yorkietalkjilly | 08-04-2014 11:58 AM | Quote:
Originally Posted by Batgirl38
(Post 4473515)
She doesn't eat them (Thank God) she just chews at them till they come off. I try and tighten them but then I think it's too tight because she tries to take it off. Then when I loosen it she's able to bite at it until she's chews right through it. Uuugghhhh!!! I always want her to where a collar so she has her rabies tag and home info incase she gets lost (she is micro chipped). I'm just worried she going to get out of it when I'm not looking and take off. I have no fence so I let them play outside on a 20ft leash. I watch them play but there's always something that sends me in the house for 5mins or so. | The collar isn't too tight as long as you can get two fingers in under it fairly easily. She's just not happy with wearing a collar and is manipulating you into loosening it. Most dogs don't like wearing a collar at first but they need to wear some means of easily identifying them and identifying their rabies vax status so a collar or harness are vital to their long-term well-being should they get lost from us and get picked up by AC or someone else.
A collar with current ID, rabies tag tells the person who finds the dog that it belongs to someone and the honest, responsible finder usually will make every attempt to locate you as long as the tags make it fairly easy to do. I also think it might cause AC to not euthanize my dog as readily as they otherwise might should they be the ones to find him should I be somehow indisposed. You might also consider microchipping your dog to further increase her chances to being returned to you, especially since you don't have a fenced yard and she's a genius at getting out of her collars!
Just put a light, thin collar on her for brief periods of time, being sure you can get two fingers under it - no looser - and start her playing with you or take her for a walk so she's distracted from the sensation of it while she begins to adjust to it and remove it after 5 or 10 minutes at first. Do this several times a day. Gradually increase her time in the collar while you play ball or puzzle games or just tickle and play hands with her to keep her from thinking of it and over time, she will be able to wear it for prolonged periods of time. |