Should I leave the collar on all the time or just put it on my dog when he needs to calm down?
440483
I just put it on him when I leave the house...he's reasonably calm otherwise. He has a little separation anxiety and I think it helps with this a bit.
1392732
My dog has a collar on all the time. I just put him in the seat and hook the strap on the seat to his collar. He's little so it works just fine, he loves his seat.
1219528
the collar will keep both dogs calm. My dog dosent pick on my brothers dog anymore. I have also seen trainers us them to make two dogs get along while being instructed by a behavioral specialist
5266
It needs to be charged regularly and i noticed that I have to reset the collar almost every time i use it. Other than that, it has been working just fine. I am wondering if my dog will go back to old habits once i stop using the collar or will it program her not to do certain things so eventually she won't do them even when i don't use the collar. Has anyone noticed the difference with their dog's behavior when the collar is not used?
1696687
No, it is a trainiing collar only! It is made of hard plastic pieces hooked together and would be dangerous to leave on. It is a great trainiing collar, especially to stop dogs from pulling on leash because it tightens when the dog pulls--which is another reason it would be dangerous to leave on!!
569999
I put the collar on my cairn terrier snugly. It works well. You may have to trim some hair from a dog with longer hair, but it is well worth the peace and quiet!
812293
It's really up to you but we have found it helpful to leave the collar on during the day and charge it at night. That way we re-attach it in the mornings and it provides us with some protection knowing that its there if we need to use it. Our dog seems to actually like the idea of wearing the collar because it provides him with more freedom to roam without being chained in one space or spot. Hope this helps.
933366
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
2149100
Good question. There are certainly times when our dog barks when he doesn't have the collar on. However, I would say that the annoying barking is definitely decreasing. The main thing is that if we just show him the collar, he grumbles a bit but basically he shuts right down. If the collar is on him, he doesn't usually bark more than once or twice.
716753
I use another thin buckle collar for tags, since he only wears the martingale when we are on walks. I don't like the risk of him catching on something when we are gone and choking himself. Love martingale collars for walks' wouldn't use any other collar.
217259
Go by the weight of your dog. If your dog has a large chest, you may want to go one size bigger. There is Velcro on various locations on the shirt, so you can adjust it if need be. I use one on my dog and it does help. She hates thunder and still will get anxious, but it does help to keep her calm.
1754503
I never have left it on for days at a time, but I have left it on for a couple of days when my little dog is at the caregiver's when we've been gone for a weekend. I use mine in my chihuahua's crate for at night. I start warming it up early evening and usually turn it off mid morning the next day. I would think it would be fine to leave it on most of the time if you are using it for a pet who lays on it most of the time, day and night.
1735950
I put mine on my dogs when repetative barking is an issue, and take it off most of the time.
727123
I don't know how long you plan on leaving your collar turned ON. We put the collar on our Shiz Tzu...After he realizes it will spray, we turn it off...He thinks it's still on. We have replaced the battery once. Bought it at Wal Mart...It was approximately $4 ...When you need one (they're round), take your old one in and get one like it. The collars work wonderfully...
770761
I have found that for my dog, a male boxer, taking the collar off at times only confuses him. I extended his free area by adding an extra spool of line. He has quite a large area now. I tried taking his collar off a couple of times, but trust me, he figured it out! I would rather be safe, than sorry. Hope this helps?
1681825
My experience is that the collar allows the dogs to express themselves quietly -- growls, low unvoiced barks, etc -- and only reacts to a real bark. My dogs quickly learned how much noise they could make with the collar on without setting it off. I think your dog would probably be able to continue growling, unless he growls with tremendous volume.
1351477
The collars aren't easily removed--they are intended to stay on for a month, then permanently removed. IMO there is no downside to leaving the collar on full time.