A harness apparatus for mounting a device on the outside of the tail of an animal, comprising a girth belt constructed to surround the body of the animal near the front legs thereof, the girth belt having a rearwardly extending belt portion positioned to be located near the spinal portion of the animal. A tail harness comprising a first flexible and resilient cord is connected at its forward end to the rear end of the girth belt portion. A second flexible and resilient cord having a first loop at its front end is connected to the rear end of the first cord, the second cord having two cord portions that extend rearwardly from the first loop and are constructed to extend around and under the tail of the animal. An adjustment device is mounted on the second cord portions near the rear end of the first loop to maintain them in closely adjacent relation. The adjustment device is slidable along the second cord portions and is positioned to be located in front of the tail of the animal. The second cord portions diverge rearwardly from the adjustment device to form a second loop positioned to surround the tail of the animal. A connecting device maintains the second cord portions in closely adjacent relation at the rear end of the second loop, and is positioned to be located under the tail of the animal. The second cord portions diverge rearwardly from the second loop and terminate in end portions adapted to be adjustably connected to the device to be mounted on the outside of the tail of the animal.

A method is disclosed which can form a thin metal film in a cost-effective manner and by a simple process of applying a coating composition. The method involves applying a coating composition containing colloidal particles of noble metal or copper, as obtained by reducing a compound of the noble metal or copper in the presence of a polymeric dispersant, to form a coating film, and heating the coating film so that the colloidal particles present therein are fused together to form a thin metal film.

A harness for a dog such as a sled dog is fabricated of strap segments which provide a neck yoke of adjustable size having upper and lower V-shaped junctures, a longitudinal cushioned panel configured to reside against the underside of the dog, and paired oblique back and side segments which permit adjustability to the length of the dog.

An attachment to a typical commercial animal chest harness comprises a rear harness defining two leg loops adapted to receive the animal's hind legs, a strap or other such flexible attachment for connecting the rear harness to a first fixed point, a strap for joining the rear harness to the chest harness, and another strap or other such flexible attachment connecting the chest harness to a second fixed point.

A pet collar which incorporates into a collar strap a buckle with its usual length adjustability features, and a quick release incorporated into the collar strap in intimate and operative association with the buckle. Once the length of the collar strap is initially adjusted, using the buckle, to the neck size of the pet for which the collar is intended, subsequent removal and reapplication of the collar to the pet is effected by the quick release aspect of the invention without disturbing the length adjustment established by the buckle.