Martingale Collar

A martingale is the ONLY collar I use.  No lost collars -- they can't unbuckle it and it won't break.  Completely adjustable. 

Now -- for walking I use a Sporn on Luna -- she's still a puller and the sporn makes it so *I* can handle her but it's for training, not everyday. 

but a martingale is acceptable in the CGC and other training/testing situations.  And fyi I use the one with chain, NOT nylon -- because the chain is more responsive.

I've seen greyhounds wear wide martingales because their necks are so long and delicate.

I started using a martigale combo collar and leash for Tyler when we were doing work at the nursing home, and I LOVE it.  To Tyler, that is his working lead, period, end of discussion.  When he wears THAT lead, he is working and absolutely perfect.  On any other lead, he's good, but he's a "normal" dog.

I'm looking for one for Sam, I've heard they're wounderful for any dog. I can't decide with a chain or without thou....

 To be honest, I use a martingale on Nike only because his Sheltie-shaped head slips easily out of normal collars.  I will say that he walks PERFECTLY on leash, and we've never even worked on it....so perhaps the collar has something to do with it?  I do like the fact that the collar has a stop point, so even if Nike were to run after a squirrel or something, the collar wouldn't tighten to the point of injury.

Reading your other post on Gibby's walking, the martingale's worth a try at least.  You never know what might really work for a dog!

DH left Tylers on Theo...my little diablo dog, and he chewed it up.  I found a replacement at petedge.com.  Wanted to buy it from dog.com, but they didn't carry them.

I love martingales. My Emma is a backer outter. She has a wide variety of martingales, from a beautiful, thin, rolled leather show lead to a wide, pink, sighthound lead. They're all comfy enough for her, easy to use, and SAFE. I do not leave a collar on an unattended dog, at all.

The baby will walk on anything, and her ears are big enough to keep collars on, LOL.

Thanks guys!

Guess I will try to find a wider one for Gibson...hoping it helps him walk a little better and keeps me out of trouble on obedience class without the slip collar.

However..not sure why this collar is so much NICER for the dog....

I love them! I have three....

I walk Casey on a harness (easy walk clipped to the collar), but I still like the MCs a LOT. I use them on all my large dog fosters, no exceptions.

I use them b/c I like the look of a collar without a lot of hardware and no buckle.  I'm not sure how effective they are for training, since the principle is the same as using a regular choke/slip collar, there is just a limit. 

I use a MC for Morrison but not Monroe.  I believe that the MC is nicer for Morrison because he has a long, slim neck and the collars tend to fall from behind the ears which is the ideal place.  He seems much more comfortable in the MC than a buckle because he doesn't pull as much and the pulling hurts his throat.

The MC won't train a dog not to pull at all - I use with client dogs only for those who back out of collars or those that just need a hair more control than a regular collar offers. 

I use them on both of my dogs just for safety purposes on walks, but they come off as soon as we're back inside to avoid risking tangled dogs during play.

I've been very happy with MCs from Bebop USA, especially because they have side snaps and cool designs unlike a lot of MCs available in regular stores.

I don't think that any collar trains a dog to do anything.  What I was trying to say is that, with Morrison, it is easier to keep an MC up close to his ears which makes him responsive to any mild corrections I may give him.

I have also been in obedience class with a Dane in an MC and his owner preferred it because she felt the width was more comfortable on him yet she could still tighten it if needed.

stardog85

I use them on both of my dogs just for safety purposes on walks, but they come off as soon as we're back inside to avoid risking tangled dogs during play.

Me too...the MC is the collar of choice for walks around here.  Nothing fancy...just the black nylon.  But, I feel better knowing they won't slip out for whatever reason.

I have seen some pretty cool looking ones around though.

stardog85

The MC won't train a dog not to pull at all - I use with client dogs only for those who back out of collars or those that just need a hair more control than a regular collar offers. 

I can't see any collar training a dog....gee the Gentle Leader didn't even do that...lol!  The trainer suggested it as a safer way to use a collar that will act as a choke collar for dogs that need it and said it will stay up further on the neck. Which it seems as it does.

I won't leave my dog with any collar on. Before I leave him home when we go out we take their collars off.