TheresaW
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Ours are naked indoors. Close shave when Luna was a puppy, and Aled got his jaw caught on her collar. Luckily we were home.
Always collars with tags when we go out.
Always collars with tags when we go out.
Dog tags, collar ID or none?
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Moobli
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Naked in the house/garden or when walking on the Estate. Collars with tags on when away from home.
Sheepdogs always naked.
All are microchipped and the GSDs also have ear tattoos.
Sheepdogs always naked.
All are microchipped and the GSDs also have ear tattoos.
MuddyMonster
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Yes, always wears a collar with a tag. His harness also has a tag on.
Escapade
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I've seen breakaway collars on some US-based dogs on tiktok, wonder has anyone come across them this side of the water?
Annette4
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Mine don't wear collars in the house....5 dogs who rough play feels like a recipe for disaster with collars left on. They wear one out and about though....not that the address/surname is right on some of them (some have my parents address and/or my maiden name) but the right number. I also double check their chip details are right intermittently.
Equi
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Mine didn’t have collars. They had their tags on their harnesses so if I ever took them out for walks away from home they had them, but around home never.
Goldenstar
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I replace the metal loops for attaching the tags to the collar with a tight cable tie they never lose the tags if you do that.
rabatsa
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Indigo tags on flat collars on both of mine. Too many people have left the gate open to take them off.
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No collar when working - too likely to get caught up. Collar and tag - sleeve type - when out for a rambleDo you have ID on your dogs, as per legal requirements?
Having caught a dog this afternoon, happily snuffling for sniffs in the woods across the track from the yard, I was bemused it had no collar, no ID at all.
Looped my spare pocket lead round it and then popped it in a stable for safety as I was heading back anyway.
25 mins later I heard someone calling in a singsong voice.... asked woman if she had lost anything. She announced that P****** was around somewhere.
Stuff said, she ended up exiting yard with dog on a piece of baler twine.
Apparently it's not nice to collar or harness a dog, nor hang labels on themno way would she entertain the practicalities nor the law. Neither was she a resident from up the track.
Ok, rambled on too much.... I have a tag on collar, though it currently is still the holiday one with my car registration number on one side and my number on the other.
Smitty
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. And they are very strong.
Birker2020
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Yes our dog always has a collar and tag on although we take it off if we leave her in the house for any reason because she has been stuck in her tag with her dew claw before.
And because i read that someones dog hung itself when it jumped up at a kitchen cupboard hanging itself on a door handle.
www.thesun.co.uk
And because i read that someones dog hung itself when it jumped up at a kitchen cupboard hanging itself on a door handle.
Family's horror after finding their beloved puppy HANGED by her own collar
A HEARTBROKEN family have revealed their devastation after finding their beloved puppy HANGED in a suspected freak accident with her collar. Five-month-old Cockapoo Missie was discovered dead less …
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twiggy2
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Non of the working dogs wear collars unless we are off the estate and they are on a lead, there are a few collars attached to various vehicles by chains, they are used for young dogs so they don't jump off moving vehicles.
The lurcher is on lead if she is off the estate these days.
A puppy I taught at training years ago was found hanging its crate by its collar one morning, I also know of dogs that have got their jaws caught in other dogs collars when playing.
The lurcher is on lead if she is off the estate these days.
A puppy I taught at training years ago was found hanging its crate by its collar one morning, I also know of dogs that have got their jaws caught in other dogs collars when playing.
TPO
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Mine learnt to wear a collar as a pup, but always supervised. He also learnt to walk on a collar and lead.
I used to have a collar and tag on him when away from home but not so much now since he's on a slip lead. To caveat that his daily exercise is on private farmland so next to no chance of meeting any other dogs. On the rare occasion anyone appears he's called to heel and slip put on. His recall has always been good and I can call him back off hares and deer so I'm not worried about his disappearing into the horizon.
If I'm walking in public places eg around the streets or forestry he either wears collar and lead or collar and slip. His collar has a tag with my number and to take to vets because he's chipped.
The other side of his tag...
I used to have a collar and tag on him when away from home but not so much now since he's on a slip lead. To caveat that his daily exercise is on private farmland so next to no chance of meeting any other dogs. On the rare occasion anyone appears he's called to heel and slip put on. His recall has always been good and I can call him back off hares and deer so I'm not worried about his disappearing into the horizon.
If I'm walking in public places eg around the streets or forestry he either wears collar and lead or collar and slip. His collar has a tag with my number and to take to vets because he's chipped.
