Just a few minutes ago I was removing my rescued 1 year old saints collar for a bath - we never made it to the tub. I got as far as the "click" of the removal before he literally lost his mind. He didn't bite me - he just became very excited and toppled all over me, giant paws up and he slapped at my hands. He immediatley went to battle with him about putting it back on, and after a few minutes of proving I no longer had it and it was back on his neck, he went to go lay down. What the heck happened and how do I get that thing off him in the future?
2007-02-21 03:47:11 · 10 answers · asked by Platt 2 in Pets ➔ Dogs
All my dogs have gotten excited and immediately wanted their collars back on. And every dog I've known has been the same way. They act as if you had taken their clothes away!
I guess they just don't feel right without their collars.
2007-02-21 04:55:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had a Peke that used to get sad when his collar was off. I think he liked the jingle of his tags as he waddled along. He would pout like crazy until I put it back on him after his bath. He was too little to do much damage even if he did get angry which he didn't. Someone wrote that you need to re-establish the pack order with your dog. YOU are the master. Don't let him get away with this, or you may be sorry later if something more important than a bath arises and you have to fight with him. Good luck.
2007-02-21 04:26:20 · answer #2 · answered by Bev 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My dog absolutly goes NUTS when you take her collar off, because she knoes she will be getting a bath. She is only an 8lb Miniature Dashchaund, and she HATES bath time!
2007-02-21 04:31:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hes not Angry, he might have not had it off in a while. Its like taking your shoes off after a long day. Don't you feel better? My dogs use to act all embarrassed and shameful looking when I'd take their collars off, like their naked or something! When we are at home, I just leave them off and they have gottern use to it. I'm worried they could get caught on something and they could strangle them self. And we all know dogs are too expensive to let that happen.
2007-02-21 04:01:43 · answer #4 · answered by Jessica♥sRRidgebacks 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
dogs will not get angry unless they feel their pack leader is failing them and they feel like they have to become the pack leader....take him out on a loonng walk before attempting to bathe him again...he needs to be tired and submissive...then, call him and make him come to you, which reinforces you as the pack leader, the pack always comes to or follows the pack leader so when you walk him keep his head beside you and keep little slack on the leash...if you are calm and dominant he will follow you into fire if he thinks you know what you are doing....good luck!
2007-02-21 03:57:47 · answer #5 · answered by susuze2000 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My dog loves to have hers taken off then rubbed on the neck
2007-02-21 04:15:05 · answer #6 · answered by me1026 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some dogs view their collar just as they would one of their toys, "mine", and do not especially care to have it taken away.
Better than refusing to wear one!!
2007-02-21 03:53:25 · answer #7 · answered by j 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my dogs have been given stiches then took them out then have been given them lower back and took them out finnaly we had t positioned cone on her no count if this is actual warm in hte cone take it off each hour or so as to enable the dogs calm down yet verify which you do supervise it then positioned the cone lower back on
2016-10-16 04:24:45 · answer #8 · answered by pereyra 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my dog likes to get her collar taken off
2007-02-21 03:52:48 · answer #9 · answered by Koda 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they know that meens its bath time...
2007-02-21 08:32:21 · answer #10 · answered by maria * 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