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Mardelin 01-10-2010 07:48 AM
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Originally Posted by BaxtersMommy (Post 2949145)
are there any walk through gates that are solid panels? I have wondered if the little ones could slip through the bars.
I've never seen any.

ladyjane 01-10-2010 07:52 AM
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Originally Posted by BaxtersMommy (Post 2949145)
are there any walk through gates that are solid panels? I have wondered if the little ones could slip through the bars.

I have yet to find one that a small pup could not wiggle through.

I use Dream Baby gates...they have an extra tall ( I have a jumper) and they do have a nice swing door in them. They come in white or black. I bought a similar one in Petsmart and it was WAY too wide. I have yet to find anything that beats Dream Baby. You can get that plastic mesh that is sold at Home Depot....I think it is for chicken fences. I cut a piece to fit the gate and then tie wrapped it on. If you get the black fence and use black mesh, it looks very nice and keeps the smaller pups secure.

Mom to Hot Rod 01-10-2010 09:15 AM
that must have been really scary. Glad everything turned out okay.

I was worried that my two would freak when I put a collar on them but they didn't give it any mind so we only put it on during big event outings.

yorkiepuppie 01-10-2010 12:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Mardelin (Post 2949120)
There are so many gates available out there. Walk throughs are great. I know that since my dogs want to be the official greeters at the door I've had to section off the entry way.....no pups allowed.....

Are they trainable? Absolutely! Bravo916's dogs amazed me when I went to visit her. Her front door was left opened while she helped me get my luggage and dog equipment out of my car. Havoc and Diesel were told to stay. They sat right at the open door, not moving until she turned and said come......
wow! that's amazing. gotta ask her to share how she trained them to do that. :thumbup:

Mardelin 01-10-2010 12:04 PM
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Originally Posted by yorkiepuppie (Post 2949475)
wow! that's amazing. gotta ask her to share how she trained them to do that. :thumbup:
She used a show lead, opened the door and everytime they attempted to move forward, she lightly tugged......they got it....Came home and started working with mine, I have more that 2, so it's taking a bit of time to get them all trained. But, the ones that have been, caught on quickly.

yorkiepuppie 01-10-2010 12:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Mardelin (Post 2949481)
She used a show lead, opened the door and everytime they attempted to move forward, she lightly tugged......they got it....Came home and started working with mine, I have more that 2, so it's taking a bit of time to get them all trained. But, the ones that have been, caught on quickly.
thank you :)

where do you recommend people put the dog's tags? on the harness?
which gates do you recommend? do you have a link? i am looking for one that's easy for people to walk through.

Mardelin 01-10-2010 12:20 PM
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Originally Posted by yorkiepuppie (Post 2949499)
thank you :)

where do you recommend people put the dog's tags? on the harness?
which gates do you recommend? do you have a link? i am looking for one that's easy for people to walk through.
You can get walk through gates at WalMart.....free standing gates through various dog websites.......

I use free standing gates for around the entry way.....there are some really nice looking ones....that fit into your decor. Baby's R Us has them too.

My show dog tags are kept in my grooming bag, along with their shot records and pedigree papers. And I do put their tags on their harness. SandyAPK makes some nice harnesses.....for the boys....lil vests and for the girls she adds skirts.......Makes them according to your dog's measurement. I have her make each one of my pups when they're ready to go to their forever home.

ladyjane 01-10-2010 12:34 PM
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Originally Posted by yorkiepuppie (Post 2949499)
thank you :)

where do you recommend people put the dog's tags? on the harness?
which gates do you recommend? do you have a link? i am looking for one that's easy for people to walk through.

A friend of mine uses these in her puppy day care. When I saw them, I scrapped the ones I was using and purchased these. They are the best I have seen.

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_1...ream+baby+gate

MaddiesMommie 01-10-2010 01:01 PM
:thumbup:My sister in law used Dream Baby gates. She has a solid like this:
Walmart.com: Dream Baby - Retractable Gate: Health & Safety
and the tall metal for the stairs. They are around $50 at WalMart.

ladyjane 01-10-2010 01:11 PM
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Originally Posted by MaddiesMommie (Post 2949573)
:thumbup:My sister in law used Dream Baby gates. She has a solid like this:
Walmart.com: Dream Baby - Retractable Gate: Health & Safety
and the tall metal for the stairs. They are around $50 at WalMart.

I have never seen the retractable gate! Interesting!

