Here are a few shots of Boomie all suited up in his Help em up Harness.

Pardon the butterfly! 

Anyway, there's a bunch of excess strapping that I will need to cut off, as soon as I get the nerve.  Right now, I'm using bits of velcro tape to keep it from dangling all over the place.

I love the butterfly. Maybe a tarantula next time? It looks like you have gotten a decent fit with the harness. If you loosen the rear return straps a bit you can shorten the distance between the front and rear sections of the harness. This will bring the rear section forward and for Fortis at least it helps keep it from sliding off.

Yes, it is the two straps that come up from underneath Boomie's belly and clip to the rear of the harness. For the rear section of the harness to be moved farther forward these will need to first be loosened and then you will probably need to readjust the pelvic pad. I just remove the pelvic pad while making adjustments and then put it back on when I'm done. (You can use the harness without the pelvic pad being in place by the way) You can read an old post of my where I accidently had the pad over fortis "butterfly" and well lets just say he was plugged up.  

It sounds like your doing a great job. Boomie is very lucky to have such a loving pawrent.

Fortis'Dad

Thanks for the tip, Brett.  I'll give it a try.  I did read the thread about Fortis' trouble in that department.  Amazing that the rear harness can be made to fit so snug that it will literally hold in his poop for so long (poor boy).  Thank goodness you figured out the problem before he exploded! 

I enjoyed seeing your pictures of Fortis in the water.  Do you have a blog for him, or perhaps his bio somewhere on this site?

Cindy