Flexi-Restraint System
Flexi-Restraint System
Yet another system that I have come across is the Flexi-Restraint System. This system features an overhead grooming arm that allows for pivoting in the upper corners so as you can lock it on an angle. Additionally the position of the eyelets used to connect nooses and harnesses is adjustable. This allows you to slide them left or right along the top bar or up and down on the side bar to position them exactly where you need them to securely hold the animal. The problem is that as mentioned previously this overcomplicates a simple task and takes up vertical space. The image in the lower left demonstrates this best as the groomer is unable to lean over the dog to work, but must lean out and around the overhead bar. The other problem is that the ability to angle the bar is unnecessary as all of the grooming harness and no sit straps that I have seen come with a quick adjust for length. To me, choosing to use this system and taking the time to lower the grooming bar and work around it instead of just lengthening the harness is akin to hanging your laundry on a clothes line as opposed to just tossing it in the dryer; they both work but I prefer the dryer. I also don’t like the idea of angling the bar as it will then be directly in my face as I am trying to groom the dog.