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That is true. This was the first "major" set back since I've had him. It seems he's getting back to normal. Making noises, cat calls, and he doesn't seem mad at me. Thank you for the welcome.

Hi Dave, Thanks for the info. I think I should get a stuffed bird like the guy on the video to practice on. Also, is it possible to change the thread title and add : "and harness help" Thanks

Thank you for the welcome. It's been about an hour since the harness disaster and George is just sitting in his usual spot but very quiet. I figure I'll just let him be for a while. Thanks for the welcome again!

Hey everyone I have a five month old CAG, George, who is very sweet most of the time. Today though I think I did some damage to our relationship. Here's what happened: I bought the Aviator Harness for George and today was the first day I attempted to use it. He wasn't scared of it. He was used to having it around and playing with it. So I thought I'd finally try it out. This is all my fault because I am bad with straps anyway. (which way to pull, etc) and I should have had someone help me. I got it on him without TOO much of a struggle but it wasn't easy. Then I perched him on the outdoor perch and took him for a walk which he seemed to enjoy. The major problem was getting it off him. I did watch the video and tried to imitate what she did. It looked like she loosened one strap and it easily came out from underneath the wings and off the head. Well, being bad at straps this was a disaster. I didn't know which one to pull to loosen it, he was biting the heck out of me and struggling. I was trying to pull a wing through and I thought I had it through but somehow it wasn't. Long story short it was about 15 very unpleasant minutes of unpleasant business to finally get it off him. So now I think I've ruined any chances of trying this on him again. And I also fear he might be scared of me now. I'm sad because I wanted him to use the harness to enjoy flying but I think I ruined it. Do you have any advice on how to fix this? As in letting George allow me to try this harness again? Or have I completely blown it? Thank you