June 1, 2011 at 3:04 pm
Dog Collar And Leash
The dog collar and leash is a necessary thing, but in many cases dangerous. Customized dog collar needed so that the dog could not jump out of it, backed away. If it is necessary you need to sample (rather than puncture) an additional holes. Tighten the collar you need between it and the dog’s neck was placed 1-2 fingers.
Do not leave too long, sticking the tip of the collar. The dog had nothing to do can chew it. It is better to put on an extra loop on the collar to lock the tip or the usual black gum, folded in half. For example, during swimming and walking in the woods to shoot it better. There have been cases when collar caught on a snag or snag, a dog seriously injured or even killed. Not for nothing that experienced hunters are always removed from the dog collars with dogs. Need to remove the collar and after a walk. At home dog should walk “naked”. The reasons for this are two: first – wool under the collar falls off, wiped off and whips, the second – brought from nature walks fleas and ticks in the first place hidden in the recesses of the body, including under the collar.
Remember that leather is a porous material, which means that the pores can be engraved mud. Therefore, the collar should be cleaned regularly – preferably not just rinse it with warm water and use for this brush.
For puppies suitable light and soft leather collar on a soft cloth lining. Under the buckle must be a small valve that protects the hair from metal parts. Strolling for small dogs, cats and rabbits is more convenient to use Harnesses. In these animals feel less constrained, and even harder to escape from it. However, for many large breeds of dog collars Harnesses better. Absolutely indispensable they are for sled dogs and guide dogs.
For wire-haired dog breeds better approaches terete, leather collars. Buying this, make sure that the seam was placed at the side or from the outside – the seam on the inside can damage the hair and will rub the dog’s neck. For large, strong and active dogs, especially for those with whom the owner is difficult to handle, use a strict metal collars – with special spikes on the inside. To the calm dog, self-confident master (and consonant with the dogs) will approach and a simple wide leather collar. It is better not to buy for a walk collars with sticking out long metal spikes. May suffer some other dogs. They invented specifically for herding dogs. Spines protect the neck of four-legged shepherd from the wolf teeth.
For dogs with long soft fur collars as well suited metal chains with long (4-6 cm) chrome-plated chains. When buying a collar, double-check that there was a chain of burrs, and all parts are securely fastened. If you have to hold the dog (lest he jumped out of the apartment, not climb to the guests, etc.), pay attention to the collar choke. You can control the movement of your pet without any harm to it coat. When choosing a collar-noose, to assess the delay: it must be such that the dog has not lost the collar, it head bowed. For a quick trip noose should be tough, with good sliding rings. If the dog is calm, then this noose can be used as a collar, leash change shotgun choke on another ring.
Luminescent collars enable to see your dog in the dark, even at great distances. These collars come in the form of a tube, which is suitable smooth-dog, a plain collar and a special strip with lights, which should be worn directly on the collar. For what you have to pay attention when choosing
The skin, which is made from the collar, do not have to be rude, clumsy or too soft. Rough skin will take the dog uncomfortable – the collar will annoy her, besides a skin tightly adheres to the neck, so the collar will be or is not reliable, or you’ll be tighter to tighten, bringing the dog discomfort. Soft skin can stretch. Of course, it will happen at the most inopportune moment…
It is better to acquire a narrow collar. Under the broad-collared, which for a long time do not remove, can rot the skin, wipe coat. The extensive appropriate for large dogs, as well as for tying.
The rings and buckles on the collar should be welded. If there is a likelihood of stretch belt, it’s better not to buy a collar. There are designs where the buckle for extra rigidity of the metal plate is fixed. Frame buckles should not be greater than the width of the leather to keep it from dangling. Tongue of the buckle should be no shorter than the diagonal of the frame buckles, or (even at low strain collar – when you, for example, take him), he will pass through the frame buckles – and a collar will unbutton. For extra special buckles are made with two prongs.
It is better if the ring is fixed at a considerable distance from the buckle. With this arrangement, the ring collar buckle under the weight would always offset by the ring up, what is very convenient. If the ring is fixed with a collar with a buckle, the material around it to quickly stretch, permission or excuse, and the buckle will unfastened.
The color of collar should not be too bright, saturated and dense. Usually, these collars are painted instantly and fade when wet and damp hair. Also, wash this paint off the wool is problematic.
Harnesses are usually made from a wide leather belt with a soft cloth lining. Check that the zip is on top, but under the buckle, as on the collar, a leather tab. The leash is very important and necessary canine accessory. Sometimes, it can save lives leash dog. This important and very important thing is the choice which should be taken seriously.
