one of yes my friends dog got her jew claw caught in the ring with the tag
on and that was a normal collar .i think the ring was very big with the
tag on ,so they swapped it for a smaller ring . .i am like julia though i
hate leaving a collar on at home .donna
-----Original Message-----
Melanie Akpotu - Email Address: melaniemacneill@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent On: 04/04/2014 18:25
Sent To: guidedogchat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx - Email Address:
guidedogchat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [guidedogchat] Re: In Reply To: Re: collars
Now, we were told to leave the half check on in the house. I actually
don't
think it can become caught on anything, or it could, but due to the nature
of the design, it can't go any tighter than a normal collar. Dogs can get
caught on an ordinary play collar. Some friends of ours' dog did this
once
in thick bushes in a forest. We were calling him and he was not coming.
Finally my son found him stuck by his collar to brambles, and he had
breathing difficulties, was very wheezy, for a long time afterwards, where
he had tried to pull away and it had pressed on his windpipe. Luckily he
was fine. Also, my dog's half check is loose enough that if he did get it
caught, he could probably pull his head out of it anyhow. I think because
the chain bit is like a kind of circle, it just keeps going round and
round
rather than getting any tighter if you know what I mean?
Mel.
-----Original Message-----
From: Donna Winters
Sent: Friday, April 04, 2014 1:41 PM
To: dog chat
Subject: [guidedogchat] In Reply To: [guidedogchat] Re: collars
i was told not to leave the half check on when free running or when at
home
but to put a normal collar on as the chek bit could get caught up and pull
tight on the dogs neck .dont know if this is possible but just saying what
i
was told .i dont have a collar on them in the house but if for some
reason
i do put one on it is a normal collar .but if i call at my mums or
somewhere
where i let her of the lead in there house well it is her working collar
she
has on and that is a half check .donna
-----Original Message-----
From: Don Marr - Email Address: dpm51@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent On: 04/04/2014 12:45
Sent To: guidedogchat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx - Email Address:
guidedogchat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [guidedogchat] Re: collars
Pam, there was a time when the release clip would come off, i had it
happen,
crossing the street, so had half a harness, back in the late 70's or early
80's think it was, but some schools still use them here, or you can get
one,
don
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From: "pam" <pamyoung80@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <guidedogchat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, April 04, 2014 2:57 AM
Subject: [guidedogchat] Re: collars
mel
i have seen the half checks used in the UK and much prefer them to the
ones
used here. not sure why the quick release clip ones aren't used here.
Sent from my iPhone
On 4 Apr 2014, at 02:40, "Melanie Akpotu"
<melaniemacneill@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
As stated earlier, I leave my dog's half check on all the time. Our half
checks do up and undo via a quick release clip, as do the play collars,
so
we don't have to put it over their heads. I just always want my dogs to
be recognised as belonging to someone so would never dream of leaving
their collars off. I don't suppose it matters much which one you have
on,
as long as it is something.
Mel.
-----Original Message----- From: pam
Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2014 7:03 PM
To: guidedogchat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [guidedogchat] collars
just curious as to what other people do. do u take the dog's half check
collar off after working and put on the play collar or do any of u leave
the half checks on most of the time. i know there r a couple of different
types of half checks. the ones we use r the type that u have to take on
and off over the head which r a bit awkward. i usually take callie's off
in the evening and put on her play collar.
