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Originally Posted by Chili Dawg  If the collar is adjusted properly, that will not happen. I know this from experience. Zena's collar was too loose and it got caught in her jaw as described earlier in this thread. I adjusted the collar and the problem was solved. What is so hard about that? D'oh! If one cannot properly adjust a simple dog collar then, by all means, get a harness. But to say a collar should never be used is just ridiculous. |
This might be your personal experience, but each of the 60,000+ members of YorkieTalk has their own personal experiences, opinions, ideas. Sharing of those ideas and being open minded to what others have to say is the only way that we can grow and learn.
It is perfectly reasonable and prudent for someone who has had a tragic or near tragic accident using a collar to be so strongly opposed to them. I was glad that Lou was willing to share her heart wrenching story in an effort to help prevent someone else having tha same experience.
Personally - I do not generally use collars on my kids -- occasionally for tags, charms, decorations, etc. but only when I am taking them out/showing them off. Any time they do have a collar on they are always within my sight.