Hi Pam, Most people use Acorn Bells here or Falconry bells. In the case of my last dog I used a calf bell on him because he was such a big lad. We have quite a lot of space here and if we open the gates round the house we have an area of about 50 feeb x 110 feet so we need to know where dogs are. Norman. > -----Original Message----- > From: guidedogchat-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:guidedogchat- > bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Pam > Sent: 24 August 2014 18:39 > To: guidedogchat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [guidedogchat] Re: bells > > norman > well it's the bell we use here for free running the dogs i assume u use > the same type in the UK? > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On 24 Aug 2014, at 16:53, "Norman Waddington" > <normanwaddington504@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > Pam, > > > > It would depend upon the size and pitch of the bell. I have left bells > on > > dogs for years and it has had no ill effect as far as I know. > > > > Norman. > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: guidedogchat-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:guidedogchat- > >> bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Pam > >> Sent: 24 August 2014 15:43 > >> To: guidedogchat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >> Subject: [guidedogchat] bells > >> > >> hi all > >> ok this might sound like a strange question but i have a friend who > leaves > >> the play collar with bell on all the time when the dog isn't working, > but > >> recently he's been told by someone that having the bell on all the time > is > >> bad for the dog's hearing. does anyone know if this is actually true? > >> thanks :) > >> > >> Sent from my iPhone > > > >