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Collars--How often should I be washing them? Uni is scratching a lot on her neck. Her collar is pretty dirty. Maybe that's why? I never wash her collars. :eek: :blush: Or should I just buy her another one? :D |
LOL, I just use a leather one most of the time with both of my dogs...I love collars. |
What leather one do you have? |
Well they are fake leather, I think. Pirssy's is a hot pink croc print with bling and Yoshi's is a brown leather. I bought Yoshi's collar and lead from PPE and got a great deal on them. |
We only have cotton collars/harnesses. I wash them about once every two weeks. KS loves to roll around in the grass and get dirty when she is outside. |
:eek: I never wash collars and frankly have never even thought about it!:o |
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I wash Ziva and Abby's collars in Minksheen, hoping it has a sort of flea collar effect! they do smell nice and fresh. I use very thin collars by lil pals- they are soft and silky, and don't break Ziva's fine hair. Inexpensive too! |
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Seriously tho, I either wash weekly when we bathe or if using leather(ish) as we are now I wipe them down on bath day. |
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My vet actually equates collars to underwear. After a bath, you wouldn't put on a dirty pair of underwear would you? Now I have 13 cotton break away collars for Kaji. A nice fresh one after every bath for him. |
Honestly, Jax has so many collars, I never have to wash them, I just rotate LoL!!! Spoiled much?! But no lately he's been wearing leather collars, they hold up so much better. I haven't conditioned them yet or anything. I AM planning on buying a stink-free type collar that is good for water because every summer he stinks up nylon collars from swimming so much. |
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ETA here I go collar shopping! Wheeee!! |
1 Attachment(s) I wash and switch out Taycie's weekly after her bath. I just put them in the washer with her blankets and they always come out great and look brand new. As for the ones that are not washable, I use a small amount of her shampoo or baby wipe and wipe them clean:) I am a collar freak. I have to be able to switch them out! |
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I think also if you put leather conditioner on it, it should help seal the porousness and keep out the yucky germies. then you can just wipe it clean. |
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When they get washed I wash there collars & harnesses. They have so many I just transfer their IDs onto a different one. |
From what I've learned from my vet is that Yorkies wind passages is very small and never, never use a collar, instead always use a harness. |
It's most likely restricting her wind pip not itchy. |
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You shouldn't use them for walking on a leash, but they can wear them for tags and ID purposes. Anyway, I wash Roxie's collar whenever I give her a bath. I take it off to bathe her, and then I wash it in the sink with the Palmolive (I think it's a nylon collar). I let it dry until the next day, and then she cannot wait to put it back on! She will hover around the counter where it's drying until I finally take it down and put it back on her! |
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Poor Uni. What is it about you two girls? Uni scratches and breaks her hair, and Missy scratches so much she ends up biting too. She bites herself completely raw. :( |
Great reason to shop BUY A NEW ONE. Who needs an excuse. LoL |
I only use harnesses but they get washed on sundays when the toys go through the washer. I only use distilled white vinegar to clean dog items. |
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I wash their collers every week. I put a clean collar on Buster and Maggie every week when they get a bath. They have several collars (ha!) and since they play outside so much, they need a clean collar at least every week. |
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Between washed I just put vinegar on a scrubby and rub em down with it-takes about 5 minutes for them to dry and loose the scent but wa-la they are clean! Edit-like on a dish washing sponge-you just put vinegar on the scrubber and uh scrubbie it like you would spot clean your cloths, only I do on the leather and cotton harnesses-no stains keeps em sparkly. Okay I am a bit of a freak, because I also use the germ guardian UV-C wand on them too :rolleyes: On another note-am I the only one who is seeking out the pet store display pleather dog manikins? I want one to put in the dog armoire to display some of their outfits or bling harnesses-but to get one in each of my dog's sizes is going to be about $300 so I have to wait to do it. Seriously I can't be the only Yorkie Talker doing that! :eek: |
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