Dog harness

1. A dog harness comprising:

a harness body that has a first end and an opposing second end, the first end having a pair of first flaps,

a first looped strap securely attached to one of the first flaps;

a second looped strap securely attached to the other of the first flaps;

a rear strap that is coupled to the second end of the harness body in such a manner that the rear strap is slidable in a lateral direction, the rear strap having a first end and an opposing second end;

a first coupling member having an opening formed therein, wherein the first looped strap and the first end of the rear strap are attached to first coupling member by being passed through the opening;

a second coupling member having an opening formed therein, wherein the second looped strap and the second end of the rear strap are attached to the second coupling member by being passed through the opening;

a third looped strap securely attached to the first coupling member by being passed through the opening thereof, the third strap including a first part of a side release buckle;

a fourth looped strap securely attached to the second coupling member by being passed through the opening thereof, the fourth strap including a second part of the side release buckle that interlockingly engages the first part; and

a first ring captured by the third looped strap and a second ring captured by the fourth looped strap, each of the third and fourth straps for attachment to a leash;

wherein the third looped strap has two discrete openings separate from one another, the first coupling member and the first part being received within one opening, while the first ring is received in the other opening, the fourth looped strap having two discrete openings separate from one another, the second coupling member and the second part being received within one opening, while the second ring is received in the other opening.

2. The dog harness of claim 1 , wherein the second end includes a pair of second flaps and the rear strap passes through an opening formed underneath a plurality of spaced straps that are attached along the second end including the second flaps, the rear strap being permitted to be adjusted underneath the spaced straps and moved laterally.

3. The dog harness of claim 1 , wherein the harness body is formed of a synthetic fabric and has an I- shape.

4. The dog harness of claim 1 , wherein each of the first and second coupling members is in the form of a plastic triangular shaped part.

5. The dog harness of claim 1 , wherein each of the first and second ends of the rear strap includes a loop that passes through the openings formed in the first and second coupling members, respectively.

6. The dog harness of claim 1 , wherein the first part of the side release buckle comprises a female socket and the second part of the side release buckle comprises a complementary male plug.

7. A dog harness comprising:

a harness body that has a first end and an opposing second end, the first end having a pair of first flaps for placement in front of the front legs of the dog and the second end having a pair of second flaps for placement along a torso of the dog between the front legs and rear legs, wherein a width of the harness body is at a minimum in a middle section between the first flaps and the second flaps;

a front strap assembly coupled to and extending between the first flaps located at the first end, wherein the front strap assembly comprises a first strap section that is fixedly attached at both ends thereof to one first flap so as to form a looped structure that passes through a first slot that is defined in a first connector, the first connector including a second slot separated from the first slot, wherein the front strap assembly includes a second strap section having a first end fixedly attached to the other first flap and an opposite free end, the second strap section passing through the second slot of the first connector so as to define a looped structure that also passes through a slider that allows a length of the second strap section to be adjusted to allow the front strap assembly to be securely fitted to the dog's torso, while the first flaps are joined together by the second strap section, the opposite free end being disposed over the other first flap;

a leash strap having a first section that receives the front strap and a second separate section that receives a ring for attaching to a leash, wherein the leash strap can move laterally along at least a length of the front strap to accommodate dog movement relative to the leash; and

a rear strap having a first part attached to one second flap and a second part attached to the other second flap, the first part including a first connector that intimately mates with a second connector that is associated with the second part to allow attachment between the first and second parts about the torso of the dog, wherein a length of the first part is adjustable.

8. The dog harness of claim 7 , wherein the first section of the leash strap comprises a looped section that has a center opening that receives the looped structure of the second strap section.

9. The dog harness of claim 7 , wherein the first slot faces the one first flap and the second slot faces the other first flap.

10. The dog harness of claim 7 , wherein the second strap section extends from the one first flap to the other first flap.