Collar?

[ritapatt]

With 5 people in our house Ziva needed to wear a bell when we first got her, and some ID in case she got out when someone was careless with a door.
It has worked great over the past 2 years, if I don't hear her jingle for a while I go looking for her-little troublemaker. She asks for her "necklace" to be put back on after her bath!
Chatties mom made her a great silk collar with a silver bell- (not breakaway)and matching harness that doesn't break off her fine hair. Beautifully made!

[DvlshAngel985]

I use breakaway collars hat I bought from eBay. It doesn't take much pressure on the collar for it to fall off, which makes it great for ID purposes and for placing a bell. I use it since a little someone is always underfoot, or if he bell stops ringing and I can't see him, he's definitely doing something naughty! I've come home to a collarless dog. Little stinker was trying to break into he kitchen. Kaji was happy and safe, and the collar was dangling on the gate leading to the kitchen. the collars I buy are all $2 or less.

[butterfly]

I never use a collar.

Having lost my dear yorkie Mariposa (Mari) in June, due to severe collapsed trachea I would never put one on or recommend it to anyone.

It was a horrible condition that she had since she was 1 1/2 yrs she was 5 when she died. It was a very long road and a terrible death. Although it turns out it could have been from the her fathers side.

Yorkies and Maltese have a tender trachea. Please be very careful. You just don't know, if a collar gets pulled a little tight it might just set it off for a lifetime of hell.

With the bad case she had, it was almost amazing she lived as long as she did. We had to be so careful not to let her get too excited, too warm, etc. It actually got to where I wouldn't let company come over because I didn't know how she would be affected. A very long road. I loved her dearly, she was such a beauty and so sweet......sorry, I'm going on...

[lexi43]

I just took Zach's collar off. He has such a skinny neck that I can't seem to find a comforable collar that he's happy with. The one I took off just about fit him but he kept scratching at it all day. It was great to be able to hear him but I felt so bad for him he looked so unhappy. He has a harness for outdoors and I wanted to keep a collar on him around the house with his rabbies and id tags but it's not worth making him miserable.

[Rhetts_mama]

Mine wore the break away cat collars with a bell when they were tiny. Now that they are bigger, they both have a collar for tags only. We always use a harness for potty breaks.

[Lovetodream88]

Originally Posted by lexi43

I just took Zach's collar off. He has such a skinny neck that I can't seem to find a comforable collar that he's happy with. The one I took off just about fit him but he kept scratching at it all day. It was great to be able to hear him but I felt so bad for him he looked so unhappy. He has a harness for outdoors and I wanted to keep a collar on him around the house with his rabbies and id tags but it's not worth making him miserable.

When I first got Callie and put her collar on her she would scratch and mess with it alot until she got used to it now if I take it off of her for baths she will go get it and bring it to me if she can reach it. I like the lil pals collars from pets mart they are pretty small and soft.

[Buster Brown]

Originally Posted by butterfly

I never use a collar.

Having lost my dear yorkie Mariposa (Mari) in June, due to severe collapsed trachea I would never put one on or recommend it to anyone.
A very long road. I loved her dearly, she was such a beauty and so sweet......sorry, I'm going on...

So sorry to hear about sweet Mariposa.

Buster uses collars for fashion and ID and a harness for walking. I also put an id tag on his harness just in case. I also have a hook on blinking light that I put on him when we are walking a night so I can see him. When he was a puppy we used to shout out little man walking so we would be aware he was moving about.

[gaijingirl]

I keep a harness (buddy belt) on Snickers at all time. He wears an ID tag and bell on it. I'm also with the others who say if they can't hear the jingle of the bell, their dog is in trouble! I've got a little troublemaker too.

When we got Snickers he had a tiny collar on. A few days after he came to live with us he was somehow able to hook it in his mouth and it started to choke him. He screamed like it was bloody murder! My husband, who usually carries a pocket knife did not have it (for seemingly the first time ever!) and we could hardly undo it, because the dog was in such a state of panic. Never again will he wear a collar because of that alone. It was a scary moment.
He also used to try to bite his harness all the time too and liked to chew on it. But, since we switched to a buddy belt, he doesn't do it anymore. The buddy belt is much more difficult for him to get in his mouth because of the position it sits on the chest.

[KazzyK810]

My last yorkie, Chelsea, had a collapsing trachea. She never wore a collar at any time in her life. Her vet led me to believe it was a genetic condition and that collars can make it worse, but not cause the condition. Is this right???

[Britster]

I keep a collar on Jackson 24/7 with ID tags. It's not worth the risk to me to not have one on. Maybe if I lived by myself, but I live with others and if by chance a door got opened, or he got loose, etc, I want him to have his collar on. He is microchipped also for an added layer of security but not everyone even knows about microchips and I think it's much easier to have a collar with ID on. My family, growing up, returned countless dogs back to their owners within minutes because of a collar/ID. I recently had a stray dog come to my house and I returned him to his owner within 30 minutes because I dialed the number on the tag quickly. I was on my way out the door so would not have had time to take him to the vet to scan him, etc right away so he would have sat in a crate while I went to class for a few hours and then when I got home I would have been able to take him... but still, that could seem like an eternity to an owner who is missing their dogs.

He does wear a harness always for walks/potty breaks/etc but I don't see how keeping a harness with tags on all day long is ANY safer than keeping a collar on.... harnesses can get hung up on just as many things as a collar, and they seem like they'd be a lot more uncomfortable to keep on all day. Jackson usually sleeps "naked" and I do that simply for comfort... so I'll take collar off for bedtime a lot of times but right back on it goes in the AM!

