you are familiar with this kind of harness it's a traditional harness now the easiest and best way to get this on is actually to have a very calm dog like I have here you just slide the dog's head through the smallest hole pull one leg through the section that allows forward to do that then you slip the other strap behind the dog's leg that's very important behind the dog's leg that's the best way to get the major control that these things afford equipment unless there's something wrong usually this is good because usually to tell you it doesn't go in right away it usually tells you that you have it twisted or something clip it in place attach your leash could be a retractable leash or a traditional leash and that's it