How can i make Moochie want to wear a collar?

I wonder if a harnest could be better?

Try a choke chain first it just sort of hangs there. Unless you pull on it and you choke him. How old was he when you got him? I not sure why that wold be unless someone used it to hurt him before you got him. Let me know. YOur friend onlydia

My doberman Newty doesn't wear a collar while she is at home or in the car, she only wears it with her lead for walks. She never really liked her collar but will accept it must stay on if she is to walk as as walks are so much fun she doesn't mind one bit. Maybe Moochie could build up the time he spent with a nice loose collar over a few weeks.

Anything unfamiliar, like a collar, upsets our furry friends, at least until they get used to it. If you just put the collar on Moochie a little bit each day, increasing the amount of time he wears it, he'll eventually get used to it and he'll be his old self again. My dogs don't wear collars unless they're going to the vet's. They scratch and scratch at them until I take them off. I'm also guilty of buying my girls little dresses to wear on Christmas day. After all, we're all wearing something Christmasey! My littlest gal doesn't mind her dress, she actually seems to enjoy it because she gets so much attention ("Awww, how cute!") but my oldest gal works at hers until she's able to wiggle out of it. The thing is, they need to get used to wearing something new. A little more time wearing the collar each day and you'll notice Moochie being his old, sweet (?) self when wearing it full-time.

We put a collar on our dog when she was only a few weeks old, she's 11 now she is well and truly used to it! I wonder if it would help to put the collar on Moochie for a short time every day and slowly increase the length of time until he gets used to it. I don't like using choker chains...

Dogs learn by example! So why don't you position on four legs, put the collar on, put out a tongue and try catching your imaginary tail. Moochie will then follow in no time!

Hi modstar! Maybe the collar is too tight! Try putting it on Moochie just a little bit looser! He isn't used to wearing it so he doesn't like it! Most animals don't like wearing collars, especially when they have never worn them before! My cats don't even go outside and they have always worn their collars because I have name tags on them in case they get out by accident. Moochie needs to have a collar on with a name tag for the same reason! I think you should get him a name tag with his name and address on it and make him wear the collar!

It may just take some getting used to for him. If you put on the collar then take him for a walk, he will learn to associate the collar with going out and may react better towards it.

LOL...Tukay won't wear a collar either. When she was a puppy I put a collar on her, and she sat in the same spot for two days, until I took it off. Guess we're just stuck with dogs who revel in their nekedness. Do I detect a bit of envy in your voice?