02-03-2009, 10:57
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Dog collar help
Right some of you know I have a 18 month old Staffie Bitch. She has never like wearing a collar but the vet informed me she has to wear a tag by law. She is microchipped but apparently there has to be contact details.
I tried her with a leather collar and she hated it so for about the last year she has been wearing a material one. She has been scratching at it pretty much on and off since she has been wearing it (not constantly obviously but periodically) I thought every now and again it was fleas so I treat her regularly and the areas most likely for them to bed. I checked her yesterday and the collar has rubbed quite low around the bottom of her neck and it does look quite sore so ive left the collar off.
How tight or not should a collar be? any advice on a type that wont rub?
when I take her for walks she wears a harness but she cant wear one of them 24/7 . I have thought about just putting the collar on when she is out in the garden so far she has not escaped or even tried as long as the gate is shut she knows the boundary. Do I just leave it off and hope to remember to put it one when she is in the garden or I take her out in case she pegs it? what do the rest of you dog owners do ? do you leave the collar on all the time? is it something ive done wrong thats leaving it rubbing?
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02-03-2009, 11:04
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Re: Dog collar help
We tend to leave the collars on 24/7...mainly as the damn things have learned how to open up the front door!!! Fitment of a collar normally means you can put 2 finger easily under the collar. A lot of dogs just don't like them though..and the ONLY thing you can do to help is to try to find a collar suitable...For both of ours they have a synthetic collar which has a breathable sponge padding sewn onto the inside.. No matter though how much they reject the collar you must leave it on otherwise they'll just learn that a bit of scratching/head rubbing and you'll take it off for them..
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02-03-2009, 11:09
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Re: Dog collar help
I guess ive just tried the wrong type of collar then will have to go find one with the cushioning
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02-03-2009, 11:16
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Re: Dog collar help
Not saying it'll work, but some dogs tend to react to hard collars... We've had one of these collars on Timber (40Kg white GSD) and he's not exactly gentle the way he treats it...but he's never shown any reaction to it.....You got a decent petshop or petsmart (PetsAtHome) near you??
---------- Post added at 11:16 ---------- Previous post was at 11:15 ----------
If you wish I can take some pics of this one later (off out now) so you can see what I mean about the padding..
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02-03-2009, 11:17
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Re: Dog collar help
we do have a pets at home. You know how the staffs are the neck just gets wider till it becomes the shoulders I think even with the 2 fingers it just slips down and then rubs. obviously I do not want her to be sore but I also dont want the fines or costs if she does do a runner
Yes please to the pics
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02-03-2009, 12:48
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Re: Dog collar help
As promised some pics...
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02-03-2009, 13:21
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Re: Dog collar help
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As promised some pics...
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You made your poor dog strip naked just for some photos??
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02-03-2009, 13:23
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Re: Dog collar help
Firstly if they only need a tag when in a public place so whats stopping you attaching the tag to the harness?
Your dog is also exemopt if used for vermin capture or controll, as this could never be proven the law is a nonsense.
If you want her to wear a collar you should be able to get fingers under and all the way round with the collar on. Staffs have a small sloped head (in comparison with body and braod shoulders) so they are not actually suited for a collar, they tend to slip off with the appropriate gap and rub without it.
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02-03-2009, 13:24
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Re: Dog collar help
He volunteered until he found out I wanted pictures of the collar and not of him!!!!
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02-03-2009, 13:47
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Re: Dog collar help
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As promised some pics...
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Cheers thats very similar to what she has thats rubiing its not got the paddying on the inside though. I will try one of them and see failing that I might get a chain collar would that be a good idea?
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02-03-2009, 13:50
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Re: Dog collar help
I thought Zing had a vocational call to the church when I saw the thread title.
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02-03-2009, 14:14
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Re: Dog collar help
Hi Zing, our Zack wears a part material, part chain only when he goes out. He sees it as his 'coat' so is excited about wearing it as it means walkies.
You need to play the doggy shrink here and make it a fun game for her. Reward her for putting it on and take her mind off it. If she hasn't always worn one, its alien to her so who can blame her for not being happy about it.
Its just like this one Zing http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/DOG-COLLAR-Sem...em?refid=store
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02-03-2009, 15:45
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Re: Dog collar help
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Originally Posted by superbiatch
Hi Zing, our Zack wears a part material, part chain only when he goes out. He sees it as his 'coat' so is excited about wearing it as it means walkies.
You need to play the doggy shrink here and make it a fun game for her. Reward her for putting it on and take her mind off it. If she hasn't always worn one, its alien to her so who can blame her for not being happy about it.
Its just like this one Zing http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/DOG-COLLAR-Sem...em?refid=store
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I was under the impression a half check chain should only be used when training , , the thinner the collar the more likely it is to cause harm on the neck of the dog, especially on a staffy as they can have a tendancy to pull towards people , anyway i have had 2 collars from
www.aecollars.co.uk
excellent site , Don't worry Zing , i'm sure the more she wears it the more she will get used to it , Zak used to get a redish patch under his neck from wearing a collar , but no more . Zak also only wears his collar when he goes out.
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