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lexi43 · 08-10-2011, 07:47 AM

[QUOTE=katirob;3629314]On some other thread I was reading yesterday, the OP talked about breakaway collars for cats that they used on their yorkies. Apparently they're pretty cheap (like $2.00) and the closure opens with a tug. Intended for cats who get hung up in trees and stuff so they can free themselves. This person said she used them for tags but a harness, of course, for walks, as the collar would come off if the dog started pulling at the leash. FYI.

I can tell you from this experience breakaway collars don't work. When Zach and Zoe got into the mix they were both wearing breakaway collars and they didn't open I had to cut the collar off Zach. Zoe's worked after a fight with it. The best collar for small dogs is no collar I learned the hard way I also had them on my cats and for the most part they didn't work either. Since my cats are all indoor cats they don't wear collars either.

08-10-2011, 07:47 AM	#21
lexi43 YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Deer Park New York Posts: 1,586	Zach Almost Died Last Night [QUOTE=katirob;3629314]On some other thread I was reading yesterday, the OP talked about breakaway collars for cats that they used on their yorkies. Apparently they're pretty cheap (like $2.00) and the closure opens with a tug. Intended for cats who get hung up in trees and stuff so they can free themselves. This person said she used them for tags but a harness, of course, for walks, as the collar would come off if the dog started pulling at the leash. FYI. I can tell you from this experience breakaway collars don't work. When Zach and Zoe got into the mix they were both wearing breakaway collars and they didn't open I had to cut the collar off Zach. Zoe's worked after a fight with it. The best collar for small dogs is no collar I learned the hard way I also had them on my cats and for the most part they didn't work either. Since my cats are all indoor cats they don't wear collars either.