I'm going to take it very cautiously. I'm not going to force the issue if it's clear she hates the harness, but obviously I do expect some initial resistance, that hopefully she will get over. And even then, I will just walk her around the apartment building hallways/lobby/elevators until I get a sense of how she reacts to meeting strange people, and situations, and after doing that for a few weeks, and only if she seems unflappable, we will venture out into the outside world.

Have fun, but be very, very careful! No matter how secure it looks, they CAN find a way to get out of it fast, especially if scared by something. I used to bring mine for walks in one just like that, and never had any problems. Then one day, after bring Floppy for a walk in the woods, I got home and got out of the car, and the neighbor's 2 year old scared him crazy for some reason, and he was out of the harness in about 1 second. He ran away from me and the only thing that kept him from running into the busy street was the fact he followed the outline of the apartment building into a corner for a split second that allowed be to catch him.

I have to put on THIS RED THING???? No way!!!

Je suis perplexe.... Qu'est-ce que c'est que ce truc bizarre?????

Oh, Claire, what a beautiful red harness dad bought for you!

J'attends la suite avec impatience!

Step one: Introducing Claire to her walking harness!