You will hear many opinions on the collar on/collar off situation. I now always keep a flat, buckle collar on all my dogs with their tag ID's. In past years, twice I had dogs escape the fenced yard and neither time did the dog have on any ID although all had been tatooed (before microchips were available). Only through my own efforts at calling all vets, police stations, kennels, humane societies several times a day, repeatedly were these dogs recovered. I now keep tags on all the time.
Slip collars, whether chain or nylon braid, are not the safest to keep on all the time. To preserve coat and be safe, a rolled leather collar or nylon will not destroy coat or choke the dog under ordinary circumstances. I must say, in my limited experience, the flat nylon buckle collar that Flash has worn for 5 years has not left any mark on his neck coat, but he has a rather long, harsh outer coat. Anne Copeland, Flash,TDI/CGC (Berner, 8 1/2 yrs.) & Gypsy TDI/CGC(Rescue Cavalier,2 yrs.) BMDCSEW Tracking Test Chair/Sec. NE ILL [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ty's memorial page: http://www.geocities.com/workingyorkie/ty.html Gypsy's page:http://hometown.aol.com/annes4/Gypsy.html
