Comments on: Blind Dog’s “Guide Cat” Goes Missing

By: charlotte

charlotte — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:24:30 +0000

the dog looks very cute and its not if you like the if its the owner stop sayin mean thing hes old and cute i just lost a dog and i would not like to pick on this faimlys dog hes missing his friend leave him alone so hes very cute and you sould try the potter leauge in middletown the get cats like him all the time just keep your hopes up k

By: Jwm

Jwm — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 03:21:15 +0000

Prong collars do not hurt a dog as much as a dog straining hard on a regular collar. Next time you’re at a pet store, put your arm in one and pull it tight. The fact that there are multiple prongs spreads the force evenly to all the prongs, so there is not too much force on any one prong. Also, these collars are very useful for dogs with a thick mane of fur at the neck, because the prongs go through the fur to apply pressure. I do agree they should not be used except when walking the dig, same as a choke chain.

By: Les

Les — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:35:26 +0000

OMG! All of you who are saying,’If used properly, the prong collar is not painful. It is a useful tool’ Put one on yourself. See how you like it.

By: Barb

Barb — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 22:07:33 +0000

I just came across this article, does anyone know if Yodi was ever found or if he returned on his own?

By: dog fence

dog fence — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 07:50:26 +0000

that sucks big time. I so hate that collar too…

By: Coolio 5000

Coolio 5000 — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 03:27:17 +0000

I LOVE BEAGLES!!!

but i cant seem to know if it poops or not………. because the way i find out is if i step in it. EWWWWW. anyways, im doing a project on seeing eye dogs and idk what to do.i cant seem to find anything good to use in my project.so if u can help me with it i would really appriciate the help to pull up my grades im only at a A. my parents want my to be a A plus student or ill be grounded. =(
So can u help im stuck and confused.please help me!!!!!!!!! im going mad its no big deal i guess. but if u can wright back to me asap that would be great!

From , Coolio 5000

By: kathy

kathy — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 02:36:11 +0000

I see the collar as a non-problem. Let me tell you why. Years ago my son had a dog who was a real Houdini—when he couldn’t jump over the chain link fence he chewed a hole in it! The prong collar kept him in the yard for 2 days, on the third day the collar was found, still attached to his 50 foot run-line, right where he left it after he took it off! As usual, he came home shortly after his owner got home from work and I guarantee you there was not a mark on him from that collar!! So let’s not be so judgemental, sometimes a person has to do what he or she has to do.

By: Trudy Jackson

Trudy Jackson — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 23:31:24 +0000

I will pray that yodi comes home safe and sound to His dog.

By: BC

BC — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 20:43:37 +0000

How many of you who are whining about the prong collar use a choke chain collar??? And leave it on all the time??? Don’t be so negative, you haven’t walked that dog!

By: Mazlynn

Mazlynn — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 20:23:47 +0000

I don’t know - it’s obvious that he’s on a leash in that picture, and he looks like a pretty muscular dog. With a blind dog, it would be especially important to be able to control his movements when on the leash, and he might try to walk in front of a car or something since he can’t see it. The prong collar may be the only way to get a dog with a build like that to respond quickly if he gets distracted.

After all, if properly fitted the prongs aren’t being jerked into the neck, it’s just a more discrete pressure point than a standard choke chain. As long as they aren’t leaving it on when he’s off leash, which I don’t think they are since he’s got a second collar for “everyday wear” in the picture, it makes perfect sense.

By: Tammy

Tammy — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 19:51:08 +0000

Why would you put such a collar on a blind dog. Thats Horrible!! If the owners are watching Get your dog a more Humane collar!! I hope he finds his cat.

By: Underdog

Underdog — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 19:37:12 +0000

Bengals says: why the hell would they put something like that (prong collar) on a blind dog??? That poor thing!

AMEN! Those things should be outlawed, along with invisible fences! And please don’t anyone lecture me on the merits of a fenceless fence. They are HORRIBLE! We’ve had firsthand experience, and it isn’t pretty.

By: Sky Eyes Woman

Sky Eyes Woman — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 19:31:34 +0000

When they’re used properly, prong collars do no harm to a dog’s neck. They are much less damaging than a choke chain, and as wicked as the prongs look, they don’t hurt as much as you would think. Some dogs do not respond to other devices such as a Sporn halter, and when the dog is a hard leash-puller there may be no other way to stop the pulling. That type of collar is ONLY to be used when walking attended on a leash and should never be left on all the time or if the dog is tied out.

I hope Yodi is found soon.

By: Jenny Bark

Jenny Bark — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 18:43:19 +0000

I don’t like that collar either. I don’t understand a 10 year cat & an older blind dog, they have to love & take care of them, but I sure don’t like that collar.

By: bengals

bengals — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 18:36:37 +0000

good catch shibadiva — why the hell would they put something like that on a blind dog??? That poor thing!