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Post by AussieMeg on Oct 20, 2018 1:11:04 GMT
Crates aren't a thing here. At least, I've never known anyone who has one or has used one. Suburban houses are pretty much always completely fenced off, so dogs can't just wander around. My dog is microchipped and he wears his collar 24/7 - just in case he gets out (which he has done a couple of times). He comes and goes in and out of the house as he pleases, because we have a doggy door.
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Post by Basket1lady on Oct 20, 2018 1:23:27 GMT
Emma is 6 now and doesn’t use a crate anymore, but she did when she was younger and we would remove her collar before crating her. Now she wears it most of the time, except when she gets a good neck scratch or one of us gets up early and wants to let the other sleep. As soon as Emma is up, she shakes and jangles her tags, so that’s why it comes off. She is chipped, but still wears her collar.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 20, 2018 3:31:52 GMT
She doesn’t like to be naked, so she wears her dress everyday. Has never had tags because she doesn’t like the jingle sound. She doesn’t like jingle bells either. She has never been in a cage. Except when boarding. She was a Houdini dog so no sense in fencing her in or chaining her up.
We have had her for 18 years and she is nearing the end. She has dementia. She can’t remember if she has gone out or just come in If she has eaten or not. Her back legs don’t work either. She has been the best dog anybody ever had.
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Post by bc2ca on Oct 20, 2018 3:57:28 GMT
Bella wears her collar unless being groomed. We don't crate her.
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Post by angel97701 on Oct 20, 2018 4:00:40 GMT
All my GSDs wear their collars 24/7. They don't wander off the property of 6 acres, they have a job to do and can't do it if they aren't here! GSDs take guarding their property very seriously! If you know the breed you know what I mean. As soon as we greet someone they are all about being rubbed and brining over their toys. We crate the young ones to keep their curious minds out of trouble. I will have to think about the collar & crate issue if we get another puppy, but that won't be for a long while.
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Oct 20, 2018 4:07:48 GMT
nope- they're indoor dogs, and only go outside supervised in our walled backyard. Otherwise they're inside or on the screened patio. We only put their collars on if we're taking them out somewhere on a walk or in the car. ETA: I don't think I ever read anything about it, but I did always wonder if a collar in the crate could be dangerous... plus, they have so much hair their collars had to be pretty tight to stay on-- I don't like leaving them on because of that, either.
During the day, they're not crated; we used to, but because of some medical issues and the fact that they're all 'older' dogs now (they don't cause much trouble) I stopped crating them during the day. (Bisbee was getting fungal / yeast infection spots on her elbows and the end of her tail that wouldn't go away- it caused the hair to fall out. She was also rubbing the top of her nose raw. We couldn't get it diagnosed, but finally found a vet who looked at it once and immediately asked 'is she crated?' because those issues are all ones that she sees in crated dogs who don't move around very much.)
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Post by papersilly on Oct 20, 2018 4:10:42 GMT
24/7 for the little one. He's a runner. The larger one gets restless at night and the clinking of her collar wakes DH so sometimes he'll take it off her and put it back on in the morning.
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Post by bothmykidsrbrats on Oct 20, 2018 4:27:19 GMT
Both my chug and chipin are chipped, wear breakaway collars 24/7 with their tags, and use harnesses for walking. If they don't have their tags on, they get tripped over and sneak up on the cat. The chug is crate trained and still uses it occasionally, but the chipin is terrified of it. We had to cover it with a blanket for her to even come in our bedroom. She's a rescue, and they suspected she was abused. I have no doubt she was.
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Post by peano on Oct 20, 2018 5:06:48 GMT
Posie earned her crate-free privileges once she stopped chewing on everything. She wears her collar 24/7.
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Post by Patter on Oct 20, 2018 10:35:21 GMT
Our boys are microchipped but also have tags on their collars. I have seen too many dogs in our neighborhood get loose without tags and if you don't know the dog, you don't know where the dogs belongs. I don't think any of use have a scanner at home to scan microchips. One dog this happened to in our neighborhood I was able to help get back home after seeing a neighborhood Facebook post because I knew the dog but the people that found the dog did not. The dog is chipped but had no tags on. I called the owners, connected them with the lady that had their dog, and everyone was happy. The dog owners then purchased tags for the dog to wear. I am always with our dogs also. If they are out, I am out. But they still wear their collars and tags 24/7, and they are crated. Their slats on their crates are too big to catch tags plus they have so much fur, it's. hard to get to their collars/tags.
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Post by Patter on Oct 20, 2018 10:37:06 GMT
Oh and we use rolled leather collars. That's the best kind for rough collies. Doesn't mess up their fur at all.
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Post by Miss Ang on Oct 20, 2018 12:20:48 GMT
Our dogs wear their collar 24/7 and they are crated when we leave the house (occasionally when we are home, but that is very rare). I do use a harness when we walk our chihuahua and that is only worn when we use the leash.
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Post by mallie on Oct 20, 2018 16:45:43 GMT
We had 2 dogs that did not like it when they did not have their collars on. If you took them off, they would go find them and stand in front of the table and whine for it.
I also do not consider microchipping a good substitute. If it is the weekend or night time, you can't get to a vet to get it read. It also supposes the person who finds your dog is willing and able to transport it to a vet -- many many reasons whey that might not be possible. (FTR, our dogs are indeed microchipped but to me that is a last defense.)
I know from experience that even the most careful dog owner can be foiled by a unique set of circumstances and their dog can get loose. Recently happened to us when our lawn guy came and unlocked/opened our side gate )which you cannot see unless you are standing right in front of it) and left it open and then left our property. We came home, did not know he'd been there, naturally assumed the gate was locked/closed the way we'd left it and hour agao and let the dogs into the back yard. One dog escaped, luckily it was the dog who easily comes back when you call her.
I did not answer the poll as we do not crate our dogs.
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Post by kate on Oct 20, 2018 17:28:38 GMT
Ours is naked in the house. She wears a harness with rabies & ID tags on it when we go out. When we go on long car trips, she hangs out in her carrier naked, then we harness her up to take her out - but I never thought about her getting loose in a car accident so maybe we'll leave the harness on during car trips now. I don't worry about her escaping out the door - we live in an apartment, and she's too short to reach the elevator button. The stairways have doors, and she's afraid of the slippery marble, anyway.
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Post by jennrs on Oct 20, 2018 17:35:55 GMT
My dog wears and loves his collar. If we take it off he grabs it and carries it around. Sometimes if he’s keeping me awake because his tags jingle, I will take it off of him but we have to hide it. The next morning he will sit and stare at the place it is until we put it back on him.
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Post by miominmio on Oct 20, 2018 19:16:12 GMT
None of mine ever wore their collars unless we were going for a walk with them on a leash. We lived rural/semi rural for most of the time we owned dogs, so I often took them for walks and just let them run. None of them had any interest in the wildlife and all knew better than to chase cats, so I was never worried they would run away. One of them would walk over to one of the neighbours and beg for food if she was left outside unsupervised, but then they would call us to come pick her up. Most of the people on the neighbouring farms were close my close relatives, and never complained about a fat labrador crying on their doorstep.
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