embedded collar question

[schelmischekitty]

sheeba, our fattest and smallest dog / mutt, squeals every time you grab her collar.  it doesn't matter if you're pulling her somewhere or pushing her off of you, she yelps SO loud.  she also has a little fat roll around the bottom of her neck.  does anyone know if this is typical of a dog who at one point in time had an embedded collar??

[schelmischekitty]

thanks!  i think i'm going to try the "grab tab."  sheeba is a pound puppy, we just got her a year ago the 31st of this month.  they found her as a stray, her ears are all ate up from flies, so we're not sure what happened to her before she got there.  i know she used to hide and scream for no reason though.  her neck doesn't feel like scar tissue, it's pretty fatty, just really loose.  thanks again!

[Lucah's Folks]

Lucah would do this at first...it seemed to bother him to be pulled.  After some treat training he would follow and wouldn't resist the pulling. I guess he got it in his head that if he is being tugged somewhere then it wasn't bad.

[Leah-n-boy-os]

With the trama she associates with the collar...you might try a harness instead. There's a couple of harnesses out there that have a "handle" that you can grab that works just like a short leash. Just a thought...

[schelmischekitty]

harnesses are a good idea, thanks!