[nagdu] collars

[Pam]

thanks raven. as far as i know they used to use the choke chains here but then switched to the half check collars. 

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> On 19 Mar 2015, at 09:32, Raven Tolliver via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Guiding Eyes in New York issues their dogs with a slip collar as the
> working collar, also called a slip chain, or less favorably a choke
> chain. Students are also given a half-check collar that slides over
> the head, which is for use during down time, or time spent on the tie
> down.
> From my understanding, the slip chain is less popular among guide dog
> schools outside the US. To my knowledge, Guide Dogs for the Blind in
> California issues some of their dogs with half-check collars.
> Hopefully, some GDB grads will chime in here.
> I personally retired the slip chain and half-check collars, and choose
> to use a nylon buckle collar on my dog whether he is working or
> playing. I see no need for a correction collar because I don't use
> leash corrections.
> -- 
> Raven
> You are valuable because of your potential, not because of what you
> have or what you do.
> 
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> 
>> On 3/19/15, Pam via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> hi everyone. i am just curious as to what sort of collars u get from your
>> schools for your dogs? here in ireland we get a half check collar and also a
>> play collar which is just a nylon collar with a bell attached for when the
>> dog is having a run in the park or whatever. for those of u that use the
>> half checks do u leave them on the dog all the time? also which type of half
>> check do u use the 1 that slips over the head or the 1 with the quick
>> release clip? here we r given the type that slip over tha head. thanks :)
>> 
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