I bought Willie a harness and I was wondering how to go about getting him used to it. I put it on and he tried backing up, twisting about and finally settled on trying to bite it off. I am afraid his jaw will get stuck if he continues like that (don't worry he is supervised). He was not frantic about it, he seemed more annoyed. I brought out his toy and played with him for about an hour. Five or ten minutes into the game he totally forgot he was wearing it. About ten minutes after the game he rediscovered it and tried to bite it. I took it off once he stopped biting it for a second.
So my question is, how can I get him used to wearing the harness? Should I put it on, play with him and as soon as the game ends take it off? Or should I just put it on and let him fuss about it until he finally gets used to it? Or should I put it on for like 2 minutes and take it off, slowly increasing the time if he seems comfortable with it? I don't think he will be too difficult to train but I want to make it as easy as possible for him.
So my question is, how can I get him used to wearing the harness? Should I put it on, play with him and as soon as the game ends take it off? Or should I just put it on and let him fuss about it until he finally gets used to it? Or should I put it on for like 2 minutes and take it off, slowly increasing the time if he seems comfortable with it? I don't think he will be too difficult to train but I want to make it as easy as possible for him.