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Originally Posted by alaskayorkie

Re-test with Pet Partners, Pet Partners® ? Touching lives through human?animal interactions - Pet Partners (formerly Delta Society). They don't require collars. Eddie has been a therapy dog for almost 5 years, and never once has he worn a collar on visits.

I think it's probably tied to the Canine Good Citizen test, which is part of the TDI requirements. AKC, which administers the CGC test, requires buckle collars to take that. I was told they could get an exemption, but it must include a letter from a vet saying the dog has a "severe" neck injury. Which I found ridiculous. He doesn't have a severe neck injury -- I'm trying to avoid that!

They finally changed that a few years ago! Dogs can wear harnesses now for the CGC test. You can scroll down to view under the equipment section: AKC's Canine Good Citizen (CGC) Program