Helen.....I like for the dogs to have some kind of ID and they have their name tags with their phone number. They are all micro chipped. So you are right...no more collars unless we are going someplace. I do have a six foot privacy fence around the yard so they cannot get out. It was very scary. Amy Greenhut Justrock German Shepherds Gen Oak Leopard Tortoises &  Tortoise Rescue Behold The Turtle,  He Makes Progress Only When He Sticks His Neck Out A Quote By James B. Conant ----- Original Message ----- From: VPREZHMF@xxxxxxx To: genoaktortoise@xxxxxxxxxxx, Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2010 7:12:36 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Collars Amy-- I'm certainly glad you were able to get it off ,but my question is why would you ever have collars on in the first place. The only time they are on is in walking on leash or training..                                                                                             Helen Miller Fisher ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2009. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================