Todd

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Try pulling it up over his head, I have a feeling that loose skin is to blame. He is probably able to push it over his head, then he chews it. The solution might be to keep the collar off unless going for a walk.

My dogs were yanking them off each other for a while.

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Good thought. I don't want to replace any furniture that he starts chewing after we strangle him with his collar. He's in a kennel during the day while we are all out of the house. He chewed all of his collars off while he was in the kennel. Sooo, he has toys in his kennel and now we make sure that he does not have his collar on. I actually came home from work to find him with his collar in his mouth....pretty ugly sight and he was completely exhausted like he was struggling for quite some time. Last night, (sleeps with me and swmbo) he did it in the middle of the night. I woke up and started thinking...there's got to be something that someone came up with that's chew proof. I think I might have found my million dollar idea! We are not talking about a 125 lb Akita or anything...this is an 8 lb lhaso-poo.

thanks for the suggestions


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Well, the fact that he's doing it while he's kennelled all day makes it sound like it's a separation-anxiety issue more than anything else. Pretty sure Todd_K was going through similar issues with his dog Floyd; not sure if he was able to get any real resolution to it or not, though.

But, that sounds like your problem; look for solutions to separation-anxiety, not chew-proof collars. You don't want him to start chewing on his kennel and breaking his teeth, for example.

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fyi, don't leave a chain collar on your dog. It'll cut up their skin over time...

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Floyd doesn't chew through collars.....just arms and legs.

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So I didn't read all the posts...

but you all should check out Lupine. They guarantee their collars and leads even if chewed. My pup is on his second. In a similar story, I have a 1/2'' Muddy Paws available for interesting trades.

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Was he having separation anxiety, or just general insanity?

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he's just hyper. he's always been good when we're away. he's only chewed a couple things he wasn't suppose to and it's been a long time since he's done something like that.

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Might have been thinking about someone else then....

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