Twice! Grrrrr. Yesterday we were outside alternately playing ball with Yaz and the kids. She was on her tie out as always. No fence. So Jenna's soccer ball goes wizzing past Yaz and she lunges for it. Poof. She's off like a rocket. WTH happened?! Larry and I both yell her name and she drops to the ground. Phew! Good girl! Larry says I musn't have closed the collar all the way. Don't think so but whatever. SO we tie her back up and carry on. We are playing for awhile and I run inside to grab the phone. The neighbor walks by with his ugly little dumb a$$ Pomeranian. Yaz HATES that dog. I hear both dogs barking and Larry tells Yaz "quiet" and she does. Good girl again! I get outside and Yaz is under the picnic table. Huh? Her tie out doesn't reach that far. Darn collar came off again! I caan't believe she didn't run. GOOD GIRL! So this time I examine the collar to find out WTH is going on. It says on the inside of the buckle NOT FOR TIE OUT. Oh.

Good Yaz, for coming back.

What kind of collar is this?

Good Yaz, for coming back.

What kind of collar is this?

..eer.. I stuttered?

Good baby for listening.  If that was Sydney she would bave been gone.

This is the collar Yaz was wearing. It's made by Lil' Paws. The first time it happened I panicked! Big No No! I made myself be calm and that's when she stopped running and dropped to her belly. Second time I was inside and Larry didn't even notice she had broken loose again. Men. I wonder what she would have done if she HAD gotten to the Pomeranian though. I must say I was VERY surprised at her obedience. Such a good girl!

We had a small incident with Cameo a few weeks back.  We had the front doors wide open to load stuff into the truck for a run to the storage unit.  Janie's newphew was in the house and she told him to keep Cameo behind the gate in the kitchen.  So here we are lifting a heavy box and look down and there's Cameo right there.  She was very obedient and didn't run off, sweet girl baby.  She just wanted to be with us and not run off.  Our street isn't very busy, but still, all it takes is one time.

Collars seem to be easy to escape unless they are tight, too tight for my liking.  Rattagan walks just fine with with a choker chain and doesn't really pull.  Zipper is also fine with a choker although he will pull sometimes.  Cameo is just too enthusiastic and a choker isn't right for her, but the harness Janie got her is working our very well.  I don't know, perhaps I don't have the right skills and mindset to break (I don't like that word) the pulling.  I just can't see myself holding her up by her neck on a chain until she gets used to it...not my style I guess.  When I walk Cameo she will pull a bit, but is settling into to walking, well, trotting, with me.

We use a collar for id tags but when walking Sydnand Sonic have Gentle Leader Harnesses.  They have no pulling at all.

We use a harness when we walk her but have always used a collar in the yard for her tie out. She didn't slip out of her collar. The buckle on this collar apparently is designed to come undone when pulled. Something we didn't know. I am so glad we have worked with her so diligently in her training. It definitely worked. I have always seen on harnesses that it says NOT to use when tied out. Don't know why. So that's why we only use it for walks.