Rolled, Nylon, 'choker' collars

[wolfsoul]

It's only too small for Timber, not Leather, probably because Timber has so much more fur than Leather I guess. It's kind of wierd because Leather is larger than Timber. The petshop near me only goes up to size 3 It's so stupid, I just read that they can go up to five! Well, a ninety pound dog and a size three halti just doesn't seem right at all to me. Leather is 110 pounds, but she has a thinner head than Timber and it comes off more easily..

I mean it, if she pulls forward, it won't come off, it will just pull her head sideways, unless she pulls too hard, then it will slip from the side and start to come off. When pulled backwards it will come off immediatly.

You should have seen her when she was young, probably no more than six or seven months and I brought her to the petshop...She did that, and the employees were freaking out, Timber was running loose in the store, and when I got to her, they helped me put the halti on. You would think that would have been enough, but when we got outside she did the same thing! She has obviously calmed down a bit, but if she ever wanted to,I know she could get off..

[wolfsoul]

Look at the strap that is loose at the front of his throat. Max's is snug.. was urs loose?? maybe that was a factor?

Only on Leather, she has such a skinny face lol. On Timber it is waaay too tight, and my family won't be convinced otherwise! It drives me nuts that I'm the only one who wants to take care of my dog I wish I could get her a prong collar, the one I put on her before worked so well...

[wolf_Q]

Why would it matter if it didn't go up to the largest size if the one you have is too big?

Does your halti not have the extra clasp that attaches to the collar? Your pic does not show it.....on the ring that's hanging down, on my halti there is another strap that goes to from that ring with a leash clasp on the end that you put on the collar. That way, if the halti comes off, the leash is still attached to the dog, and the dog shouldn't be able to get away.

p.s. I *think* Nebo's halti is a size 2...not positive...Lady's is the same size as Nebo's....

[kingrattus]

65 pounds, u think thats heavy? Max was 80 pounds between the age of 3-7 & he wasn't fat, I thought he was under weight, but the vet said his weight was perfect for his build..
& the Rotti I trained with the Halti was 200 pounds (thats alot heavier then me) & he use to drag me & my exfriend around as if we wern't even there..

The Halti helped a heck of alot, until her bro got mad & broke it(that Halti was my extra one, for training other dogs)... But we didn't know it was broken until we took him for a walk & it came off.. we thought he broke it. So we decided that the prong choker would be best for him. & it was even better.. but a few days after we bought it her bro told us that Rocky didn't break it, he did. So, I was kinda mad, cause I had 3 & was now down to 2, cause of a stupid fit he had.

[kingrattus]

No this brand of Halti doesn't have that extra clip. Max wears a size 3, but he has a big head & wide muzzle (he's part Rotti & pitt bull)..

umm size 5 is for great danes.. & size 1 will fit a Jack Russel, I don't think they go smaller then that..

[wolfsoul]

wolf_q, it is too small for Timber, not too big. I think I said somewhere else in the thread (not sure?) that Leather doesn't actually use the halti, I've just used it on her before She is using a nylon choker now, I hate that too lol.

It sounds like the one you are describing is a halti outfit? I would like to try one but am not sure if my pet store carries them?

65 pounds, u think thats heavy? Max was 80 pounds between the age of 3-7 & he wasn't fat

lol, Timber has been 90 pounds since she was one!
Leather has gained quite a bit, ecspecially since she got fixed, then got cancer and then got allergies blah blah blah lol. And when my dad stopped running with her... She's 110 pounds now, probably a bit more than she's supposed to be...My fat puppy lol

[wolfsoul]

Is this what you mean, Amy?

This is a halti outfit..

[kingrattus]

Cancer.. awww poor puppy.. is she ok?

[wolfsoul]

I hope so She has malignant cancer, so it will never go away She had a tumor, it was about the size of maybe three eggs, it was on that flap of skin that attaches from the leg to the body.

It was sad, and the surgery was hell for our money problems, but she hasn't gotten any more tumors, probably due to her great food, and she's happy as ever! She needs more excercise though, and in the summer I'll get to keep her almost every day at my mom's house, so I'll take her out and build her strength, maybe lose some of those pounds I was talking about!

[kingrattus]

glad she doesn't seem to be in any discomfert... Max doesn't have any tumers or cancer, but he has old age worts & (I have no idea what its called) his skin will grow ontop of its self looking like a tower of just skin, it also kinda resembles a large tick, with no legs & its head burried in the skin. The vet said it happenes to older dogs & they'll just cut them off once a year when he has a vet visit. & when they cut the first one off (which was a test to see if any nerves were in his) & he was fine, he didn't even notice it at all & it didn't bleed... Well since I wasn't there for the vet visit last year he has tines of those things & some r huge... he had one on is lower lip, but it was ripped off (looks like it was never there).. the vet said I could cut them off it I wanted to, but I said HELL NO, I'm not gonna cut my dog up!! But its tempting sometimes... heheh

[wolf_Q]

Originally posted by wolfsoul
Is this what you mean, Amy?

This is a halti outfit..

No, I don't think so....does the leash come with it and everything?



I don't know if you can tell but there's a black loop coming down from his chin to his collar. It's just like the pic you posted except it has that collar attachment, as an extra safety measure I suppose.

I got it at Petco for about $20. It was just called a Halti headcollar...there was halti's and gentle leaders, that's it.

[Cataholic]

WOW...leads,leashes and collars, Oh MY!

First, Binxy really isn't a puller...nearly not at all! I was looking for something when we are out walking, and he sees people, kids, etc., and decides at 180 pounds, that he wants to walk over to see them. I wouldn't ever (well, at least not intentionally) 'choke' him or 'prong' him...but, I do think they provide corrective measures for those necessary times. I wear my seat belt all the time, but, don't expect to get in an accident all the time..and quite frankly, those seat belts hurt/burn/cut when you have an accident. But, that doesn't mean they hurt/burn/cut ALL the time. So, while Binx is being coached on walking, and the plan is to have him walk nicely, the fact is, he won't, sometimes.

I am not going with the prong, now, cause I don't see the need for it. But, I am not opposed to them, at all. As to the thicker flat leads...like what Jen posted...I am wondering now if I shouldn't have gotten those instead of the rolled ones... I still have to check out all the other links you guys sent....THANKS~

[Cincy'sMom]

Bottom line is that diffierent dogs are going to react to different collars...what is right for one dog is completely wrong for another...it really is trial and error til you find what you and your dog work best with