our puppy jack cries and sulks whenever his collar is on, he has had it on a few times, he is almost nine weeks . I know this is normal but he seems really depressed and goes of to his crate/bed /den and then to sleep. should we leave his collar a week then start again any tips would be greatly appreciated
poloaussie

Puppies don't sulk! They might not like things because they're not used to them and at only 9 weeks old this is almost certainly the case with his collar. He is also unlikely to be depressed either but will need lots and lots of sleep at this age so don't read too much into his need to go to bed often.

Try him with a nice soft collar and don't leave it on for too long at first. Gradually leave it on for longer and he'll soon get used to it.

my pup didnt like to wear her collar, so when i went to the pet shop they told me to try a cat collar on her, as soon as  i put it on her she was fine its because the cat collars are softer

oh, well i shall try that Thank you
poloaussie

Thanks Roz,
We will just persist then I was feeling mean and thought perhaps we ought to leave it for another week but didn't want to confuse him.
He does sleep more often than I remembered (our last puppy was 13 years ago). Its a long time also since we lost her. A bit of over reaction slipping in maybe.

I'd forgotten just how sleepy little pups are when I got my (now) five and a half month old! Now he's hurtling towards "teenage" and has the attitude to go with it, I look back on those early days with some fondness ;)

Hi there.....I have a 9 wk old border collie puppy, we bought her a puppy collar from Pets at home. It was £3.99 for the collar and lead. It is very soft indeed, almost like a cat collar. She has no problems with it. When I put the lead on, she just plays with it. She gets her second jag tomorrow so can't wait to take her for a walk next week.

You lucky thing...our boy doesn't get his 2nd jag til 27th its such a long time to wait.
I wasn't overly happy with the way he was after his first, the vet thought she had possibly hurt him as he yelped when she did it. He was certainly unhappy for several hours afterwards. He is fine now of course and that could tie in with why he is unhappy wearing his collar now maybe?

With my pups I put their first collars on when they're just about to have a meal. And I leave it on for several hours. They very soon forget about it, after a lot of scratching and falling over over!

That was the timing I chose, as it seemed to be quite sensible and the taking off was with a Play/cuddle and treat so he was reasonably distracted then.
It just seemed that he took him self of after giving up on being able to get it off himself!:rolleyes:

"puppy collar from Pets at home. It was £3.99 for the collar and lead"

I can vouch for them being good too.  We originally bought our 7 month old sheltie the smallest size we could get in a nylon collar which turned out to be too big!  So we got her the puppy lead and collar set and its fine :)  They're very lightweight and soft :)

Our little girl wasn't used to wearing a collar apart from when going out on walks but we just put her in it the day we got her and haven't taken it off   She wasn't 'impressed' with it at first but they very soon get used to them :)  Just make sure its not too slack so your pup can get its paw through or indeed too tight! :)

Could you tell me are Pets at home a chain store? Are they perhaps on the internet?

Yes they are.  Are you in the UK?  You can only buy their stock in store unless you tried ebay or another auction site :)  [link]http://www.petsathome.com[/link] All pet shops will probably sell puppy collars and leads :)

Cheers for that Peewee,we are C.I. U.K. so a little cut off from the mainland.

"C.I. U.K."

Channel Islands?  What's the weather like for you over there?  I bet the summer months are glorious! :)

Ask your local pet shop if they don't have a puppy collar to get one from their suppliers over here on the 'mainland'

P.S.  What breed is your new pup? :)

Well, its really cold today, but all we, or at least the children want is to see some snow. Its a very rare thing at least enough to stick and last a day or two so we/they can build a snowman and throw some snowballs.
That only comes about every few years or so. The climate is a little milder and of course the summers are great as its a little warmer and we do have some lovely beaches 
Our new boy is an australian terrier a fairly small dog a little smaller than a westie. He is a darling and full of character already.

Same on the snow front here :rolleyes:  My son got a hole half day of throwing snowballs and falling off his sledge (he insisted on kneeling on it haha) and its now between 5 & 10 degrees most days   Send us some of your sun and warm weather for our summer months this year cos it was pretty poor last year ;)

Your little pup sounds adorable!  Have you managed to get a collar sorted?

I have a jealous daughter here she would love to see some of  that snow. Last year we decided to take a winter holiday in 06 just to search out some snow fun. Well what we spent the funds on turned out to be Jack.........the cost of buying and collecting pretty much scuppered any 06 holiday plans but he his worth it!
The collar is on the back boiler, it is easy enough to put it on but should we show him, which we might do he will be having a different type. At least that is what I understand so far.
The summer sun will head your way if we can wish it towards you

Excuse me, Roz - but puppies DO sulk :D :D Our Aussie, Tara, would go and sit in the utility room facing the washing machine (not running) if she was told off :D She still sometimes (she's 3) goes and sits facing a wall if she is in a strop :D :D

Daisy

Daisy what type of Aussie? Ours is a terrier.

he'll soon forget all about the collar , just leave it on :)

An Australian Shepherd :)

Daisy

:D :D

What a wonderful picture that conjures up, Daisy! I'm used to boys you see. They're more likely to do "ASBO" than a decently dramatic strop!

hi was just reading about your pup not liking his collar why dont you just try him with a harnest when you go out for walks saves you from having a collar on in the house.but if you want a collar on why not try putting it on for 5mins and keep building up on it.

Thanks for that, it could be a consideration:-)

I think most pups are absolutely baffled about what this "collar" thing is round their necks and why on earth it's suddenly appeared out of nowhere! But he will get used to it and I wouldn't read much into his reactions. I put a very soft puppy collar on Nips as soon as he came home (a couple of days under 8 weeks) and took it off every night at first. After a very few days he'd quite forgotten about it. I also found it very useful to get him accustomed to "walking" on a puppy lead in the garden (and whenever we went out to socialise him even though he was carried around!) before he'd completed his vaccinations. I'd advise doing similar because it's another hurdle overcome before your pup gets his first exciting exploration of the wide world feet first!

Like the thing about no children going to school in nappies :D Whoever heard of a (adult) dog that wouldn't wear a collar :D (Someone is going to tell me now, I'm sure :rolleyes: ;) )

Daisy

As it happens I do know a child who went to school in nappies! :D  But he did come from a home noted for spectacularly inadequate parenting!

Yes, my first two scratched at the collar a bit, but nothing too dramatic. The shock came when I put leads on - they were my first ever dogs, so although I wasn't daft enough to think they would walk perfectly to heel, I hadn't realised they would object so strongly to the whole business of being checked by the lead - silly in retrospect not to have realised. But then again, when we got our 3rd dog, she pretty much did walk perfectly right from the start - weird! :-)

Its a legal requirement to have and ID tag displayed upon your dog at all times so thats why a collar on (especially when out and about) is a must.  IME harnesses can be gotten out of by a dog who is really against them but a collar, if put on correctly ain't gonna get over its head   pauloaussie has said in another post that he is thinking about showing his pup in the future so to get it used to a collar and lead now is pretty important for that too (though I know whats used for showing isn't the same its a similar 'feel' for the dog) :)

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