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Originally Posted by mizzwanned  Is it bad to use a collar if your dog does not pull? I only use harnesses on mine but i saw a lady that was walking her yorkie with a collar, but it was loose and he was not pulling, he was walking with his head up straight in the air, and it was not choking him at all. I have heard they can cause collapsed tracea, etc. Why else are they dangerous? |
If you are talking about wearing the collar full time and not just for the purposes of walking, then the other danger of collars would be strangling. Strangling is an issue with collars no matter how well they are trained. Their collars can get caught on something, their jaw can get caught in the collar, or their ID tags can get caught on something. The dog will panic and try to free themselves and end up twisting the collar around their neck and choking.
You can use the breakaway cat collars although you can not use a leash with these, or you can use breakaway dog collars that are also designed to be used with a leash. The keepsafe dog collars are the only ones I am aware of like this but someone may be aware of another brand.