Wendy King of Spears Creek Veterinary Clinic in Elgin, S.C., talks about collar safety. Adrienne Freyer, Komondor Club of America, October 2012 AKC Gazette Remember: If in doubt, remove the collar(s). I think I’ll try a couple of both and see which one works best for us. Read the reviews, look at the designs, and view the demonstration videos to help decide which brand is right for you. There are numerous places online to purchase both these brands. Price: 12. Rating: 8.6 / 10 30 Products Evaluated Highest Price: 26.99 Lowest Price: 4.39 Avg. This collar stretches between its two rings, allowing the dog to back out of the collar if it gets hung up on anything. Breakaway Dog Collars Reviewed Reviews Analyzed: 98,838 Items CPR Avg. You must snap the lead clip through both “D” rings to ensure a secure walk.Īnother breakaway collar is called Tazlab. With minimal force, the tab breaks away, allowing the dog to be free of the collar. The design of this collar is a connection between two “D” rings. There are several brands of safety collars currently available. If your dog can’t go “naked,” what are the options? Your dog’s environment probably poses some risks. Your dog’s risk increases depending on the following: how often they are in a crate with collar on whether they wrestle with other dogs and whether there is anything in the yard a collar could get caught on-branches, fencing, decks? We have a dilemma: Go “naked” and risk the dog not having identification or something to grab onto, cords notwithstanding, or leave regular buckle collars on and accept the risks? It was too late to revive the puppy when he was found. Designed to prevent dogs from getting entangled by their collars, the KeepSafe Break-Away Collar has a patented break-away safety buckle that releases when. It appears the two were wrestling, and the older dog had gotten his lower jaw stuck on the puppy’s buckle collar. Recently I heard the incredibly devastating news that a friend’s 5-month-old show-prospect puppy (not a Komondor) had accidently died while playing with their other dog in the yard. We continue to use them now, but only when the dogs are at one end of a lead and we’re at the other. I relayed this story to my veterinarian, and I was told that in that single practice, several dogs died every year from choke-collar accidents. Needless to say, all choke collars were removed from the dogs. Breakaway collars reduce the risk of accidental strangulation. I held her tight against the flooring, and Alan got a pry bar to pull up the board so we could release the collar. Collars & Leashes Collar A flat, buckle collar is the safest. It took me several seconds to realize what was really going on: The dangling end of the choke collar had slipped between the deck boards, and she was choking herself. I immediately grabbed a hold of her to control the spasms. One afternoon my husband Alan and I were relaxing on the deck when our Komondor, Eos, began to display what I first thought was a seizure. These collars have elongated (thus fewer) links, smooth edges, and do minimal cord damage. Years ago our Komondors routinely wore the “fur saver” choke collars very popular in our breed.
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