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01-07-2012, 03:35 PM | #1 |
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| Post for New Yorkie Owners About Collars. Hi, I'm sure there's a post about this somewhere, but I can't find it. For those who are just now getting their little dreamyorkie, please make sure you buy him or her a harness and not a collar for walks and romps. My husband and I did not know this when we purchased Brussels (our 12 year old) about 11 years ago. We have had him since he was 3 mos old. We had him using a collar only (a nice small leather one which we thought we were being responsible pet owners) when he was very small (2 lb)...even on walks. WE ARE THE REASON his trachea has a partial collapse. When we took him into the vet so many years ago, we were informed about harnesses and how vitally important they are to a small dog. For 10 years now we've been informed and only use harnesses. His trachea causes him no problems, and hasn't for 10 years now, and has not collapsed any further. The vet says it probably won't (thanks to another vet telling us what's what and thanks to us listening and immediately switching to a harness). Collapsed Trachea isn't always caused by collars, it can be caused by a number of things. That being said, please get your new puppies and tiny dogs of any breed a harness and NOT a collar unless the collar is used for decorative purposes only..and even then (personally) I don't recommend it as they can still get caught on things and damage the trachea. Last edited by MorkieMomma; 01-07-2012 at 03:37 PM. |
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01-07-2012, 07:04 PM | #3 |
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| All pet owners should have a collar with a tag on it on all of there dogs. I agree they should not be used to walk them on and you should use a harness for that but many many dogs get lost and almost always the ones with collars and tags get returned and the ones with out a lot of the time don't. You never know when your dog could get out of the fence, dart out of the door, or anything. Mine wears a collar all of the time except bath time but only for tags and everyone knows that who messes with Callie and then when ever she is going to be on the leash we use our buddy belt harness.
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01-07-2012, 10:11 PM | #4 | |
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01-07-2012, 10:20 PM | #5 |
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| Same with us. My two yorkies wear collars and both of my cats wear break away collars with our information on them 24/7 except during baths.
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01-08-2012, 02:44 AM | #6 |
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| I agree that a collar should never be used to walking your pet. I did not even use a collar for tags at first. I preferred her not having anything rubbing on her fur. When she was about 5 months old she started bolting out the front door whenever someone would open it. It gave me a few good scares as catching her was so difficult. She is so fast! So I got her a break away cat collar with a bell on it! It's very cute. I even left the bell on because it helps me locate her in the house as she tends to blend into things when she takes a nap some where unusual. Now she is microchipped and has an ID tag on her collar. I think microchipping is important but if she ever got lost I would feel much better knowing she had he tags on her as well. |
01-08-2012, 07:50 AM | #7 |
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| I agree. I only use a collar to hold id tags. I think the knowlege of harnesses come with experience and research. When I first became a pet owner, I didn't know about harnesses . I guess I never knew because we always had large breed dogs when I was growing up. Now that I know, I will never use a collar for walking again. I will use a harness for even a large breed dog. |
01-08-2012, 08:14 AM | #8 |
and Bear too! ♥ Donating Member | Mine wear cat collars with a jingle ball on them, so I can hear them and for their I.D. tag. We use a harness for walks.
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01-08-2012, 08:21 AM | #9 | |
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01-08-2012, 08:27 AM | #10 | |
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01-08-2012, 08:43 AM | #11 | |
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Just a note: Collars, whether fitted properly or if too loose, can get caught on things, usually furniture legs, around the house. Just another area to puppy proof, keeping that in mind. Also, with young pups, the collar will need to be adjusted as the pup grows, and the fit should be checked regularly. A few members have lost their Yorkies due to strangulation, some either from a collar.... but one member used to hang her bra on a door knob. The pup smelled her scent on the bra and started playing with it, and eventually stuck his head through the armhole and got all twisted up. She woke up and her pup was gone. I used to put stuff in bags.... tote bags or grocery bags and such. One night I was awakened by the sound of a bag rustling. Peek a Boo likes to sleep on plastic bags (I don't 'get it' either) , and I jumped out of bed to find him struggling with his head through one of the handles. I used to leave a t shirt that I wore that day for him to sleep on (he loves sleeping on clothes, clean or dirty, and found him with his head through the sleeve and in trouble. Cords from window blinds can be another hazzard. Puppy proof as you would for a human baby or toddler, and then some. Having your pup wear a collar with tags is a personnal choice, I do see the benefits... but I am also aware of the hazzards and feel that all new (and old) owners should be aware also.
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01-08-2012, 12:31 PM | #12 |
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| Just to add to the list of puppy proofing items: I have laundry baskets that are the mesh pop up kind with kind of loose nylon handles. Well my previous dog used to love to sleep in those. One day I came home from work and he didn't greet me at the door as usual. I found him in my bedroom with his head through the handle of the basket and all twisted around his neck. He was alright but if he had turned his head around one more time he would have been dead. I had to cut the handle to get him loose. He was not a puppy when this happened either. So many things we never think of as being harmful are actually threats to our little one's lives. Those plastic bags from the market are accidents waiting to happen. I now fold up all my laundry baskets and put them totally out of the area where anyone can get near them. |
01-08-2012, 12:49 PM | #13 |
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| Thanks for the puppy proof tips How many fingers should you be able to fit in the puppies collar? My puppy is tiny, just 2.5 lbs and even XS collars tend to be too big for him |
01-08-2012, 12:51 PM | #14 | |
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ETA: It's not just stuff down low either... they can jump up and get hung up on things too.
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01-08-2012, 12:52 PM | #15 |
I ♥ Joey & Ralphie! Donating Member | I've always heard two fingers. If you are using it for tags, you could try a cat collar, I like the break-away cat collars; they are stretchy and will break away rather than strangle the dog if it gets caught. They don't break away easily though, so they should be safe enough to hold tags.
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