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4chris · 02-27-2010, 12:40 PM

Yes i was told that a harness pulls on the front muscles and deforms them.
So if i use a harness on him i also attach the collar.
I think i will be getting him more use to the harness.
Now just to find one that will fit over his coat's.
Thank you for the welcome hope to find my way around soon.

301netta1 · 02-27-2010, 12:40 PM

i just got a 5 yr. old yorkie and the owner told me to use a harness because of her neck.

OwnedByJezebel · 02-27-2010, 12:44 PM

I also use a collar 24/7, but only for tags. For walks, she also wears a harness for attaching the leash.

I want to make sure that if she ever gets away, she has ID on her. I also like that her ID tag and rabies tag jingle when she walks/runs, so I can hear where she is and I don't accidentally back up and step on her.

301netta1 · 02-27-2010, 01:10 PM

saying all that, you are making sense. i got my tags so i will go get her a collar. i do want someone to contact me if something should happen. thanks

hugz4all4 · 02-27-2010, 02:36 PM

collar with tags all the time, harness for going outside to potty/walks...

Jennxling · 02-27-2010, 03:11 PM

My babies have both, collar and harness. They don't like their collar so we rarely put it on, but I want to start leaving it on though. I use harness for walks or any other outtings. We have SEVERAL harnesses =) I actually just bought a really cool type of harness. The harness if connected to the leash so it's convenient and you can adjust the size of harness too, so they basically won't grow out of it. I can't seem to find it online though...

trin7 · 02-28-2010, 11:47 PM

I kept forgetting to put Darwin's collar on when I'd go for walks, so I decided to put the tags right onto his harness. This works really nice for us and I know I won't be forgetting his harness!

ourfirstyorkie · 03-01-2010, 04:48 AM

I bought a collar and harness for my girl, Farrah. The collar for tags and harness for walks.
I found a terrific step-in harness online that adjusts over anything or nothing.
Now for my funny story...when I first put the collar on Farrah at 12 weeks (when I got her) she wrestled with the ID tag all over the floor. It was sooo funny but she could have gotten hurt. So, for now, no collar just harness.
Good luck!

Yorkiegran3 · 03-01-2010, 05:06 AM

My Yorkies have collars to hold their tags and Identichips. They have these because I only put their harnesses on when we go out.

Hugs Shirl x x

aoestma · 03-02-2010, 11:17 PM

Buddy has a harness because he has a collapsing trachea and a collar is bad on him he will hack, He loves his harness I keep his tags on it for when he goes outside, I also like the harness because you are in more control when you take them for a walk

nana911 · 03-03-2010, 12:56 AM

collars 24/7 with tags. They don't like it when I take their collars off. Harnesses go on in addition for everything else. The harness doesn't touch the collar so it in no ways interferes with it.

You can find coats and shirts with little buttonhole type cutouts made specifically for the d rings, then you can put the harnesses under their clothes, if you like.

I've read on here where once in a great while a furbaby escapes from the house when no one is looking and gets lost, it would scare me to have their collars off, even in the house. Thank goodness they love to wear them....I love the jingle of their tags.

107barney · 03-03-2010, 08:49 AM

We use collars 24/7 with ID tags. When we go for walks, we put their harnesses on -- the harnesses have a second set of ID tags and their rabies tags on the collar. I'd like to put their rabies tags on their collars but the tag is german shepherd sized so it's kind of heavy for them so we put it on the harness.

I ordered tags that have an 800 # attached to them along with my local #s so that if something happens while out of state, people can just call the toll free number. Luckily, we've never had to use any of the #s.

BanditSocks2 · 03-03-2010, 09:41 AM

My pups always have their collars which have their tags. They wear their harnesses for walks but they usually just keep them on 24/7 too lol.

brendah · 03-03-2010, 09:42 AM

I use the collars for tags and the harness for walking also.

02-27-2010, 12:40 PM	#16
4chris Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Great Britain Posts: 11	collar Yes i was told that a harness pulls on the front muscles and deforms them. So if i use a harness on him i also attach the collar. I think i will be getting him more use to the harness. Now just to find one that will fit over his coat's. Thank you for the welcome hope to find my way around soon.

