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RLC12345678 · 10-13-2006, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Bree

Bree is 18 mo old and I got her at 6 months. She was used to it right away. Now she just goes crazy when shes "naked"!!

That's too cute!!!!!! I'm gonna go them them some collars and tags 2morrow. I hope they like them as much as Bree likes hers!!!!!!!!!

cindy0721 · 10-13-2006, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by RLC12345678

Do you have a breakaway cat collar, Cindy? Or just a regular dog collar?

breakaway collar in royal blue it cost me $2.47 at walmart... works great!

plus you can hear where he's at all the time ...

RLC12345678 · 10-13-2006, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by cindy0721

breakaway collar in royal blue it cost me $2.47 at walmart... works great!

plus you can hear where he's at all the time ...

Oh yay! I think I'm gonna go to PetSmart 2morrow and get one for Hootie and one for Hobbs. They deserve a present for being such fantastic little animals.

Gracie2006 · 10-13-2006, 12:20 PM

A breakaway collar won't be of much good if the collar comes off, leaving the tags with it. For added safety, I would microchip my baby.

RLC12345678 · 10-13-2006, 12:25 PM

Would a regular collar, one that doesn't break away, be better??

SweetCuteness · 10-13-2006, 12:32 PM

Ferdinand always wears a regular (not breakaway) collar with his ID tag on it. I bought it at Muttropolis and it's red with white stiching. He always has it on unless he's getting a bath. It doesn't bother him at all. We're going to microchip him too in a couple weeks.

chattiesmom · 10-13-2006, 01:02 PM

I put break-away buckles on some of the collars I make and do recommend them for furkids who wear collars all of the time.

HOWEVER, it takes a considerable amount of pulling and twisting for the collar to break loose. Please don't depend upon the break-away collars keeping our furkid's delicate trachea area safe

MyTrixie143 · 10-13-2006, 04:12 PM

Mine all wear regular collars all day. I have never had any problems with them, the dogs don't mind them at all and they don't break or matt the hair. Poptart and Destiny also wear step in harnesses all day but Trixie and Scampers can't wear a step in harness all day because they chew through them,

so they only wear the harness when going outside or for a walk. They all have several tags on them so you can hear them jingle everywhere they go.

viki · 10-13-2006, 04:35 PM

Mine are never without their collars!

i dont know what they are called but the boys wear leather collars that are round,
so they dont tangle in their hair, ive never had any troubles with them, they certinally dont rub

rockrobin · 10-13-2006, 08:56 PM

Mine is never without her collar. Her hair has never rubbed off. She has always had one. My son let my male out of the apartment I just moved to. The person that found him got a hold of me by calling his vet for our number. I could have lost him.

SnowWa · 10-13-2006, 09:02 PM

My yorkie always wears his collar with his tags on it --- 24/7. (You never know when one of these little guys will get loose.)

But - when I take him for "real walks" - out comes the harness - because he really pulls - and this is no time for him to be wearing a collar.

Carol JEan

susansmom · 10-14-2006, 12:18 PM

I have a question about microchipping. I wonder how practical it is in rural Arkansas. How many people around here are going to know about it, expect it, think to taking a lost dog to the vet to look for it, etc.? I would have done it if I'd had Susan when I lived in Tulsa, but around here, I'm not sure it's worth it. Anyone else in a rural area have a thought?

susansmom · 10-14-2006, 12:24 PM

I keep Susan in a step-in harness all the time, but it snarls her hair under the "arms". Her tags are on the harness. The harness seems comfy and she's always ready to have her leash snapped on and buzz out the door. I started doing this when I got her because we didn't have a fenced yard and I had to always walk her on a leash. Now we have a fenced yard and I'm thinking of switching to a collar. But since she's used to the harness, what are the relative advantages/disadvantages of collars and harnesses.

I had a VERY graphic example of the advantage of harness over a collar when leashed not long before we moved. We were on the deck and I had Susan's leash anchored to something while repotting a plant. She fell off the deck and hung for a few seconds by her harness. If it had been a collar she probably would have choked to death. Scared me something awful, but didn't seem to bother her. She seemed certain I'd be there to rescue her.