When buying any kind of leash it is necessary to pay attention to the shotgun. Now basically the Chinese – they are cheap, but not so strong. Polish rifles better but more expensive. If you have a large and powerful dog, you can purchase a special mountaineering carabineer, strengthening the system. It is very important because the hooks are broken at the most inopportune moments and can cost the life of your dog. It is also very important that the leash was a so-called swivel. This is such an adapter, allows carabineer to spin on its axis, and not to confuse the leash until your dog cuts circles.
Choosing a leash, look at the carbine. It shall be securely fastened, be tough enough and fit to the ring which selected the collar. It is not bad carbines with spring clamps. On the contrary, old, familiar snap of a thick steel strips with a sharp jerk, even a small dog as the Karelian-Finnish chevrette, easily unbend. Some fans sewn to the leash climbing, and even parachute carbines. This is not the solution: shotgun should be compact and lightweight. Leash, historically, this is the leash on which the huntsman kept a pack of dogs during the hunting dogs. Later came leash leashes with sewn or fastened to them a short leash with carbines. Leash suitable to drive the dogs for short distances, but they are inconvenient for walking. If you have to walk a few dogs, it’s better for each a separate leash.
Leashes- Roulette are very popular. They are chosen on the basis of body weight: № 1 – for dogs up to 8 kg (they are also suitable for cats, and rabbits), № 6 – for the most powerful and heavy dogs weighing 80-90 kg. Roulette lengths are from 3 to 10 meters. These leashes are good for walking, but driving in vehicles with them not: for of such a mechanism for sudden jerk the leash can jam. Chains are very fashionable now, leashes from relatively thin steel chrome or blackened chain with a leather loop on the end. Such chains are good for show but for regular walks are inconvenient: you can only keep them for a loop, a chain of cut hands, and even medium-sized dog, actively interested sitting on the tree, the cat will be hard to keep.
Leads from thick canvas belt length about 5 meters are good for practicing on the training center. They are durable, do not get confused, and they can hold not only for a loop, but also in the middle of winding one turn of the hand. But if such a leash gets wet, it becomes very hard. Nevertheless, many breeders like to just such leashes because they are very durable and inexpensive. Leather leashes are also the best leashes are made of thick durable leather. For small and light enough quiet dogs, “single” leash for large and active dogs need a leash, made of two or even three layers of the skin. Well-dressed leather does not deteriorate even when wet. Leather leash on average is 2-3 years.
Leash-refasten (leash with two rifles at the ends) is usually about 2 meters in length, has a 3.4 ring throughout. It is very comfortable design. These leashes are usually made of good leather and are quite expensive.
Argued that the lead-refasten designed for driving two dogs, but it is not. It certainly is convenient and for this, but uses it mainly for dog training. On such a leash is convenient to train, can be for a short time to tie the dog (not just for exercise on the development of malice!), As well as walk the dog it is necessary, dismissing the entire length of the leash.
When choosing refasten need to make sure that such a lead was not on the length of woven inserts and flat-edged rings, on which you can tear your hands. Choose refasten with strong welded rings, made of durable material.
Not be amiss to check fasteners refasten – they must be sewn with two stitches. Fixing of metal rivets are not reliable, they are quickly ejected. On qualitative refasten there are metal rivets and a double seam, which provides greater structural strength.
An exhibition leash is a special exhibition leash (leather, metal, nylon), which should put the dog on the show. An exhibition leash fix for the ears, or widely spreading, lay on his back, a shoulder to the chest. Generally, An exhibition leash it is a combination of choke, collar and leash. An exhibition leash should be narrow, not to visually shorten your neck. It chosen to match the color of a dog or a contrasting (eg black dog – red), it can be implemented as a beautiful and expensive chain. Best an exhibition leash pick in the tone color of your dog, bright is not recommended, as the neck, thus visually divided into two parts, it violates the integrity of the silhouette and “Shorten” the neck.
The thickness of an exhibition leash should be designed for emergency situations – it must withstand the force of your dog, but at the same time look quite elegant, not too hard. Best of all are thick nylon or leather of an exhibition leash. Pick an exhibition leash adequately size your dog. Metal chains are not always convenient, since remind a hand, and dog hair shorn in the joints of the Rings. Exhibition leash should not emphasize the shortcomings of the dog, for example, light brown exhibition leash on brown dog with light eyes. Recommendations on choice of an exhibition leash better get with your breeder, or handler. Ideal of an exhibition leash is like an invisible thread. Eyes of judges should be focused on the dog, not on handler.
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