Post op dog lead advice needed

I’d suggest a soft harness too and a lead with a clip at both ends. Then you can clip on end to his collar and the other to the harness ring. That will spread the load.

Is he a ‘puller’, if so I’d recommend a Dogmatic which goes over the face, doggie can still eat bark drink etc but is led from under the chin. Cured our labradoodle of trying to lengthen my arm. Otherwise a normal lead attached to the collar or a soft choke. Hope recovery is swift x

Thank you all. The vet has just advised on using a soft harness as the anchor point will be between the shoulder blades.

What has the vet advised?

How is he normally walked? If he's used to a collar and lead carry on with that. If he's used to a harness then a collar and lead plus a halti, gentle leader etc might help, although dogs generally object to them at first.

I would just use a normal neck collar which would obviously avoid the chest area but I know some people are against that. So you could look at at a Halti (sp) collar