Do you use a collar just because?

[Tinksmygirl]

Originally Posted by RoxyLuv

Fashion is the least of it for me. I've read too many stories on here about furbutts that have darted out doors, somebody left thee gate open, & other means of escape whether dog is trained/untrained... in town or country. The ones who get returned home the quickest to the owners are the ones with dog tags & phone numbers regardless of what daily rituals are of out only on leash or whatever. Sometimes these independent little stink pots cannot be trusted trained or not. I know Roxy will stay with me outside.... as long as there is not a squirrel, or other little critter. Then all bets are off. Roxy is never without her collar & tags except for her bath. Replaced soon after. Yes there is the risk of it getting caught on something. Life is full of risk. She is so friendly i think the risk of never seeing her again is very likely if people do not know where her home is. That's a risk I absolutely 'cannot' take.

Absolutely. That is the most important reason to have a collar on your pup, but no harm in buying a cute one at the same time. My Tink has several.

[Penny8]

This is a very delayed reply but just in case someone finds it helpful... We didn't want to put a collar on Penny at first because we thought it would be too heavy for her -- she's 3 lbs. Penny started with a nylon collar and then changed to a 1/2" leather collar from Buddy Belts with two 3/4" tags. Penny seems fine with the weight of her collar and tags. We take off Penny's collar though if she has to wear her harness and leash. Too much leather -- she looks like a pint-sized gladiator

[Verbena]

Galen wears a kitty breakaway collar. And when we go out he has a harness and I put his tags on it.

[ColesMommy01]

Breakaway collar for Rasta. Only use it for id and the fact it has a bell on it so we can hear him when he moves.

[matese]

I have had collars on all my dogs with name tag address & phone #. My past 3, 2 were not dashes, but one can never swear to this. My 3rd was the DASHER, collar, name tag a must. My new adopted fellow also has one and came to me micro chipped. I am still getting to know him, have him 3 months, I know his inside (house) ways, not his outside ways, with all this snow he has not spent much time in the yard, when weather gets warmer I will learn and watch him like a hawk, name tags, micro chipped, with these lil cuties if found I doubt they would be returned, only ppl like us on YT that adore our lil furbutts, that know the pain of loosing a loved dog would go to the extreme to return to owner, Where I live so many dogs dash out of their house, for some reason they wind up by me, I get a leash and tie dog to post, if they have a tag I call owner, no ID I walk through my community knocking on doors, ask, do you know who owns this dog, I do find the owner. Collars are attractive but serve an important purpose. Collar with ID A MUST

[Lovely Izzy]

I don't use a collar, I prefer the harness. And she has an ID tag on her harness. The only thing with a harness is she gets knots like crazy and the only time she wears it is when we go outside or for walks.

[nanahas3]

I don't ever use a collar on mine because for one Laddy has some small problems with his trachea already and Kyra is so small. I put their tags on their harnesses when out and their clothes when at home. I pin them to their clothes that way if they get out they always have them on.

[SueinPgh]

Pippin is finally big enough that she can't get to her tags to chew on them on her collar. Tried when I first brought her home at 14 wks off and on until two weeks ago-she can't reach them now. I wanted her to wear them for her IDs and the harness for walks. It took awhile and now she is comfortable wearing both.