Best waterproof harness for a Weimaraner

A fabric harness that's absorbed fox poo is basically a lost cause — no amount of washing fully shifts it. You need something with a coated or moulded surface that won't hold onto smells or liquid at all. For a Weimaraner, fit is the tricky part — they're deep-chested and lean, so a lot of harnesses either sit wrong or slip. How strong is the pulling, and are you mainly looking for a no-pull front clip, or just a solid back-clip walking harness that you can actually hose down?

That's really useful — if the Julius-K9 sizing worked for him, you've already done the hard part of knowing his measurements. At 32kg with moderate pulling and a preference for front clip, I'd go straight to the Ruffwear Front Range harness. It has a wipe-clean nylon shell with a foam padding layer that doesn't absorb liquid or odour the way woven fabric does. There's a front clip for when he's pulling and a back clip for easier days. It's well-proven on deep-chested breeds and the sizing is reliable. One question — do you know his chest girth measurement? Ruffwear sizes by chest, not weight, and it makes a real difference to getting the fit right.

72cm puts him right in the Large on the Ruffwear Front Range, which runs 69–81cm chest. That's a solid fit for a Weimaraner — you'd have room to adjust without being at either extreme of the size. The Large is also the most common size for the breed, so the shape of the harness tends to sit correctly on their frame. I'd go with Large confidently.

It's water-resistant rather than fully waterproof — the shell doesn't saturate and repels most water, but it's not a sealed membrane. The important thing for your situation is that the materials don't absorb and hold smell the way woven fabric does. You can rinse it under a tap or hose it down and it dries quickly without retaining odour. It won't trap fox poo the way your Julius-K9 did. If you ever needed something truly waterproof for submersion, that's a different category — but for trail use and hose-downs after countryside walks, the Front Range handles it well.

Good choice. The Ruffwear Front Range Large should suit him well — decent front-clip control, easy to clean, and a shape that works on Weimaraners. Worth checking the chest straps sit just behind his front legs when it arrives, as that's where most fit issues show up on lean breeds. Enjoy the fox-poo-free walks.