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04-12-2006, 08:17 AM | #1 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: MA
Posts: 24
| Collars Hey Everyone, I have question about collars. I have a 3 month old Yorkie and every collar I have bought her is just too big. Does any one have any suggestions for what I can get her until she gets a little bigger. Thanks! |
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04-12-2006, 08:21 AM | #2 |
Lazy Daisy's Mama Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: North of Raleigh, NC
Posts: 801
| I wouldn't use a collar to walk her....get her a harness. Collars are dangerous for their tracheas... her size, a cat harness may fit her!
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04-12-2006, 08:23 AM | #3 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: MA
Posts: 24
| I have bought her both a harrness and a collar neither fit. |
04-12-2006, 08:25 AM | #4 |
Donating YT Addict Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: New Jersey
Posts: 520
| I have never used a collar. My sister's dog has a collapse trachea due to a collar. I use a harness. I bought my harness from cloak&dawggie. They have extra small. Not sure how much your baby weighs. But when I bought mine, she was 2 lbs 3 ounces. She is now a good 3 1/2 pounds at 4 months. |
04-12-2006, 08:26 AM | #5 |
Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Canada
Posts: 2,999
| Have you tried a harness for kitten ? |
04-12-2006, 08:27 AM | #6 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: MA
Posts: 24
| I haven't tried a kitten harrness or at least I don't think I have. The harness I have was the smallest on they had at the store. She currently only weighs 1.6lbs. So she's a tiny little girl! |
04-12-2006, 08:31 AM | #7 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Mississippi
Posts: 645
| lexi has a collar but it is only for her id tags, we used to buy collars and cut them down to size, we also used a ferret harness for a while bc she didn't fit into the cat harnesses...or you could just find someone who custom makes the harness/vest. we just got one from connie here at yt and we love it. good luck
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04-12-2006, 08:36 AM | #8 |
Follower of Yorkietology Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Cali-fo-nee-ya
Posts: 1,325
| try a kitty harness. if that's still too big, try a rabbit harness. if you're still in the market for a collar, petsmart sells collars that's totally adjustable. there's no holes, you just tighten to the size you need. they're cheap too. i think the shortest one is like 6" in length and you can tighten to much less than that. |
04-12-2006, 08:37 AM | #9 |
Lovin' the Cali kisses! Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Lawrenceville, Georgia
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| Cali is 1.5 lbs and I got her collar from pet smart. It's the smallest they have, but it fits..you can also try cat collars, and I think they also have some for ferrets, but I could be mistaken
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04-12-2006, 08:39 AM | #10 |
Luv My Spoiled Babies Donating Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: New Jersey
Posts: 3,065
| Robin at Spoiled Yorkies, makes wonderful custom made step in harnesses. I have also used step in harnesses by upcountry. They have an extra small that is adjustable.
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04-12-2006, 08:44 AM | #11 |
Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Canada
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| This is the harness that I use when one of my puppies is too small . |
04-12-2006, 08:47 AM | #12 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: North eastern Illinois Suburbs
Posts: 1,669
| PetCo/PetSmart have fabulous little ferret collars and harnesses that you might try. They also have a "puppy" line on collars that fluctuate between 6" to 8" and are SUPER cute! |
04-12-2006, 08:50 AM | #13 |
YT Addict Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Virginia
Posts: 266
| Try and look for 'step in harness' - Petsmart Sells them I PROMISE YOU it is the greatest harness ever! My dog wears one 24/7 and they are really comfortable. Nothing goes around the neck, so it is less pressure on the dogs.
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