02-27-2010, 12:44 PM	#18
OwnedByJezebel YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 1,921	I also use a collar 24/7, but only for tags. For walks, she also wears a harness for attaching the leash. I want to make sure that if she ever gets away, she has ID on her. I also like that her ID tag and rabies tag jingle when she walks/runs, so I can hear where she is and I don't accidentally back up and step on her. __________________ Life is merrier with a Yorkshire Terrier! Jezebel & Chuy ... RIP: Barkley Loosie & Sassy

02-27-2010, 02:36 PM	#20
hugz4all4 YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: upstate NY Posts: 2,114 Blog Entries: 1	collar with tags all the time, harness for going outside to potty/walks... __________________ Love all 9 of my furrbutts!

03-01-2010, 04:48 AM	#23
ourfirstyorkie ☺Farrah☺ Donating Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Long Island, NY, USA Posts: 1,430 Blog Entries: 1	I bought a collar and harness for my girl, Farrah. The collar for tags and harness for walks. I found a terrific step-in harness online that adjusts over anything or nothing. Now for my funny story...when I first put the collar on Farrah at 12 weeks (when I got her) she wrestled with the ID tag all over the floor. It was sooo funny but she could have gotten hurt. So, for now, no collar just harness. Good luck! __________________ Michele Farrah Stella and Jerry

03-02-2010, 11:17 PM	#25
aoestma Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Omaha NE Posts: 23	Buddy has a harness because he has a collapsing trachea and a collar is bad on him he will hack, He loves his harness I keep his tags on it for when he goes outside, I also like the harness because you are in more control when you take them for a walk __________________ I My BuDdY bOy & LeNnOn (OuR nEwEsT eDiTiOn)

02-27-2010, 12:40 PM	#17
301netta1 Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: lexington park md. Posts: 22	i just got a 5 yr. old yorkie and the owner told me to use a harness because of her neck.

02-27-2010, 01:10 PM	#19
301netta1 Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: lexington park md. Posts: 22	saying all that, you are making sense. i got my tags so i will go get her a collar. i do want someone to contact me if something should happen. thanks

02-27-2010, 03:11 PM	#21
Jennxling YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: ~CA~ Posts: 1,637	My babies have both, collar and harness. They don't like their collar so we rarely put it on, but I want to start leaving it on though. I use harness for walks or any other outtings. We have SEVERAL harnesses =) I actually just bought a really cool type of harness. The harness if connected to the leash so it's convenient and you can adjust the size of harness too, so they basically won't grow out of it. I can't seem to find it online though...

02-28-2010, 11:47 PM	#22
trin7 YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 554	I kept forgetting to put Darwin's collar on when I'd go for walks, so I decided to put the tags right onto his harness. This works really nice for us and I know I won't be forgetting his harness!

03-01-2010, 05:06 AM	#24
Yorkiegran3 Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: England Posts: 212	My Yorkies have collars to hold their tags and Identichips. They have these because I only put their harnesses on when we go out. Hugs Shirl x x

03-03-2010, 12:56 AM	#26
nana911 threadkillin' 6 pack Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: USA Posts: 1,242	collars 24/7 with tags. They don't like it when I take their collars off. Harnesses go on in addition for everything else. The harness doesn't touch the collar so it in no ways interferes with it. You can find coats and shirts with little buttonhole type cutouts made specifically for the d rings, then you can put the harnesses under their clothes, if you like. I've read on here where once in a great while a furbaby escapes from the house when no one is looking and gets lost, it would scare me to have their collars off, even in the house. Thank goodness they love to wear them....I love the jingle of their tags. __________________ lorelei, wife to gerry , momma to bear , baxter ,baby and bug

03-03-2010, 08:49 AM	#27
107barney T. Bumpkins & Co. Donating YT Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: New England Posts: 9,816	We use collars 24/7 with ID tags. When we go for walks, we put their harnesses on -- the harnesses have a second set of ID tags and their rabies tags on the collar. I'd like to put their rabies tags on their collars but the tag is german shepherd sized so it's kind of heavy for them so we put it on the harness. I ordered tags that have an 800 # attached to them along with my local #s so that if something happens while out of state, people can just call the toll free number. Luckily, we've never had to use any of the #s. __________________ T. Bumpkins & Co. Washable Doggie Pee Pads (Save 10% Enter YTSAVE10 at checkout) Cathy, Teddy, Winston and Baby Clyde...RIP angels Barney and Daisy

03-03-2010, 09:41 AM	#28
BanditSocks2 YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Crofton, MD, USA Posts: 1,522	My pups always have their collars which have their tags. They wear their harnesses for walks but they usually just keep them on 24/7 too lol.

03-03-2010, 09:42 AM	#29
brendah Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: western KS Posts: 1,320	I use the collars for tags and the harness for walking also.