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Originally Posted by Rhiannon224  The collar is loose and I don't pull on it and I know it's bad, I only got it because he was hating the harness and trying to wrestle it off. I was afraid he was going to injure himself getting his nail caught in it or his lower jaw biting on it. I don't want him to have the leash on the collar. Maybe now that he's been groomed the harness won't be so uncomfortable for him without all of that hair.
You're so right about learning to do one at a time. He's really doing good with outside so once he's got that down we will work on the pads. He is doing everything his big brother is doing so he will eventually learn to use the pads from him. |
Don't beat yourself up! While I think harnesses are, overall better, and I prefer them... if a dog is not pulling on a collar, and walking nicely, the odds of getting CT from it are very rare. In fact, I don't even believe collars CAUSE CT, just aggravate a dog who already has it even more.
I've had Jackson gag more from certain harnesses than his martingale collar. It just depends. I prefer harnesses because I like to manuever Jackson with the harness, lifting up quickly from his leash if he's in danger, helping while hiking, etc that kind of thing. But I use a quick slip collar for night time potty trips that last all of 30 seconds.