Kia and Chipper used to have their collars on all the time when I lived in an apartment. Now, I take the collars off when I'm home and only put them on when I put them out in the yard or when we go out.
I'm glad your two are okay.
Always keep collars on in case dogs escape
Never keep collars on in case they get tangled up
Mom to 8
Kia and Chipper used to have their collars on all the time when I lived in an apartment. Now, I take the collars off when I'm home and only put them on when I put them out in the yard or when we go out.
I'm glad your two are okay.
~Kimmy, Zam, Logan, Raptor, Nimrod, Mei, Jasper, Esme, & Lucy Inara
RIP Kia, Chipper, Morla, & June
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Today I went to the pet store and bought cat collars for all the dogs, with the quick release buckles. They fit everyone but Vanilla, but I discovered I could snap two together to make a bigger collar. So tomorrow I will go get another one and make a bigger one for her.
Not a perfect solution ... obviously the collars could come off easily, especially if one of them got out and someone reached to grab the collar to get her. But, better than nothing ... I decided even if that happens, the person would have the collar with the tags and could call me and tell me where the dog is, roughly. Granted, it would be VERY hard for one of my dogs to get out. But never say never.
I really HATED the thought of NO collars and tags. I can't tell you how many of my customers over the years have brought a new dog in for grooming, and when I ask where they got him, they say, "Oh we found him, and since he didn't have a collar, we figured he was a stray, not well-cared for, etc., and kept him." HUNDREDS of times I've heard this. Scary.
So, we will see how this works. I'll update.
"We give dogs the time we can spare, the space we can spare and the love we can spare. And in return, dogs give us their all. It's the best deal man has ever made" - M. Facklam
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"All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not reached by the frost. From the ashes a fire shall be woken, A light from the shadows shall spring; Renewed shall be blade that was broken, The crownless again shall be king." - J.R.R. Tolkien
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My two never have collars on unless outside the house. Right now I don't have a yard but a tie out for potty time, so they get a leash on, then put on the tie out. If and when I get a yard, they will get collars put on before they go outside, but taken off when they come in. It messes up the fur on their necks and Doc is a conformation dog, so I cant have that happening. Delta doesn't because she started to loose hair on her neck from the rubbing. Plus the jingles is just annoying. I have lots of collars, martis, buckles, quick release, they would never wear a marti in the house for fear it would catch on something. I did have them wear their new martis for a weekend to break them in. (Custom made and 2 inchers, so they were a little stiff. Lol) But that's about it.
Monica Callahan KPA-CTP *Woohoo!*
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