[NAGDU] collar question

[Lisie Foster]

Julie, I would never have connected the use of a tag silencer to having fewer random dog encounters, but I truly believe you're on to something!

I've often wondered why I've had extremely few encounters with random dogs with any of my dogs, and I think you've just solved that for me. I've used tag silencers on my working dogs and pet dogs for years. 

My current dog can't stand to have the type of tag silencer I usually use, the Quiet Spot fabric ones that are like little, stretchy, cloth bags that cover their tags, on his collar. So I used a bright color of decorative masking tape to wrap the top of his tags around the split-rings that attach the tags to his collar (he wears the same one while working and at home) to keep them from jingling. I always imagined quiet tags helped attract less human attention, but never thought about other dogs. I believe you're exactly right! 

Lisie and Finn
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> On May 15, 2016, at 8:54 AM, Julie J. via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> At home Monty wears no collar at all.  Jetta wears a nylon buckle collar with her tags that do jingle.  It does help me keep track of her.  She's pretty well stopped using my houseplants as a salad bar, but every now and then she thinks about it.  The tag jingle helps me call her away from getting into trouble.
> 
> When out Monty wears a martingale with his tags covered by a tag silencer. I found when I started using the tag silencer or not having the dog wear tags when out, that it cut down dramatically on interference from other dogs.  Those tags jingling are like the ice cream truck jingle to little kids.  They hear that familiar tune and come running.   Silencing the tags was the biggest single thing I ever did to help cut down on random unwanted dog encounters.
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> Julie
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