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April 28, 2011

My dog keeps scratching him self on the neck and is making it raw. I never leave the collar in the same spot I have also tried to keep it looser. Help?

Full Question:

Hi,

Thank you for reading my email. I have purchased many of your videos and have great success. My question to you is I have conditioned my dog to the E-collar and he is doing great. The problem I am having is he keeps scratching him self on the neck and is making it raw I never leave it in the same spot I have also tried to keep it looser but then I get intermittent connection sometimes. I thought you could tell me how to cure this problem because I am sure you have run into this before with all the dogs you have worked with.

Thank You, Mark.

Cindy's Answer:

Usually when the collar makes a raw spot it’s because it’s actually on too loose, which allows the probes to rub. Make sure it’s fit snugly, so the probes don’t move around when he runs or scratches at it.

If your dog has a sensitive neck, then I would make sure to move the probes around to different areas around the dog’s neck every few hours when he’s wearing this. I would also make sure you aren’t leaving it on all the time.

Cindy

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