[DvlshAngel985]

Originally Posted by Britster

I keep a collar on Jackson 24/7 with ID tags. It's not worth the risk to me to not have one on. Maybe if I lived by myself, but I live with others and if by chance a door got opened, or he got loose, etc, I want him to have his collar on. He is microchipped also for an added layer of security but not everyone even knows about microchips and I think it's much easier to have a collar with ID on. My family, growing up, returned countless dogs back to their owners within minutes because of a collar/ID. I recently had a stray dog come to my house and I returned him to his owner within 30 minutes because I dialed the number on the tag quickly. I was on my way out the door so would not have had time to take him to the vet to scan him, etc right away so he would have sat in a crate while I went to class for a few hours and then when I got home I would have been able to take him... but still, that could seem like an eternity to an owner who is missing their dogs.

He does wear a harness always for walks/potty breaks/etc but I don't see how keeping a harness with tags on all day long is ANY safer than keeping a collar on.... harnesses can get hung up on just as many things as a collar, and they seem like they'd be a lot more uncomfortable to keep on all day. Jackson usually sleeps "naked" and I do that simply for comfort... so I'll take collar off for bedtime a lot of times but right back on it goes in the AM!

I've always wondered that myself. I know every dog is different, and every home different as well and preference plays a huge role on whether a pup has a collar on or not. Having had trouble with harnesses (and we still do!) I prefer a collar for longer wear time. Kaji wears harnesses only on walks, as most harnesses chafe or irritate. He does wear his collar at night time, since it's when he's most mischievous. The bell is a life saver when a certain someone tries to break into the kitchen. He's too smart! He's actually getting good at opening the gates.

[Lil Sis]

Originally Posted by butterfly

I never use a collar.

Having lost my dear yorkie Mariposa (Mari) in June, due to severe collapsed trachea I would never put one on or recommend it to anyone.

It was a horrible condition that she had since she was 1 1/2 yrs she was 5 when she died. It was a very long road and a terrible death. Although it turns out it could have been from the her fathers side.

Yorkies and Maltese have a tender trachea. Please be very careful. You just don't know, if a collar gets pulled a little tight it might just set it off for a lifetime of hell.

With the bad case she had, it was almost amazing she lived as long as she did. We had to be so careful not to let her get too excited, too warm, etc. It actually got to where I wouldn't let company come over because I didn't know how she would be affected. A very long road. I loved her dearly, she was such a beauty and so sweet......sorry, I'm going on...

I am so sorry for your loss!!! I know she was loved for her 5 short years.

[Lil Sis]

Remy wears a harness. I put it on in the morning and take it off after her evening walk. If I don't put it on my dh just cant seam to put it on right for the morning walk (he walks the pack in the morning).
I hate to admit... but she has several that match her outfits!

I love the harness I got from Chattiesmom... it is beautiful. Cindy also included a cute clip that I have put her tags and id on and I can clip it to the harness of the day

I do have a decorative collor-- from time to time I put it on her when we go out..

[concretegurl]

T-shirt dress "harnesses" well I hope!...mine only wear actual harnesses with the tags on D ring when either I go out, we walk or they go in the yard...not for extended periods....would hipe no one would lave a collar on for extended periods-especially on long haired dogs, or even if hair is short...just the sheer irritation of it.

If they get out the barricaded entrance way while unharnesses here they're microchipped...just about everyone here knows my lil guys from walking them all the time, and we live in a suberban cul-de-sac...neighbor helped catch Scoobers once when we were firemen let him out! now they wear harnesses when I leave just in case-you never know!

Originally Posted by Britster

I keep a collar on Jackson 24/7 with ID tags. It's not worth the risk to me to not have one on. Maybe if I lived by myself, but I live with others and if by chance a door got opened, or he got loose, etc, I want him to have his collar on. He is microchipped also for an added layer of security but not everyone even knows about microchips and I think it's much easier to have a collar with ID on. My family, growing up, returned countless dogs back to their owners within minutes because of a collar/ID. I recently had a stray dog come to my house and I returned him to his owner within 30 minutes because I dialed the number on the tag quickly. I was on my way out the door so would not have had time to take him to the vet to scan him, etc right away so he would have sat in a crate while I went to class for a few hours and then when I got home I would have been able to take him... but still, that could seem like an eternity to an owner who is missing their dogs.

He does wear a harness always for walks/potty breaks/etc but I don't see how keeping a harness with tags on all day long is ANY safer than keeping a collar on.... harnesses can get hung up on just as many things as a collar, and they seem like they'd be a lot more uncomfortable to keep on all day. Jackson usually sleeps "naked" and I do that simply for comfort... so I'll take collar off for bedtime a lot of times but right back on it goes in the AM!

Originally Posted by DvlshAngel985

I've always wondered that myself. I know every dog is different, and every home different as well and preference plays a huge role on whether a pup has a collar on or not. Having had trouble with harnesses (and we still do!) I prefer a collar for longer wear time. Kaji wears harnesses only on walks, as most harnesses chafe or irritate. He does wear his collar at night time, since it's when he's most mischievous. The bell is a life saver when a certain someone tries to break into the kitchen. He's too smart! He's actually getting good at opening the gates.

[Lovetodream88]

Originally Posted by concretegurl

T-shirt dress "harnesses" well I hope!...mine only wear actual harnesses with the tags on D ring when either I go out, we walk or they go in the yard...not for extended periods....would hipe no one would lave a collar on for extended periods-especially on long haired dogs, or even if hair is short...just the sheer irritation of it.

If they get out the barricaded entrance way while unharnesses here they're microchipped...just about everyone here knows my lil guys from walking them all the time, and we live in a suberban cul-de-sac...neighbor helped catch Scoobers once when we were firemen let him out! now they wear harnesses when I leave just in case-you never know!

I leave a collar on Callie all the time and there is never any irritation ever. Of course I am very carefully about getting the smallest width I can and that it is very soft.