Special Collars?????

[Alysser]

I have been reasearching Greyhounds all day because I have now completely fallen in love with them and REALLY want one. I read an article and it said something about greys needing special collars. Is this true? What are they called and what do they look like? :confused:

[Alysser]

Is this one?
http://www.shoredog.com/Images/martin_collar_bigpic.jpg

[sammy101]

they are called Martingale Collars.
greyhound daddys sequoia
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v602/coachgrieber/AllSequoiaAllTheTime/908SunnyFace.jpg

[Alysser]

Thank you! I like them:) :D

[*LabLoverKEB*]

Aren't they just beautiful, magnificant dogs, Alyssa?! I too have fallen in love with the breed.... They are so graceful. I hope to rescue a retired racing Grey when I am older, and on my own. (I want a greyhound with many other kinds of dogs!) :D

[Alysser]

YES! They are so amazing. I can't believe I never saw it before! I have always *liked* them but never have been so obsessed with the breed in my life! I hope to adopt a ex-racer in a few years!

[Giselle]

Yes, Greyhounds need martingale collars (a.k.a. humane choke collars) because the width of their necks is larger than the width of their head. Therefore, they need the limited slip action of martingales to stop the dog from backing out of the collar.

They can be as simple as this nylon martingale (costs about 4$ and usually comes with the adopted dog):
http://www.mypetpages.net/artists/1984/0/dfff684470d4d1186bbf193fb42e5634.JPG

To as fancy as this:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v474/LSophie/The%20Dogs/IMG_2607.jpg

I forgot the exact name of these, but these are basic martingale collar/leash combos. They aren't as good as the above collars, but many Greyhound owners use these as well:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v474/LSophie/The%20Dogs/IMG_1323.jpg

I personally don't use the above collar/leash combo if I'm going to a high-stress enviornment because I do believe Giselle can back out of those.

Some people also sell leather martingales:
http://longdogleather.com/images/taperiggy.jpg

It should be worthy to note that you'll most likely become a collar addict and end up with 10-12 collars for a single dog :D I forgot how many collars Giselle has but we're running at about 7-8+. I know Seqqy's dad has a BUTTload of collars. I shudder to think of that girl's wardrobe! :p

If you have any questions about Greyhounds you need answered, please don't hesitate to PM me or just post here!

[rupert]

Here are some that would look good on Greyhounds.

http://www.2houndsdesign.com/images/gallery%20pictures/tn_claire.jpg
http://www.jansgifts.co.uk/images/hcs2p.jpg

[Alysser]

Thanks alot everyone:) It helped alot!

[dab_20]

Greyhounds are awsome dogs aren't they?? I never knew they needed special collars.... learn something new every day!