Lovetodream88 01-10-2010 01:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Mardelin (Post 2949097)
Running out the door is fixable.....put up a baby gate, train them not to run out. I know too many people that have had accidents with their pups being caught up on something with their collars, accidents that resulted not only in collapsed trachea, but death. If you can't monitor them, take them off.
Callie is trained not to run out the door but you never know when something can catch there attention or there instincts and them take off. I have never heard of anyones pet having a problem with a collar until I became a member or yorkietalk and by then Callie was use to hers and is uneasy when hers is taken off. Just wearing a collar isnt going to just cause collapsed trachea its hooking it to a leash which I never ever do Callie has a harness for when she going to be on a leash. But Callie has never ever been left alone and the jingle of the tags lets me know where she is pretty much at all times. I call it her necklace because all it is for is to hold her tags and I would be extremely uneasy with her not having tags on at all times.

gemy 01-10-2010 01:28 PM
what we do is put their dog license tags on their leashes. That way we can use any collar or harness we want when we go for a walk. We don't keep collars on the dogs in the house - unless company is coming over.

The break away cat collars work fine - make sure you get a small and narrow enough size for your boy.

Miss Behavin 01-10-2010 01:35 PM
Pippi is 100% obedience trained, and yet, I never, ever, EVER would take her outside (unless it's a fenced in area) w/out a harness attached to a leash! It's too easy to be lured away by a meandering duck, or a taunting squirrel (LOL - happened yesterday). There are too, too many things to distract your pup away, and even recall training isn't ever 101%. If Pippi were to run into the road, simply b/c I could not be bothered to put a harness and leash on her, I'd NEVER forgive myself. I saw a cat die a slow, horrid death when I was 10 y/o or so, and to this day, I can hear it's screams. It KILLS me. I'd have traded places w/that cat if I could have. Was awful. Awful.
Just put the harness w/the tags on the D-ring and put it on when you guys go out :)

SMApup 01-17-2010 09:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Ichabob (Post 2949110)
I do not like collars really for any size dogs. to me they are an accident ready to happen. even the big dogs to not wear collars.

Our horses don't wear halters while in the pastures because one time one horse did not come up at night to be fed went looking for him and somehow someway he got his halter caught in a tree branch and could not get loose. I feel a dog collar could do the same thing to a dog .

All dogs here are chip and have I all the necessary papers for everything else.
In some places you are required to have collars/halters on certain animals at all times. Where I am there is a "leash law" that applies to dogs, cats, and horses (should a horse get loose from a pasture without a halter the farm owner is responsible for all damage... If they are wearing one it is a different story). They must have a collar/halter on whenever they are out of the house. Should a dog or cat be out without a collar and be picked up by the town there can be a pretty big fine.

Lovetodream88 01-17-2010 09:36 AM
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Originally Posted by SMApup (Post 2960289)
. Should a dog or cat be out without a collar and be picked up by the town there can be a pretty big fine.
And that is if you are lucky enough to get your dog back without it having any info on it.

judylynne 01-17-2010 09:49 AM
All of my animals wear collars with their id tag attached. The id tag says :" I am Lost", with our telephone number. Even our indoor cats, who have never been outside in their whole lives, wear a collar for the reason being that if they were to ever get outside, someone would hopefully read the tag and phone. When my yorkie Maddy was just a puppy, not long after we got him, he was in the back yard playing. I had just let him out, and maybe five minutes later I received a telephone call from someone who said they had my Maddy. He had gotten under the gate, and had wondered a few door down. I shudder to think what could have happened to him if I hadn't have had that tag on him. I do not feel safe for them not to have their collars on! If their collars are adjusted properly, there shouldn't be a problem with them getting caught.

spiritwings1202 01-17-2010 09:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Mardelin (Post 2949083)
Collars on toy dogs have always been a no, no to me. Especially on yorkies....prone to Collapsed Trachea.......I have a list made up for all my new families of dos and don'ts....Collars and the dangers of them is listed there.

But, if you're still insistent on putting a collar on your dog. Put it on them when you take them out in public......never attach a leash to it (use a harness). Take it off of them when you bring them in the house, or cannot monitor them. Never leave it on them when you crate them.
that is what I thought! I never use a collar. I just keep Pixie's rabies tag in my purse! I don't even leave a harness on Pixie unless we go out.

Kharise 01-17-2010 09:59 AM
Happened to Cody the 2nd or 3rd week of me having him. It was so scary, happened again once when I thought I would leave it on him while I was at school, big mistake! When I came back, I didn't know how long it was like that but I imediately took it off.

Ever since he only wears harnesses when I walk him only.

Britster 01-17-2010 10:12 AM
How scary! I've never had problems w/ collars but it's definitely something to be concerned
with. He wears a collar 24/7 with his tags but we walk him only on his harness. Better safe
than sorry in my opinion. Growing up, we had a few dogs wander onto our street and without
their tags/collars, we wouldn't have been able to return them.


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