collar or harness??
 

I would have thought a harness is better and more confortable for a yorkie to wear... but Milo disagrees. I've used a harness for some time, and he simply refused to walk in it. He would lay on the floor, and I could only persuade him to walk some steps before he would lay down again. I thought maybe he was too young.
Then a few days ago I decided to try on a collar... and he seems another dog. He walks happily by my side for as long as I wish. Yesterday we walked for 45 minutes without any problem! (And then he had a wonderful nap?

What do your yourkies prefer?

Harness for walking, collar for identification.

Ellie used to wear a collar. Then I found out how dangerous it is. I will never walk her on a collar again. She pulls on both anyway.:rolleyes: It is good that he walks beside you and doesn't pull but what if he did pull even once. It is too much on a little neck.

We have to use a harness because Zoey would strangle herself with a collar. She runs and jerks on the leash like a maniac.

Chip wears a collar, he doesn't pull and is a good loose leash walker. He had a harness once and chewed himself out of it. :eek:

I know a harness is preferred because they pull, but my Toby is a very good walker, he doesn't pull. The advantage of the harness is if he is approached by a large dog off a leash you can pull on th leash and raise your yorkie so hes dangling in the air [to avoid him being attacked]. Toby doesn't care either way but if your pup doesn't want to walk on a harness then just stick to a collar.

harness or collar
 

Well I'm glad my dog isin't the only one to jerk on the leash! My dogs wear a collar 24-7 for identification, plus they are microchipped. Whenever we go for walks, they wear harnesses.

Beau wears a collar 24/7 but he wears a harness when we walk...he is a TERRIBLE walker...even after obedience classes!:rolleyes:

Mine are going on 3 and have never had a collar on only a harness so they dont know the difference

Collars are dangerous for our little Yorkies fragile trachea...Here is some info I just googled:

"PET NECK PROBLEMS DUE TO RESTRAINT

Studies have shown that many pets that have been restrained on a leash have experienced neck problems.

Many times the smaller breed dogs experience a condition called collapsed trachea. Trachea is another name for the windpipe which is the tube that connects the mouth, nose, and throat to the lungs. Some dogs with a collapsed trachea will experience an occasional cough that sounds similar to a honking noise. Pets with a collapsed trachea can experience gagging and difficulty with breathing

It has been noted that a collapsed trachea is more likely to occur when a pet is breathing faster than normal, or when there is added pressure around the outside of the trachea, such as when a pet is being restrained. Pet owners can help with this condition by switching from a collar to a harness that does not place pressure on the pet’s trachea.

A harness, instead of a collar, is recommended for restraining dogs susceptible to tracheal collapse so that pressure is not applied to the neck, forechest or airway area."

Hope that info was helpfull. I never use a collar...just a harness :p

We use the harness, because I'm afraid they'd get hurt with a collar.

I'll try the harness again when he's older, but for the time being, we are both confortable with the collar. Luckily, Milo doesn't pull.

Harness for Bella. :)

Harness for Deiter.