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Originally Posted by Princess10  I tried a collar on Princess when I first got her but she was such a maniac on the leash, choking herself and not caring so she could get her next sniff, that I got her a harness. Then I learned about collapsed trachea & vowed to never use a collar. I put her tags on her harness and can hear her little jingle, which without I prob would've turned around and stepped on her. A lot of people on here say they only use a harness for walking, outings, etc....why is that? fashion or are they thought to be uncomfortable? And as far as break-away collars I understand they would be great if a dog got caught up on something, but isn't that an easy way to lose the I.D. on the pup, too?
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I don't leave a harness on him all day because it seems more uncomfortable. A collar is a lot smaller and around the neck whereas a harness goes around the body and it just seems like it'd be a lot more uncomfortable to keep on all day long...
I personally don't like breakaways for the reason you stated. I've heard they pop off pretty easily and I think that kind of defeats the purpose of a collar with id tags if they fall off, they are useless. But I also have a bigger guy (16lbs) so I just wouldn't feel comfortable using a breakaway.