Do any of your yorkies wear collars at all times?

[Erin]

Originally Posted by tobysmom328

I have a question to add that's similar..
Do you leave the collars on when you are gone and they are in an x-pen or crate? I have a metal x-pen, and wondering what you do.
Thanks!

I do. They wear them all the time except for baths. They are used to wearing them so it's not an issue.

[NYYJeterGrl626]

My Izzie wears her collar all the time and I got her tag from Walmart, there machine is cheaper than Petsmart... I use the harness when I take her out...I got her a small collar, for toy breeds and puppies

[erickajm]

Mine barely know what a collar is. I have the choke chains with fabric (not for choking them out) These are easy to slip on and off for walks. But we rarely go on walks because we have 4 acres and a big mountain of roaming land behind.

[Go4HelloKitty]

My two have collars on all the time except brushing, bathing and sleeping. I also added the fastags (the one that you can write anything on and then put to bake and it will shrink to a certain size) on the collar. I put my baby's name, my name, my phone, AVID # and the ID# on the tag.

[ali]

Originally Posted by tobysmom328

I have a question to add that's similar..
Do you leave the collars on when you are gone and they are in an x-pen or crate? I have a metal x-pen, and wondering what you do.
Thanks!

yes my boys keep them on when we are gone. They have run of the house, but I know that as soon as I walk out the door my yorkie hops on the kitchen table and looks out the window and my Boxer sits next to the window with his chin on the window sill. BTW I pull the chairs away from the table and he can still jump up on it with no problems, now I just leave the chairs there and clean the table when I get home. Poor babies they just sit and wait the whole time I am gone. I can see their little faces staring at me as I back down the driveway.

[YorkichonBella]

I love for Bella to wear her collar, but I had so many problems finding one that I was comfortable with for safety. I have to warn that when she was younger, she got the collar hung in her mouth while trying to bite it. Thank God, I was near & saw her. I could not release it & she wanted it off and was squirming. I had to cut it. Another one I tried: she loved to lie over the air vent and her heart tag got caught in the opening. Again, Thank God we were close by. Just please be careful especially if you plan to leave on all the time. The cat collars with quick release sound like a good idea.

[yorkiegirl2]

Originally Posted by tobysmom328

I have a question to add that's similar..
Do you leave the collars on when you are gone and they are in an x-pen or crate? I have a metal x-pen, and wondering what you do.
Thanks!

Kayla,
No do not leave a collar on when in a pen, as the tags can get caught and choke the dog to death.
Izzy does not wear one unless we go somewhere...

[tobysmom328]

Originally Posted by yorkiegirl2

Kayla,
No do not leave a collar on when in a pen, as the tags can get caught and choke the dog to death.
Izzy does not wear one unless we go somewhere...

I was planning on having it off when I'm gone. That's what we did when we had Kylie for that short week. I figure it's like clothes, have it on to look pretty and go out!

[yorkiegirl2]

I stopped using collars unless mine go to the groomers, vets ..etc.
I've had a few to get the collars hung in their mouths.
How they did it I don't know, because the collars were not to loose.
Very scary trying to get it off with one freaking out.

[Suzy]

Originally Posted by yorkiegirl2

Kayla,
No do not leave a collar on when in a pen, as the tags can get caught and choke the dog to death.
Izzy does not wear one unless we go somewhere...

I am planning to keep their collars on at all times for identification ONLY. Yorkies should not use collars for walks-they should use harnesses, as there is risk of damaging and collapsing the trachea, especially in the yorkie breed.

I ended up ordering breakaway collars with ID tags on them from Boomerang. Breakaway collars will do just that if the dog gets hung up on something. They are usually intended for cats, but will work for dogs too.

[tobysmom328]

Originally Posted by Suzy

I am planning to keep their collars on at all times for identification ONLY. Yorkies should not use collars for walks-they should use harnesses, as there is risk of damaging and collapsing the trachea, especially in the yorkie breed.

I ended up ordering breakaway collars with ID tags on them from Boomerang. Breakaway collars will do just that if the dog gets hung up on something. They are usually intended for cats, but will work for dogs too.

We have a breakaway one for my cat, but he doesn't wear it, he fusses too much with it.
I'm not planning on using a collar for walks other than for identification. We have a great harness for her. We had problems with a collapsing the trachea with Kylie. She was our 9 week old we got and then returned to the breeder, it was a heart breaker, but I worked full time and was scared for her. She was really sick too.
So now I'm adopting yorkiegirl2's Izzy! And I can't wait!

[yorkiegirl2]

Originally Posted by Suzy

I am planning to keep their collars on at all times for identification ONLY. Yorkies should not use collars for walks-they should use harnesses, as there is risk of damaging and collapsing the trachea, especially in the yorkie breed.

I ended up ordering breakaway collars with ID tags on them from Boomerang. Breakaway collars will do just that if the dog gets hung up on something. They are usually intended for cats, but will work for dogs too.

Yes collars are used for identification ONLY here too.
Just incase they get loose while being out away from the house.
I make my own harness vests for them to wear if we plan to do any walking...
We are pretty much homebodies, mine mainly just play in our big fenced in backyard.

[LoveMyJake]

I don't leave collars on mine because Jake almost choked on his once when he tried to take it off. It scared me to death, so I never leave my boys' collars on when we are at home, unless we are outside. I always put them on when we take them somewhere so that they have ID. But, I use a harness vest for their leashes. Jackson would probably be okay with one on, as he is a little bigger at 6 1/2 lbs. Jake is very tiny, so I'm afraid to leave it on. The way they play and romp around, I can see where one could easily get hurt, so I just don't take the chance.

[KatiesMommy]

No collar for Katie she wears her pink poka dot harness all the time ! i STARTED WHEN SHE WAS LITTLE WITH THE HARNESS SO SHE IS SO USED TO IT ! tHE DOES HAVE A VARIETY OF DIFFERNT COLORS AND STYLES ! sHE IS MICRO-CHIPPED TOO !

[abbey lee]

Abbey hates her collar so she rarely wears it. I have it on her now bc I am trying to get her to get used to it. I keep it on her bc (God forbid) if she got out, I would want her to be wearing a collar with tags if someone found her.