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Amber_lv · 08-21-2006, 09:36 AM

i use a harness on Peeka i don't want to hurt his throat

OLIVIA_KARHIS · 09-03-2006, 06:11 AM

i use a collar with a bell in the house and a harness for walks

stedmansmommy · 09-12-2006, 03:10 PM

I use a Harness on Steddy. There is not a single collar out there that fits him!

stinky · 09-12-2006, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by rrosenberry

I think the same way..I hope its ok..but for walks we use a collar and one of those long retractable leashes..so even if hes ahead of me ,its not pulling on his neck.

Same here. If it’s a long, planned walk then yeah, the harness. But for the most part she wears a collar. I’d never pull her, collar or not.

Shadow · 09-12-2006, 06:56 PM

I use a harness

Etbit · 09-14-2006, 05:58 PM

I don't care for the collars around my little one's neck. I am very much afraid that something could go wrong.

SweetCuteness · 09-29-2006, 08:08 AM

Ferdinand wears a collar around the house, and a harness for walks... although he really hates wearing a harness.

Lexi Rae · 09-29-2006, 08:21 AM

harness all the way

shopstump · 09-29-2006, 10:14 AM

I got lucky and found harnesses $1 at Target in the summer on their $1 section and so I bought one in all three colors .. blue, green, and red and so Stump wears a shirt with his harness over it. HE has a stroller but we haven't used it yet. Lol.

magnolia · 10-03-2006, 11:38 AM

I don't use anything on Gabby - she's my mature girl (almost 10 years old) and knows the boundaries at the house and will listen when called. With Gage, when we are home, I don't use anything but week-ends at the deer camp, I use a collar. We live in the country and I have a huge fenced in back yard that they can run and play in - too many big dogs not secured on our street (no leash law in the county here, is in the city though) that I'm just afraid to take them walking off our property so they have free run of the backyard - of course, I'm out there with them, especially Gage as he's so much smaller than Gabby, but they get out 3-4 times a day for 15-20 minutes at a time, if not longer.

ARCHIE · 10-03-2006, 12:14 PM

I use a harness only. I would never put a collar on Buddy. In the house he has nothing on.

Amanda7 · 10-04-2006, 11:47 AM

I use soft harnesses on the boys for outdoor walks. Once indoors, they come off.

When I was a kid, I had a yorkie with a collapsed trachea. It was awful. (He was a pet shop pup, I didn't know any better then). Would never want to repeat that experience again.

Tiger's Mom · 10-04-2006, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Midge5353

I was wondering how many people use harnesses and collars to walk their Yorkies. I am thinking about getting harnesses because of the risk of collapsing their tracheas.

I am 100% going with harness . .never a collar. 2 reasons: Safe on their trachea and safe for those sudden and unexpected impulse to pull them hard when they are at harms way.

rockrobin · 10-04-2006, 08:32 PM

I just started walking Ayrwen. (just moved in to an apt use to have a yard)She really likes to pull on her collar. I will start her on a harness. Thanks for all the good information.

chelbuddy · 10-04-2006, 08:40 PM

I use a harness on Buddy - I got a great step in one and haven't looked back - but I did also get a Gentle Leader because he doesn't walk on a leash very well. He pulls and looks like he has frog legs! On the Gentle Leader he walks like a good boy!

View Poll Results: What do you use to walk your Yorkie?
Collar	21	14.09%
Harness	123	82.55%
Training Head Collar (Gentle Leader, Halti, etc.)	3	2.01%
Other (Please list below)	2	1.34%
Voters: 149. You may not vote on this poll

08-21-2006, 09:36 AM	#16
Amber_lv Peeka Boo I See You! Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Salt Lake Posts: 7,161 Blog Entries: 3	i use a harness on Peeka i don't want to hurt his throat __________________ Peeka-Boo-Daisy-Designs <---Click Here Peeka's MyspaceDaisy's Myspace Peeka's Dogster

09-03-2006, 06:11 AM	#17
OLIVIA_KARHIS Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: GERMANY Posts: 1,544	i use a collar with a bell in the house and a harness for walks __________________ Bunny &Bella Supporting The Troops

09-12-2006, 03:10 PM	#18
stedmansmommy I Love My Lil' Punkin's Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Stedman and Tatum's World :) Posts: 15,331 Blog Entries: 5	Harness! I use a Harness on Steddy. There is not a single collar out there that fits him! __________________ Mommy Loves Stedman and Tatum! They have us wrapped around their little paws!

09-12-2006, 06:56 PM	#20
Shadow No Longer a Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: California Posts: 5,368	harness I use a harness

09-14-2006, 05:58 PM	#21
Etbit Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Broward Co., South Florida Posts: 108	Harness I don't care for the collars around my little one's neck. I am very much afraid that something could go wrong. __________________ E-TBit, Huggz & Kizsez

09-29-2006, 08:08 AM	#22
SweetCuteness I <3 Ferdinand Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Arizona Posts: 1,444	Ferdinand wears a collar around the house, and a harness for walks... although he really hates wearing a harness. __________________ Britta ...and Ferdinand too

09-29-2006, 08:21 AM	#23
Lexi Rae Gina, (Lexi's Mommy) Donating Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: LONG ISLAND,NY Posts: 10,455	harness all the way __________________ Gina & Lexi CLICK HERE for our Photo Album ...

09-29-2006, 10:14 AM	#24
shopstump Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Tennessee Posts: 344	I got lucky and found harnesses $1 at Target in the summer on their $1 section and so I bought one in all three colors .. blue, green, and red and so Stump wears a shirt with his harness over it. HE has a stroller but we haven't used it yet. Lol.

10-03-2006, 11:38 AM	#25
magnolia YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Mississippi Posts: 1,459	I don't use anything on Gabby - she's my mature girl (almost 10 years old) and knows the boundaries at the house and will listen when called. With Gage, when we are home, I don't use anything but week-ends at the deer camp, I use a collar. We live in the country and I have a huge fenced in back yard that they can run and play in - too many big dogs not secured on our street (no leash law in the county here, is in the city though) that I'm just afraid to take them walking off our property so they have free run of the backyard - of course, I'm out there with them, especially Gage as he's so much smaller than Gabby, but they get out 3-4 times a day for 15-20 minutes at a time, if not longer. __________________ Suzi - mom to Gabby and Gage For Mickey

10-03-2006, 12:14 PM	#26
ARCHIE No Longer A Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: NEW YORK Posts: 16,218	I use a harness only. I would never put a collar on Buddy. In the house he has nothing on.

10-04-2006, 11:47 AM	#27
Amanda7 Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Northern New York Posts: 1,307	I use soft harnesses on the boys for outdoor walks. Once indoors, they come off. When I was a kid, I had a yorkie with a collapsed trachea. It was awful. (He was a pet shop pup, I didn't know any better then). Would never want to repeat that experience again. __________________ Snickers & Baxter Until one has loved an animal, part of their soul remains unawakened.

10-04-2006, 08:32 PM	#29
rockrobin Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Springfield, Missouri Posts: 77	I just started walking Ayrwen. (just moved in to an apt use to have a yard)She really likes to pull on her collar. I will start her on a harness. Thanks for all the good information. __________________ Ayrwen is a

10-04-2006, 08:40 PM	#30
chelbuddy Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 267	I use a harness on Buddy - I got a great step in one and haven't looked back - but I did also get a Gentle Leader because he doesn't walk on a leash very well. He pulls and looks like he has frog legs! On the Gentle Leader he walks like a good boy!