Collar Or Not?

[werbad 43]

How thick should the slip lead be? Someone said it needs to be thicker something about the neck

[bmull 189]

no collar its not worth the dog breaking its neck

[Ross M 149]

You can use a bit of rope or long dog lead, put a hoop in sort of half way down ( hard to explain due to size of your dog and you)

That way you feed one end throw the hoop and hold while the othe bits on your wrist, that way dogs secured with collar like slip and work by just release like any normal slip.

 

If I could draw or maybe one of yous can that know what iam on about you'll see how easy it is,

 

 

But like I say better training to work off slip

[frankel 2,123]

You can use a bit of rope or long dog lead, put a hoop in sort of half way down ( hard to explain due to size of your dog and you)

That way you feed one end throw the hoop and hold while the othe bits on your wrist, that way dogs secured with collar like slip and work by just release like any normal slip.

 

If I could draw or maybe one of yous can that know what iam on about you'll see how easy it is,

 

 

But like I say better training to work off slip

That's exactly what I use, I pinched a load of a building site I was working on.

My dog always has a collar on, easy to grab a hold of when out for a walk and if I run with another dog there always easy. If running alone she doesn't need the slip she walks to heel as she is steady.

 

Edit to add: one of these Ross?

Edited January 3, 2016 by frankel

[CushtyJook 1,097]

Always had a collar on also helped if you want to pull dog away from quarry after a kill aswell

[slip lead 862]

What I use, brown one is over 25 years old and a bit like triggers broom lol but still doing it.

[bmull 189]

slip

 

[tb25 4,627]

That looks better bmull.did you make that yourself?

[MIK 4,756]

I can't get my head around how some lads don't use a collar imo the pluses of using one totally out weigh the negatives I've been running dogs for near 20 years and have never seen or heard of a dog injured due to wearing a collar ...I would of struggled a few times over the years if the dog didn't have a collar on ..the strong stuff reflector collars are a very good piece of kit

[Ross M 149]

That's it bmull thanks for putting a pic up, as they say a pic says a thousand words.

 

 

That's the type of slip lead to use if you don't like collars

[squab 2,875]

never ran any my dogs with a collar on but never seen a dog get snagged either by those that do,i dont take the chance when i got 30kilo of dog crashing through woodland and hedges, each to their own i suppose

[bmull 189]

ye its dead easy to make and one end stays on your hand and one lose string to hold

[bmull 189]

slip lead always hand to have one in pocket

[mick81 275]

Never seen this before in my 20 years if going out with lurchers on lamp or day time seen a dog break It's neck going down for a hare years ago , and another dog getting snared going into woods but never any collar accidents touch wood

[werbad 43]

Thanks I can see both sides to it now

Ok if you use a collar what collar do you use normal one or gray hound?

If you use a slip lead how thick is it?

Edited January 3, 2016 by werbad