I just read Fran Schreiber's message about Hagen leashes and harnesses. While I like the design of them, I had a very bad experience with one of their harnesses. The "male" end of the buckle looks very similar top and bottom, particularly when you are trying to fasten it to a squirmy little fuzzball. I accidentally put one of the male buckle ends in upside down, it locked, and then WOULD NOT release. Luckily, I had made the loop a little two large for Scooter, and with some soap and water, I was able to slide him out of the fastened harness. I tried fastening the other buckle upside down, and got the same result - it locked, and I could not release it, even with pliers and a knife. PLEASE be very careful with these harnesses - this could have been a real tragedy in an emergency, or if I had accidentally made the loop too small for Scooter, and could not have gotten him out. P.S. I now have a Velcro harness from Pam Grant, and LOVE IT! [Posted in FML issue 1267]