Buddy update

**Ginger's Mom** · 04-19-2006, 01:53 PM

Sorry to hear that his new collar broke, but I am glad to hear that you are working more with him. I am sure it will be fun for both of you. Keep up the good work.

**king2005** · 04-19-2006, 02:14 PM

If his collar keep breaking you can use a choak chain as a collar without the choaking part

Go to the hardware store & get something that looks like this,

BUT instead of that hing thing, get the one that screwes (so he cannot get it off). It should be where the nails are kept in the store.

Don't loop the choak chain, just put the chain around his neck & attach the thingy. He wont be able to break that

Just make sure the choaker isn't too long or he can slip it off his head

For years I had a non choak chain on Max, only cause his collars were choaking him & causing him to barf. I didn't need that screw thing, as Max wasn't a puller & it was only for his tags. Then he developed a sore back & neck & I remove it & we was always naked hehe

After Buddy is fully trained you can put pretty collars on him

**Crazy-Cat-Lover** · 04-19-2006, 02:32 PM

Originally Posted by king2005

I have a collar and leash combo that I bought from PetsMart that uses one of these clasps except it screws up so it won't come undone. Here is a picture of it...

I bet Buddy is loving his daily walks!

**king2005** · 04-19-2006, 02:55 PM

those things suck, thats why I recomemded the screwing kind.. its made to support the weight of a trailer hooked up to a car/truck. They come in small to HUGE so a 1-2 inch thingy will do & wont be heavy for the dog.

**Crazy-Cat-Lover** · 04-19-2006, 03:04 PM

Originally Posted by king2005

those things suck, thats why I recomemded the screwing kind.. its made to support the weight of a trailer hooked up to a car/truck. They come in small to HUGE so a 1-2 inch thingy will do & wont be heavy for the dog.

Mine is made to support the full pulling strength of a Rottweiler, so I am pretty certain that it would be safe to use on Buddy. It screws up on the leash and the collar, so there is no way it will come undone. Sometimes my soon-to-be hubby doesn't screw it up and it still doesn't come undone.

**king2005** · 04-19-2006, 03:13 PM

their strength is great, but its the clip thingy that sucks.. they can just break off, or the spring breaks & then it can fall off the dog.. the screwing kind is super hard to break!

**Crazy-Cat-Lover** · 04-19-2006, 03:25 PM

Originally Posted by king2005

their strength is great, but its the clip thingy that sucks.. they can just break off, or the spring breaks & then it can fall off the dog.. the screwing kind is super hard to break!

I just have it screwed up in the picture so you can't really tell. It is hard to explain how it works, but it is exactly how you described the screwing kind. You mean like this?

That is the same as my collar/leash combo. Besides that, a well trained dog should not have a chance to break any type of collar.