Greyhoundy/whippetty/neck question

Thin skin, or dragging a skinny dog off a small fast furry thing :p

You can get quite nice leather/synthetic half-checks, slip collars/leads etc for dogs with thinner skins if that kind of kit is required.
 
To the best of my knowledge it is to soften the impact of the jerk on the dog's neck if your hound takes off after a furry at 40mph and forgets he's on a lead!

Also, the shape makes them harder to back out of which is often a problem as lots of greyhounds have thickly muscled necks and narrow pointy heads :)

And no, I wouldn't use a choke chain on this sort of dog - a wide martingale collar would be more suitable IMO.
 
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:thumbsup: Thank you both.

Reason I ask is because a lady came into the shop today for a choke chain for her ex racing greyhound, who she'd owned for 3 weeks after he'd been retired from racing after 5 years. She had rung up a trainer and he said to come to his class and she would need a choke chain. Asked her if he knew what sort of dog she had and she claimed yes. I refused to sell it and she had a fit. Just as well I'm fairly thick skinned :rolleyes:

Pleased to know I was in the right though, I'd started to Think about it.
 
Sounds more like she needs a different trainer than a choke chain... I don't mind them if appropriately used, but I don't think they are something to use indiscriminately.

I thought racers were meant to be good on the lead, anyway!
 
I used to use a choke chain on my lurcher (greyhound x deerhound) and it suited him just fine - I would also use one (if required) on any of my present lot as long as it was a very large linked chain.

They wear the wide collars as narrow rolled leather ones would cut in too much - although a lot of the time nowadays it is more than people think that the greyhound collars look "cool" :p:confused:
 
The reason they have purpose made wider collars, is because they are one of the only breeds where the head is the same width as the neck or smaller in some cases and any bog standard collar would slip over their heads.

I would not advise a check chain but a half check would be ok.
 
CAYLA said:
The reason they have purpose made wider collars, is because they are one of the only breeds where the head is the same width as the neck or smaller in some cases and any bog standard collar would slip over their heads.

I would not advise a check chain but a half check would be ok.
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Says the woman who gave me a dog which backs out of its collar all the time :mad::mad::mad:

:rolleyes::D
 
I have nothing against choke chains either, but I had to teach the woman about the quick release action of it. It was at that point I decided that I wouldn't be happy selling her one, knowing she couldn't grasp the importance of putting it on the right way round after 15 minutes instruction and demonstrating it on her arm.... The trainer is another issue :unsure:

So.... did I do right or wrong? :S I claim to be thick skinned but now I doubt myself!
 
Personally, I think you did right. At the end of the day you have to follow your own conscience about these things. It doesn't sound like she would use it properly, and the dog would be the worse for it:(
 
CAYLA said:
Her head is clearly smaller than her neck then, fasten it tighter der!
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Her collar has been tightened by 3 holes in the time I have had her because she keeps stretching it :D (she pulls on the lead too you know :p)

Answer my PM anyway you - please :D
 
Gazehound said:
Her collar has been tightened by 3 holes in the time I have had her because she keeps stretching it :D (she pulls on the lead too you know :p)

Answer my PM anyway you - please :D
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I did answer your e.mail, I have 3 months to live:eek:

Is the collar the leather one, or have u got a fance pancy material one:p
 
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