Do you have to keep the collar on permanently to maintain your dog's good behavior or can you remove it once you feel like they've "graduated"?
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Lauren, the DVDs by Don Sullivan say to replace the command collar upon "graduation" and then to reintroduce if mid-course corrections to behavior are required. Please also note the need for lightweight strings as explained in the DVDs. We are new to dog training, however feel we are close to graduation. Regards Bronte H
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I personally have removed mine as my Lab has gotten so much better from his training&so; far so good.
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Keeping it doesn't bother the dog, and it's a neat little collar so it's not a necessity to take it off, but if you want to give him another collar, for appearances later on after he obeys all commands without correction then you could do that too
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Based on what I've read; you are supposed to be able to wean them off of the collar. What I do is I work with him with the collar on and then I drop the leash and work with him using verbal commands to see how he "listens". I'm able to step on the leash or pick it back up to correct him if need be. I still use the collar; but, I've only been using it a month or so. I do not need to use it as often as he is learning and listening to my verbal commands. He is only 6 months old; so, I assume I'll be using it for several months. I have another collar on him with all of his dog tags; but, I attach the leash to the command collar. I hope this helps. Based on what I've read; you are supposed to be able to wean them off of the collar. What I do is I work with him with the collar on and then I drop the leash and work with him using verbal commands to see how he "listens". I'm able to step on the leash or pick it back up to correct him if need be. I still use the collar; but, I've only been using it a month or so. I do not need to use it as often as he is learning and listening to my verbal commands. He is only 6 months old; so, I assume I'll be using it for several months. I have another collar on him with all of his dog tags;... » Read More Based on what I've read; you are supposed to be able to wean them off of the collar. What I do is I work with him with the collar on and then I drop the leash and work with him using verbal commands to see how he "listens". I'm able to step on the leash or pick it back up to correct him if need be. I still use the collar; but, I've only been using it a month or so. I do not need to use it as often as he is learning and listening to my verbal commands. He is only 6 months old; so, I assume I'll be using it for several months. I have another collar on him with all of his dog tags; but, I attach the leash to the command collar. I hope this helps. « Show Less
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It's a collar on its own. No need to use another collar with this one. You can hook your leash and dog tags to the loop and go.
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Your fur baby's collar goes thru loops in the collar..Then it just Velcro's on. My Brittany wore it with no problem for 10 days.
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If you are consistent and work with them a lot it will train them to walk politely with a normal collar. You can't just use the collar and then expect that they will know to translate that behavior to a regular one. There are training instructions provided in the package if I recall correctly. Personally I just this continually with my dog because it is safer than having the pressure on the neck.
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We left it on most of the time. Your supposed to correct the bad behavior when it happens, so we wanted to be sure it was on so we could correct it. The directions say to move the prongs occasionally to prevent irritation, but it did not bother our dog. We did take it off at night.
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The collar is adjustable. Just buy the one appropriate for the size of the dog. It's not magic, but it does help!
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I've taken ours off a few times and put it back on. Velcro seems to still hold good. Just make sure the new collar width is compatible.
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Gave mine as a gift so have no answers, receipent has never complained...please take off dog collar when in the house!
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Every dog is different I am sure. All I can say is that my dogs knows when I put the collar on that they will be corrected for barking, so they do not do it. I do not leave the collar on them because there are two large protruding nodules inside the collar. They also know that when the collar is not on and they will bark. Perfect scenario would be a collar you could always have on... I have yet to see one without protruding parts though as that is how the collar works. It sure beats not having a corrective collar though. Good Luck!
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I have a dog who has to wear a collar long term. I use the Comfy cone collar. I use it with his regular collar. My dog is hairless and the Comfy Cone does not cause skin irritation.
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We leave the collar on our dog all the time. So far there had not been any misshaps
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It is a little "backup" collar that the instructions say you should use, in addition to your pet's normal collar to prevent the dog from slipping both collars and getting loose. I personally don't use it, I never did so decades ago either. I use a harness with the flexi-lead these days.
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No, the collar has no automatic response to a dog's bark or actions. For whatever the correction might be, the remote must be used to activate the collar. Barking is not a problem in my case so I'm not certain, but I suppose you would have to leave the collar on and hit the remote when the barking starts. However, the manual warns that you cannot leave the collar on indefinitely as it will irritate the dog's neck. Hope this helps.
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It must be worn 24/7. I use a small collar for the disc since I use a halter on my Maltipoo too. It must never be taken off even when groomed. If you go to the company site you'll find all the info which people really need to read before using to insure sucess. It takes 7 to 10 days to activate it also.
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yes mine is the same way,but only while collar is on even after wearing for weeks,but it helps so no one complains about barking
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Not sure I don't keep it on him. His biggest problem is on weekends when neighbors are out. He didn't bark the entire day when wearing the collar. Only use vibrate and it works.
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I don't think it will discolor his/her neck if you only use it for the walk and then remove it. It is more like the fur wearing away or breaking off; this collar is not meant to be worn all the time.