The other side of his tag...
satinbaze
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No collars in the house or garden but collars and flat ID tags (tagifany) . Older dog wears a breakaway collar as the youngster tries to grab her by the collar. These collars definitely breakaway under pressure the only draw back is you cannot hold onto the collar unless the lead is through both rings
Splash2310
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Ours always wears a collar and tag for walks. We rarely walk him in a harness or on a slip lead, but if we do he still wears the collar.
If anyone has a recommendation of a good leather or breakaway collar I’d be interested!
At home depends, if are in he sometimes wears a collar, sometimes doesn’t, if we are out I take it off.
If anyone has a recommendation of a good leather or breakaway collar I’d be interested!
At home depends, if are in he sometimes wears a collar, sometimes doesn’t, if we are out I take it off.
HopOnTrot
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Mine wear them 24/7, we have a large garden which they almost always have access to, so it’s nice to know that they’re labelled if they go awol.
Eldest dog once buggered off from a livery yard with a group of kids doing a DofE hike, I had a call that they were a couple of miles away and he was refusing to go home (I suspect he had some encouragement to join).
I hopped in the car to collect him, problem solved, lost dog was no longer lost
Eldest dog once buggered off from a livery yard with a group of kids doing a DofE hike, I had a call that they were a couple of miles away and he was refusing to go home (I suspect he had some encouragement to join).
I hopped in the car to collect him, problem solved, lost dog was no longer lost
fidleyspromise
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Collars are only worn when we leave the house - I worry they might catch on something. Collars have a tracker, a metal engraved tag and one that loops on to collar.
(I go out the garden to a grass area just in front to do scent work and poles with both dogs so they both get collars on as one is in garden while the other works. Fraggle decided he couldn't possibly wait and as soon as Tia was given the command to search he jumped the wall and started searching).
Tia never leaves my side but when Mr FP has her and she sees a cat all bets are off so he keeps her on lead around town.
Fraggle never leaves Mr FP side including to follow me on pony for a trot or canter. I need eyes like a hawk on him when I take him alone as he can get cloth ears if he sees water.
(I go out the garden to a grass area just in front to do scent work and poles with both dogs so they both get collars on as one is in garden while the other works. Fraggle decided he couldn't possibly wait and as soon as Tia was given the command to search he jumped the wall and started searching).
Tia never leaves my side but when Mr FP has her and she sees a cat all bets are off so he keeps her on lead around town.
Fraggle never leaves Mr FP side including to follow me on pony for a trot or canter. I need eyes like a hawk on him when I take him alone as he can get cloth ears if he sees water.
Hannahgb
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Naked indoors
Collars with embroided phone number and tag when out the house
Collars with embroided phone number and tag when out the house
Sealine
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When I had dogs they only wore a collar with a tag outside the home. There was zero chance of my GSDs ever leaving home without us even if we left the doors and gates wide open. I've just remembered when we went out for the day and accidentally left the gate open. The dog was laying on the front lawn waiting for us when we got home. The neighbours told us she'd been there all day patiently waiting for us!
I knew someone who always left a collar on a GSD that she used to leave at her yard. She found him dead one morning hanging from his collar after it had got caught
I knew someone who always left a collar on a GSD that she used to leave at her yard. She found him dead one morning hanging from his collar after it had got caught
fidleyspromise
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Sealine - that story is super sad and why I won't leave mine on despite having done so for 10+ years. I've heard a few similar stories.
your GSD story just casually lying waiting made me smile.
My 2 GSDs got out when we didn't realise a storm had opened the gate. They ran to the car. A second time they got out they ran from the back door to the front door waiting to be let in.
My Sam was at my parents and my brother came home late, let the dogs out (very much NOT a dog person), and went to bed. 5am my parents were woken by howling. My brother didn't notice he only let 2 black and tan dogs in and not a white one. I assume he went off on his jollies having fun (thankfully no reports of any livestock issues) and got bored wanting his sleep.
- no idea what he did during those hours but he went in the field with my horses, there were sheep next door and he was curious at first but never tried to chase.
your GSD story just casually lying waiting made me smile.
My 2 GSDs got out when we didn't realise a storm had opened the gate. They ran to the car. A second time they got out they ran from the back door to the front door waiting to be let in.
My Sam was at my parents and my brother came home late, let the dogs out (very much NOT a dog person), and went to bed. 5am my parents were woken by howling. My brother didn't notice he only let 2 black and tan dogs in and not a white one. I assume he went off on his jollies having fun (thankfully no reports of any livestock issues) and got bored wanting his sleep.
- no idea what he did during those hours but he went in the field with my horses, there were sheep next door and he was curious at first but never tried to chase.