Sooky Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 What do people find the best to use on a new puppy i.e. buckle collar and lead, martingale collar and lead, slip lead or something else? Thanks in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 buckle collar & lead. BUT The person on the handle end of the lead is THE most important training aid NOTHING will work safely and effectively if you do not know how to use it ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogsrawesome Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Just remember puppies grow fast so you dont have to spend a vast amount of money, unless you want to of course i agree with persephone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nadine83 Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Great question! I'll be watching this thread with interest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naomi Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 I wasn't sure with mine. So like Dogsperson suggested I just got a cheapish plain black buckle collar and a light weighted nylon (I think?) lead for puppies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMAK Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 one that fits that is cheap and can be extend and being light weight helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poodlefan Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 What breed is the pup? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooky Posted March 1, 2011 Author Share Posted March 1, 2011 Pup is German shepherd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Clover Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Rogz make some great puppy collars and leads, but for a GSD pup you would be better off with their adult collars and leads. They are nice and light and tend to 'grow' well with pup's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dxenion Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Rogz make some great puppy collars and leads, but for a GSD pup you would be better off with their adult collars and leads. They are nice and light and tend to 'grow' well with pup's. We use a Rogz collar and harness on our pups because they are fully adjustable and grow with them. We use an adult leather leash from Dogquip that can adjust from 1.5 metres to 3 metres. We couldn't justify a light weight leash for a German Shepherd pup because they grow so fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poodlefan Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Pup is German shepherd. While growing - good quality adjustable flat collar and lead. Something like a Blackdog one? Once grown, good quality leather collar (if no correction collar is needed) and lead. K9Pro would be a good source. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ish Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 We like the Rogz collar and lead sets Heaps of nice colours and patterns to chose from and they are adjustable enough to last awhile. I especially like that the collars are designed to keep the pressure off the buckle, which is the weakest point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooky Posted March 1, 2011 Author Share Posted March 1, 2011 Wow thanks everyone for the replies looks like a few of you are recommending the Rogz so will have a look at them. Ish - so so cute how old is your pup in these pics? What size so you think I should get or would I be better waiting for pup to come home and try them on him? (Can you get them in pet shops?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juice Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Petstock sell them, itook my bully in to try one on, they encourage you to take dogs in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aramiss Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Just make sure it is big enough , when Morgan came home he had a medium size cheap leather collar and he out grew it so fast. Now he has a nylon padded collar with a belt type buckle, it's actually a little big on him but it will do until I'm sure he's stopped growing It is very secure and he seems comfortable in it, but his next one will be a proper leather collar and lead set I think. His lead is a cotton one I got at training (which I usually use with his check chain), and I like how comfortable it is to hold, and it's not too long either. He also has an extendible lead which I only use when we are alone and roaming about in the wilderness with his flat collar, he's not a puller but I don't want to risk him snapping it and frightening anyone. He's really friendly, but not everyone appreciates a large dog running over to say hi Grats on the new puppy, and beware the teething stage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancinbcs Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 For walking an adjustable martingale collar is great. Grows with the puppy and can be adjusted to fit snuggly so they can't slip out of it like they can with a normal flat collar. If you are leaving a collar on the dog then a soft flat adjustable collar is fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ish Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Ish - so so cute how old is your pup in these pics? What size so you think I should get or would I be better waiting for pup to come home and try them on him? (Can you get them in pet shops?) He was around 8 weeks in those pics. I think its the size they generally recommend for beagles etc (there are breed recomendations on the back of the tag) but as someone else suggested, you can take pup in to try collars on - good opportunity for some socialising! Our current pup has one of the Rogz chain martingale collars and thats been good too So much to chose from, have fun shopping!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bundyburger Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Wow thanks everyone for the replies looks like a few of you are recommending the Rogz so will have a look at them.Ish - so so cute how old is your pup in these pics? What size so you think I should get or would I be better waiting for pup to come home and try them on him? (Can you get them in pet shops?) Ask your breeder to measure pup's neck for you... otherwise if you took the pup with you to Petstock, you'd be able to take the dog in with you to get the right sizing. I'm glad I got my breeder to measure my boys neck, as he needed a collar at the airport.. his neck ended up being too big for a puppy collar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megan_ Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Pup is German shepherd. While growing - good quality adjustable flat collar and lead. Something like a Blackdog one? Once grown, good quality leather collar (if no correction collar is needed) and lead. K9Pro would be a good source. After having my little mini schnauzer get out of a collar with a plastic buckle (and try to run onto train tracks mind you) I would never, ever use a plastic buckle ever again - especially for a strong dog like a GSD. Personally, I'd 'waste" a bit of money and get a decent quality one now, rather than something that looks pretty. The K9Pro ones are a good price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest english.ivy Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 (edited) I had my two pups in martingale [one is a rogz] from puppies. They are adjustable and grew with the pups. Ivy still wears hers now, just over two years ago. Never used a plastic buckle collar as I don't trust their strength. My Pointer now wears a full leather collar when we go out and his rogz at the beach as it seems to handle the sand/salt a lot better. Rogz are wash and wear eta - my dogs don't wear collars whenever they are at home. Edited March 2, 2011 by english.ivy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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