[guidedogchat] Re: In Reply To: Re: collars
- From: pam <pamyoung80@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "guidedogchat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <guidedogchat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2014 18:51:38 +0100
the only thing we were told not to do if they were wearing the half check is
bench them which makes sense.
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> On 4 Apr 2014, at 18:25, "Melanie Akpotu" <melaniemacneill@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> 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
> ----- Original Message ----- 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.
>
>
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