10-13-2006, 12:20 PM	#19
Gracie2006 Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Sequim, Wa Posts: 4,541	A breakaway collar won't be of much good if the collar comes off, leaving the tags with it. For added safety, I would microchip my baby. __________________ Gracie loves Bailey. Holly loves Tucker. Proud member of the YT Gracie Girls.

10-13-2006, 12:32 PM	#21
SweetCuteness I <3 Ferdinand Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Arizona Posts: 1,444	Ferdinand always wears a regular (not breakaway) collar with his ID tag on it. I bought it at Muttropolis and it's red with white stiching. He always has it on unless he's getting a bath. It doesn't bother him at all. We're going to microchip him too in a couple weeks. __________________ Britta ...and Ferdinand too

10-13-2006, 01:02 PM	#22
chattiesmom Donating YT 10K Club Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Alabama Posts: 17,674	I put break-away buckles on some of the collars I make and do recommend them for furkids who wear collars all of the time. HOWEVER, it takes a considerable amount of pulling and twisting for the collar to break loose. Please don't depend upon the break-away collars keeping our furkid's delicate trachea area safe __________________ Silk Step-In Harnesses www.foxypups.etsy.com

10-13-2006, 04:12 PM	#23
MyTrixie143 Mom to 6 Beautiful Furkids Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 5,409	Mine all wear regular collars all day. I have never had any problems with them, the dogs don't mind them at all and they don't break or matt the hair. Poptart and Destiny also wear step in harnesses all day but Trixie and Scampers can't wear a step in harness all day because they chew through them, so they only wear the harness when going outside or for a walk. They all have several tags on them so you can hear them jingle everywhere they go. __________________ A dog is a furry person! http://www.dogster.com/?300866 Tracey and the gang DestinyHarmonyScamperGracieLillieKiwi Hershey Peppi

10-13-2006, 04:35 PM	#24
viki Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Wiltshire , England Posts: 64	Mine are never without their collars! i dont know what they are called but the boys wear leather collars that are round, so they dont tangle in their hair, ive never had any troubles with them, they certinally dont rub __________________ Brambles Basil Suzi Brambles on Dogster www.dogster.com/?253386 Suzi on Dogster www.dogster.com/?253411 Basil on Dogster www.dogster.com/?253414

10-13-2006, 12:25 PM	#20
RLC12345678 I heart Hootie & Hobbs Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: USA Posts: 7,149	Would a regular collar, one that doesn't break away, be better??

10-13-2006, 08:56 PM	#25
rockrobin Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Springfield, Missouri Posts: 77	Mine is never without her collar. Her hair has never rubbed off. She has always had one. My son let my male out of the apartment I just moved to. The person that found him got a hold of me by calling his vet for our number. I could have lost him. __________________ Ayrwen is a

10-13-2006, 09:02 PM	#26
SnowWa YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: USA Posts: 2,992	My yorkie always wears his collar with his tags on it --- 24/7. (You never know when one of these little guys will get loose.) But - when I take him for "real walks" - out comes the harness - because he really pulls - and this is no time for him to be wearing a collar. Carol JEan __________________ http://tinypic.com/ipxhmb.jpg A Yorkie is worth a thousand words.

10-14-2006, 12:18 PM	#27
susansmom YT Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Harrison, AR Posts: 347	I have a question about microchipping. I wonder how practical it is in rural Arkansas. How many people around here are going to know about it, expect it, think to taking a lost dog to the vet to look for it, etc.? I would have done it if I'd had Susan when I lived in Tulsa, but around here, I'm not sure it's worth it. Anyone else in a rural area have a thought?

10-14-2006, 12:24 PM	#28
susansmom YT Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Harrison, AR Posts: 347	I keep Susan in a step-in harness all the time, but it snarls her hair under the "arms". Her tags are on the harness. The harness seems comfy and she's always ready to have her leash snapped on and buzz out the door. I started doing this when I got her because we didn't have a fenced yard and I had to always walk her on a leash. Now we have a fenced yard and I'm thinking of switching to a collar. But since she's used to the harness, what are the relative advantages/disadvantages of collars and harnesses. I had a VERY graphic example of the advantage of harness over a collar when leashed not long before we moved. We were on the deck and I had Susan's leash anchored to something while repotting a plant. She fell off the deck and hung for a few seconds by her harness. If it had been a collar she probably would have choked to death. Scared me something awful, but didn't seem to bother her. She seemed certain I'd be there to rescue her.