Are these collars any good?

[GSPVIZ]

Hi All,

I am having a hard time figuring out the best type of field/home collar for my GSP and Viz.

Are these any good?

http://www.gundogsupply.com/k-9-komfort ... ollar.html

Any other suggestions for nice collars?

[Greg Jennings]

That's a very good collar. Suggest the safety O-ring for every-day.

Greg J.

[bhairhoger]

I love mine. Does not stink after getting wet! You might want to check them out on LCS they have a better deal!

http://www.lcsupply.com/Product/Collars ... ard-D.html

[GSPVIZ]

I love mine. Does not stink after getting wet! You might want to check them out on LCS they have a better deal!

http://www.lcsupply.com/Product/Collars ... ard-D.html

Those Day Glo collars are different than the K-9 comfort collar I originally asked about. Aren't the day-glo's like the TriTronics collar material?

[bobman]

yes dayglo is the way to go and use gundog supply and get the nameplates put your name address and phone number, do not put the dogs name on it.
if you hunt in another state put afriends local number on it also


Makes it harder for thieves if the dogs name isn't on it

[GSPVIZ]

So Day Glo's are good for hunting, training, and the house?

[Greg Jennings]

Yep. I've been using them for two years.

Greg J.

[highcotton]

I have not tried their tuflex collars but have their roading harness mad from the same material. They are very durable and less likely to seperate at the ends than the day-glo harness. I like them enough that I plan to try some of their collars next time I need them.

[lvrgsp]

I have a similiar type of collar for my 2 GSP's except I paid about twice as much for em. Same collar basically,(mine are made by Mendota) it's a biothane product, they do not hold moisture, no stinking. As Greg stated before I have the center O ring as well. My dogs wear them in the field and at home, with the exception that I take them off if there in the kennels. I'll definately look into those collars for some extras, and for the Lab too.

Chip

[luke0927]

Just what i been looking for...now not to hijack put i have heard of several people putting the words "Needs Medication" on the collar....most people don't want a sick dog and they may be more ample to call you if they find it insead of keeping them.....

thoughts?

[Greg Jennings]

= Needs Medication
Pro: Makes the people not want to keep the dog.
Con: Might make some people less inclined to "get involved"

= Reward
Pro: Motiviates people to call you
Con: You have to give them some kind of reward; they might negotiate with you for the return of a valuable dog
Con: They might think the dog is worth something and not call you

Greg J.

[gotblika]

I just bought 2 of these a couple months ago and I am very pleased with them. The Dayglo collar ends start to peel away over time, with this collar I don't see that happening. It's similar to the tritronics collar bout 2 times as thick. Me and my buddy pulled at each end as hard as we could and it didn't budge. I would definitely buy another.

[Brittguy]

whatever collar you get , I suggest a center ring style. They are much handier

[shets114]

Met Tim Miner in Minnesota, took a look at them and they also make check cords, leads, training tabs, roading harnesses etc. I decided to discontinue carrying dayglo and go with K-9 Komfort collars. They have the feel of leather and you can get a brown one that looks like leather but don't hold odor and clean up with a rag.
I would also recommend going with the o/d ring combo collar.

[luke0927]

so do most of you just put your contact info on the collar...how many put reward or needs meds etc....

How about this one "this dog is equipped with a gps tracking unit dont think about keeping him i will find you, call for return and reward" that might work

[TheShadow]

i use to put reward until my friend lost his GSP in a field and had to "negotiate" to get his own dog back. $200 was the settled price. so i no longer put that on there. I really just put my name, town & state, cell# that's it. my dog is microchipped but sometimes i wonder what good is that... my dog doesn't roam far but friends with GSPs and Britts sometimes I worry, they are usually out of sight range. That's something I'm not use to. those guys still put reward and they are out of state most of the times but a cell# is probably a better bet than a home landline.

[JakeDD]

Thanks for the input on these collars, guys.
Just ordered a couple of these: http://www.gundogsupply.com/k-9-komfort ... --dee.html

We live along a busy street and the reflector idea was very appealing to me.
Hope they turn out to be a decent collars.

[Greg Jennings]

Microchip is good for proving the dog is yours if it comes down to a dispute.

Greg J.

[luke0927]

i use to put reward until my friend lost his GSP in a field and had to "negotiate" to get his own dog back. $200 was the settled price. so i no longer put that on there. I really just put my name, town & state, cell# that's it. my dog is microchipped but sometimes i wonder what good is that... my dog doesn't roam far but friends with GSPs and Britts sometimes I worry, they are usually out of sight range. That's something I'm not use to. those guys still put reward and they are out of state most of the times but a cell# is probably a better bet than a home landline.

someone may have goten more than a "reward" when i met up with them....thats sorry right there.

[shets114]

microchipping is a great way to prove ownership. Had a guy get a squirrel dog stolen. It was gone for over a month and a guy saw the dog at a hunt followed the guy home. Called the owner, they went with the cops. The guy denied it was the other guys dog. The guy simply stated well we'll just scan it, It has a chip near it's shoulder and it had it's DNA on file. The guy couldn't get the lead quick enough. The cops fined the guy and the dog was returned.