Collar Help

provencowgirl

I wasnt sure where to post it so sorry if its in the wrong thread. I am going to start collar training my puppy but honestly im not sure if i want to go out andbuy a collar and keep buying themas she gets older or maybe try to think of something i could use in place as one till she is bigger. I know some people who used dog scarfs or ribbons so they got used to having something around their neck. then when they got older they bought collars. they took them off at night. what has everyone else done? i know this might seem silly but i have always wondered about it. I am most likely going to wait till my pup is 8 weeks to start just was wondering before then so i have some ideas.

Mikey

You can generally buy two collars from puppy to adult-as they are adjustable. You could buy one now that fits on the smallest setting and once you get to the biggest, trade up for one that again fits on the smallest setting.

I'm talking about the adjsutable nylon collars.


You could do the same thing with a martingale collar (it's similar to a choke collar which is really adjustable but is nicer)

Zim

google "collarmania"

provencowgirl

Ahhhh! ty! thats going to make it alot easier. I have never seen the martingale ones, i have adjustable ones for my other 2. Im gonna look into the martingale one first. again ty !

Zim

talk to collarmania. say "i want a collar that does this." she will make whatever you want

provencowgirl

oo ok thank you

Mikey

the martingale ones are fairly new on the market-they tighten like a choke chain so great to keep a dog from backing out of it.

I had to laugh when I first heard it though. Martingale to me means this:

provencowgirl

ah ok. lol yeah thats what i was thinking when u had the picture saying it was a martingale collar. i use one on my horses lol.

Mikey

Martingales are great things-now for doggies too LOL

Brittany

How is it different from a choke chain?