Hello, can't believe I've been a Horseforum member for so long & only just discovered this dogforum is linked to it! I hope this is as good & full of good people as Horseforum is!
Experienced dog owner, trainer, etc, but have a problem with my current young dogs, that I've never had before... They manage to get out of a collar or harness(harness esp easy) if left tied alone!
Of course, I don't want to do the collar super tight, but they are wolfhound/greyhound x's, so have reasonably small, fine heads for the size of their necks! Therefore even with the collars pretty firm, they can wriggle out of them!
All I can think of is a choke collar, but am loath to use this for tying dogs unattended(altho if I do, I will definitely not leave them unwatched to begin with). Does anyone know of other effective options? Oh & being big dogs, it's also got to be something reasonably unbreakable(or unchewable - they've eaten thru non-chain leads to escape too!).
Experienced dog owner, trainer, etc, but have a problem with my current young dogs, that I've never had before... They manage to get out of a collar or harness(harness esp easy) if left tied alone!
Of course, I don't want to do the collar super tight, but they are wolfhound/greyhound x's, so have reasonably small, fine heads for the size of their necks! Therefore even with the collars pretty firm, they can wriggle out of them!
All I can think of is a choke collar, but am loath to use this for tying dogs unattended(altho if I do, I will definitely not leave them unwatched to begin with). Does anyone know of other effective options? Oh & being big dogs, it's also got to be something reasonably unbreakable(or unchewable - they've eaten thru non-chain leads to escape too!).