold the pack in place?
Only one – at the waist. During our early days we experimented with a strap behind the elbows, and found it to actually rub fur right off of short haired breeds like labs and dobermans. It seemed to put undue pressure on the sensitive “armpit” region, especially during downhill sections. (read a Comment from one of our customers about this issue) A single waist strap makes it simple to position and remove the pack from the dog. To remove the pack, un-clip the waist strap and lift the loaded pack over your dog’s head. Do the opposite to load the pack on your dog. If you’d like to un-clip the chest strap you certainly can, but there really isn’t any need to do so once it has been adjusted properly.
