T-shirt dress "harnesses" well I hope!...mine only wear actual harnesses with the tags on D ring when either I go out, we walk or they go in the yard...not for extended periods....would hipe no one would lave a collar on for extended periods-especially on long haired dogs, or even if hair is short...just the sheer irritation of it.
If they get out the barricaded entrance way while unharnesses here they're microchipped...just about everyone here knows my lil guys from walking them all the time, and we live in a suberban cul-de-sac...neighbor helped catch Scoobers once when we were firemen let him out!
now they wear harnesses when I leave just in case-you never know!
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Originally Posted by Britster  I keep a collar on Jackson 24/7 with ID tags. It's not worth the risk to me to not have one on. Maybe if I lived by myself, but I live with others and if by chance a door got opened, or he got loose, etc, I want him to have his collar on. He is microchipped also for an added layer of security but not everyone even knows about microchips and I think it's much easier to have a collar with ID on. My family, growing up, returned countless dogs back to their owners within minutes because of a collar/ID. I recently had a stray dog come to my house and I returned him to his owner within 30 minutes because I dialed the number on the tag quickly. I was on my way out the door so would not have had time to take him to the vet to scan him, etc right away so he would have sat in a crate while I went to class for a few hours and then when I got home I would have been able to take him... but still, that could seem like an eternity to an owner who is missing their dogs.
He does wear a harness always for walks/potty breaks/etc but I don't see how keeping a harness with tags on all day long is ANY safer than keeping a collar on.... harnesses can get hung up on just as many things as a collar, and they seem like they'd be a lot more uncomfortable to keep on all day. Jackson usually sleeps "naked" and I do that simply for comfort... so I'll take collar off for bedtime a lot of times but right back on it goes in the AM! |
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Originally Posted by DvlshAngel985 I've always wondered that myself. I know every dog is different, and every home different as well and preference plays a huge role on whether a pup has a collar on or not. Having had trouble with harnesses (and we still do!) I prefer a collar for longer wear time. Kaji wears harnesses only on walks, as most harnesses chafe or irritate. He does wear his collar at night time, since it's when he's most mischievous. The bell is a life saver when a certain someone tries to break into the kitchen.  He's too smart! He's actually getting good at opening the gates. |