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A really DUMB question about Collars and CT I found a really cute collar yesterday and I bought it for Tatum but I have a question first before I let her wear it. I feel pretty stupid asking this question cause I think it's dumb, LOL...but, I have never put collars on my babies before so I thought I should ask just to be on the safe side, even though I feel kind of silly asking it :p If she just wears this collar inside the house and I don't use it to WALK her with on a leash, can it still cause CT (Collapsed Trachea)? :confused: When I take the babies on walks, they both wear harnesses and nothing but - however, I just thought this collar was so cute and bought it basically for her to wear kind of as a "necklace" so to speak LOL. :p BUT, can it hurt her AT ALL??? If so, then of course she WON'T be wearing it. I just wanted to check cause it's better to be safe than sorry! :thumbup: |
P.S. - I will put it on her very loose, it would not be tight AT ALL. Just thought I should mention that ;) |
I would like to know this as well. My husband went out and bought "me" a gift and it turned out to be a Louis Vuitton collar for our puppy. I didn't want to be rude about it and hurt my hubby's feelings, so I told him that Roxy probably wouldn't be able to wear it until she is much oder and full grown. He spent a lot of money on the darn thing, and is so proud of it cuz he got it while travelling when we didn't even have our puppy yet. He can't return it at all either because we've moved to the UK and I don't think he still has the reciept. |
I'd make sure not to leave it on when your not home, she could get it caught on something and hurt herself. If its not heavy then imo it should be fine to wear at home and not used for walks like you stated. |
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Thank you so much for your help Deb! :hug: |
All of my dogs wear collars 24/7 and always have. We've never had any accidents or injuries. Even though my dogs are microchipped I like them to have an ID tag too, it has my mobile number on one side and "I am chipped" on the other. I'd never attach a lead or anything else to the collar and make sure the collar size and weight is appropiate for the size of your dog. |
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Thanks for your help! :) |
Both my two wear collars all the time too. I have id tags on their collars incase they get out. I know people say not to leave them on while you're out but I always think that if anything happened and they had a chance to get outside while no one was home then at least they would have id tags on. I always do the what-if and my what if some broke in while I was out and left the door open, etc. Anyway... Let's see the collar!!! :D |
Yep, my Yorkie wears a collar too. I have a harness for her walks but she has a collar that she wears around the house and anytime she isnt on a leash. I think collars are super important because if you have nothing on them and they get out of the house or lost somewhere, there's no way to identify them besides the microchip and not every dog has one of those. |
My Tatum has a collar that has her ID tags on it but she only wears it when we go somewhere (which is not very often). She doesn't wear it around the house. I have heard stories of collars getting a dog hung up on something so that's the only thing I would worry about. I wanna see the collar too! ;) |
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Here is a picture of her collar....of course, it's the pink! :p P.S. - She got the matching leash as well, but obviously she won't be wearing the collar on walks...so I'll just use the leash with her solid pink harness ;) |
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you are a responsible pet owner, and I am most certain you will have this under control . As long as you are well aware of what your baby is up to and is well supervised with a collar on, then I see nothing wrong with it. I keep my suzi's tags on her harness. She is never outside without me. I let her go naked and free inside our place. :D |
Collars are nice. I put one on Tila when we go for walks and when I take her somewhere with me. I walk her with a harness though. You'll just have to watch. I read about some of the stories and I thought I'll be careful. But then one day Tila was running around the house with her collar on, (its so cute. Light purple with rhinestones and her tags on it). Anyways I turned my back for a few seconds to grab something from the fridge and she had gotten it caught in her mouth. I got it out quick! She wasn't hurt thank goodness. I just keep an eye on her when she's got it on, so she don't get into anymore monkey business. |
I have thought about getting Pixie is a little lightweight pretty collar to attach an I.D Tag to, just to wear around the house.. in case she ever got out..I see no harm in them wearing one just for in the house when you are around..I would take it off if you left her and of course at bedtimes to...it's such a cute collar I love it!:) |
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Everyone I know personally, use collars full time it seems to be common practise round here. I don't know anyone who has had a problem, my mum always used collars on our dogs growing up and she instilled in me the importance of ID tags always being on show. Your dog is much more likely to be returned to you quickly if the worst should happen and they get loose/lost if they have a tag on display. |
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Ohhhh I love it! I think that will suit your little Tatum PERFECTLY! :D If it's not on too tight or too loose then I see now reason for her not to wear it all the time. I believe it's just one finger for a small dog/cat as oppose to two fingers though... I could be wrong though but I'm sure this is what I've read. |
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Maya wears a collar too .... not all the time but 2 to 3 hr. a day in the house and then when she goes outside to go potty. She never wears one if she is by herself in the house ... I am too worried she might get stuck and choke herself .... :eek: .... Never had any problems so far with it .... :) |
Mine wear a collar with a tag always. As did my Yorkie Arnold before them. I've never had any problems. I always use a harness for outside though. No-one will ever think you are silly asking questions here, it's a lovely caring group, and understand how much we, as Yorkie owners, care about our furbabies. Hugs Shirl & the terrible 2. |
both my dogs have their collar on at all times. when walking them, they have their collars on and a harness. we haven't had any problems with the collars except the one with the plastic buckles. we have them on loose so our dogs would get to the plastic and chew it off. we now have the metal fasteners. no problems with it. |
all of my have a collar on..kitty collar with bells...ehhe...so i can hear then running behind to prevent from stepping on them...hehe...i don't see a problem with it...and it should not cause CT imo |
We have several collars with all the bling bling and everything but when I start reading all this post here:rolleyes: I got scare I even got couple of those fancy break away collars for cats and still freak me out if they don't break :rolleyes: I always have use harness though and I place their tags in there, I used to use both but I don't anymore to much going on he,he:p so harness all the way now:aimeeyork:aimeeyork:aimeeyork |
All of mine have always worn collars 24/7 with thier ID on it (just in case). But recently I have stopped putting them on unless we go out of town. Then I want one on them in case they should get lost. The reason I stopped putting one on at home is because they were causing thier hair to mat really bad on thier necks. Of course I feel safe enough at home that they will not get out of the yard because we have a 6 foot privacy fence in the back yard and they are never in the front unless on thier leashes. |
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