The Sophie The Pigeon Harness DIY - A DIY Pigeon Flight Harness

In this video my pet human will show you how to make your very own Sophie The Pigeon Harness.

Me and my pet humans have worked for over 465 days on this project and really hope it will also be beneficial for other pigeons and their humans🥰

With this harness you can safely take your rescue and/or pet pigeon outside without having to worry it will get lost, that it will get caught by predators, get sick from wild/feral pigeons via (undesired) interaction etc (if you obviously take the safety tips properly into account and know the dangers of course, which will also be explained in the second portion of this video)

The Sophie The Pigeon Harness is made from a bra (yes you read that right 😂), and only requires one additional component: A buckle clip. All components can (if you're lucky) be obtained for less than $5. And it is actually also relatively easy to make the harness yourself🥰

There is also a full PDF tutorial on how to make the Sophie The Pigeon Harness on the website of my pet humans here: https://www.teamxnl.com/product/the-s...

I would however recommend to still watch at least the second half of the video starting at the 'Not included in this video' chapter (28:56) to learn a bit more about the dangers and risks when taking your pet pigeon outside, and also about for example the minimum recommended training for your pigeon.

Have fun watching and if you liked the video: Make sure to subscribe and like to help me grow my channel, and to help me achieve my pigeon dream to someday have a YouTube Playbutton with MY name on it: "Sophie The Pigeon"🥰

Thanks for watching 🕊️🪶

My (Sophie's) Own Project Page on my own website about the Sophie The Pigeon Harness:
https://sophie.teamxnl.com/product/so...

My Links:
http://sophie.teamxnl.com
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XNL Future Technologies Links:
http://www.teamxnl.com
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Extra Special Thanks (Fanzy Pants):
I wasn't able to put them in the video during the edit because this amazing help arrived when everything was already 'ready-to-go-live', but Inese, the Owner of Fanzy Pants (the indoor alternative to my Sophie The Pigeon Harness which keeps your furniture all nice and pigeon poop free) has greatly helped me and my pet humans with proof reading the documentation.
Get your pigeon pants here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/FanzyPantsShop (NON Sponsored!)

DISCLAIMER:
Like stated in both the video and the written PDF tutorial, making and/or using the Sophie The Pigeon Harness is 100% at your own risk. Simply because me and my pet humans for example can't guarantee the quality of the materials you've used, we can't guarantee your sewing skills, we don't know if your area is safe (from predators for example), we don't know how your pigeon behaves or not etc etc. Me and my pet humans fully trust my harnesses and my leash system(s) for 100%, but that obviously isn't a guarantee for the end result you have made yourself.

Chapters / Sections:
00:00 Introduction
00:48 Safety & Disclaimer
01:25 Tutorial also in PDF format
01:38 The design
01:53 What you need to make the harness
03:30 Ensure you have the right bra
03:58 Taking measurements (from your pigeon)
06:09 'Harvesting' Parts (from the bra)
08:26 Making the harness - Making the belly band
12:35 Making the harness - The Main Harness ('Shoulder Straps')
18:57 Making the harness - Adding A Decorative Bow
19:34 Sophie's Harness Collection
20:22 Putting on the harness ('dry-run')
20:56 Putting on the harness (with Sophie)
22:18 Removing the harness
22:48 Connecting the leash (soft brake)
23:01 Sophie's Main Leash (and belt clip tip)
24:22 Soft Brake (and it's importance!)
25:36 Modifying the dog leash
26:58 Making the 'Soft Brake'
27:48 Additional Safety Tip - Custom Leg Bands
28:56 Not included in this video
29:45 Dangers, risks and knowing them (and The Pigeon Danger Call)
30:31 Dangers: Predatory Birds
31:32 Dangers: Other pets like dogs and cats
32:00 Dangers: Playing Children
32:10 Dangers: Public/Outdoor water, socializing, drinking and food(s)
32:44 Don't let EVERYONE pet your pigeon while on a walk/trip
34:17 Weather And Temperature
35:05 Taking your pigeon outside during (MILD) rain
35:40 Taking your pigeon outside during winter (or not!)
36:33 Be careful during hot (summer) weather
36:57 Bring along food and water for your pigeon on longer trips
37:16 Minimum recommended training
38:30 The (one) flaw with Sophie's Harness
39:16 Issues while walking with the harness (for your pigeon)
39:50 'Walking Mode' (only for very well trained pigeons!)
40:25 Ending the video and Small Summary (about the dangers and risks)
41:39 Closing Disclaimer
41:58 Special Thanks
42:53 Sophie's XNL Future Technologies outro
43:03 Project & Video Statistics (Aka 'nerdy details)