mikefc Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 Hello All While walking our girls recently, someone stopped to admire them ( happens often ) but dropped this little nugget before moving on: martingale collars can cause throat cancer in greyhounds who sometimes pull from their neck. We have a harness and used it on our big boy Lander, before he passed. If there is any truth to this at all we will purchase another and Put Frannie and Chloe in them to walk. They are good walkers about 75% of the time but you know how it is, sometimes we're just out of our minds with excitement and act a bit crazy...... Has anyone ever heard of this cancer issue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palmettobug Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 LOL, WHUT?? I've heard that choke chains could contribute to LP, but not that. I think they can get bruised tracheas from the collar being pulled too hard... Quote Current Crew: Gino-Gene-Eugene! (Eastnor Rebel: Makeshift x Celtic Dream); Fuzzy the Goo-Goo Girl (BGR Fuzzy Navel: Boc's Blast Off x Superior Peace); Roman the Giant Galoot! (Imark Roman: Crossfire Clyde x Shana Wookie); Kitties Archie and Dixie Forever Missed: K9 Sasha (2001-2015); Johnny (John Reese--Gable Dodge x O'Jays) (2011-19); the kitties Terry and Bibbi; and all the others I've had the privilege to know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KF_in_Georgia Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 Has anyone even heard of a greyhound with throat cancer? I haven't, and if martingales could trigger throat cancer, we'd be hearing about it all the time. Quote Kathy and Q (CRT Qadeer from Fuzzy's Cannon and CRT Bonnie) and Jane (WW's Aunt Jane from Trent Lee and Aunt M); photos to come. Missing Silver (5.19.2005-10.27.2016), Tigger (4.5.2007-3.18.2016), darling Sam (5.10.2000-8.8.2013), Jacey-Kasey (5.19.2003-8.22.2011), and Oreo (1997-3.30.2006) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locket Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 Don't think that's true. Unless you have a radioactive martingale. In which case, do not buy from that vendor ever again Quote Cynthia, with Charlie (Britishlionheart) & Zorro el GalgoCaptain Jack (Check my Spots), my first love Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40MphMom Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 ^^^^^^^^^^^ I am still laughing Quote MacKenzie McPherson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest xengab Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 If there was ANY chance that was true, ALL the adoption groups would be sending dogs home with harnesses and NOT collars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbhounds Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 Yes-greyhounds can get throat cancer (squamous cell carcinoma, thyroid carcinoma...) but to say the cause is from a collar is absurd. I do believe most ghs should be walked with a harness however, as we do see with some frequency tweaky necks (ivdd). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsieg Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 Don't think that's true. Unless you have a radioactive martingale. In which case, do not buy from that vendor ever again Darn it, I so wanted a glow-in-the-dark martingale :-) Quote Rob Logan (April 7, 2010 - July 9, 2023) - - Max (August 4, 2004 - January 11, 2018) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyTzu Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 Yes-greyhounds can get throat cancer (squamous cell carcinoma, thyroid carcinoma...) but to say the cause is from a collar is absurd. I do believe most ghs should be walked with a harness however, as we do see with some frequency tweaky necks (ivdd). This!! But I personally abhore a harness for walking. Quote Wendy and The Whole Wherd. American by birth, Southern by choice. "Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup!" ****OxyFresh Vendor ID is 180672239.**** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgeofNE Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 Walking a large dog with a harness is, in my personal opinion, just teaching the dog how easy it is to drag a human. There is a reason sled dogs and draft dogs use harnesses--because a harness makes it easier to pull. A spooky dog needs a harness, for sure. But only to keep it from escaping. A properly fitted martingale will tighten but not choke. A dog with half a brain will not cause himself discomfort and will tend to stop pulling when he feels the discomfort of a tightening collar. Many people do not know how a collar is supposed to fit. Your tag collar can hang down on the neck near the shoulders, but your martingale should be up under the chin. This is a classic example of don't believe everything you hear. I was told that greyhounds don't sit because they use electric cattle prods on them at the track. This is as true as that! Quote Susan, Hamish, Mister Bigglesworth and Nikita Stanislav. Missing Ming, George, and Buck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeylasMom Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 Yes-greyhounds can get throat cancer (squamous cell carcinoma, thyroid carcinoma...) but to say the cause is from a collar is absurd. I do believe most ghs should be walked with a harness however, as we do see with some frequency tweaky necks (ivdd). Though if your dog pulls, there is potential for injury over time, primarily with the shoulders with many harnesses, especially no pull ones. When in doubt I recommend the Balance harness. Deters pulling, designed specifically to not cause injury, and highly adjustable. Quote Jen, CPDT-KA with Zuri, lab in a greyhound suit, Violet, formerly known as Faith, Skye, the permanent puppy, Cisco, resident cat, and my baby girl Neyla, forever in my heart "The great thing about science is that you're free to disagree with it, but you'll be wrong." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbhounds Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 I don't want to start a debate on the use if harnesses as I don't want to stray from the op's original question but, to clarify a dog with cervical IVDD will not walk with better manners when wearing a collar because it may potentially hurts him/herself. That's giving a dog way too much credit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batmom Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 No harder to teach a dog to walk nicely in a harness than to teach a dog to walk nicely in a collar. Quote Star aka Starz Ovation (Ronco x Oneco Maggie*, litter #48538), Coco aka Low Key (Kiowa Mon Manny x Party Hardy, litter # 59881), and mom in IllinoisWe miss Reko Batman (Trouper Zeke x Marque Louisiana), 11/15/95-6/29/06, Rocco the thistledown whippet, 04/29/93-10/14/08, Reko Zema (Mo Kick x Reko Princess), 8/16/98-4/18/10, the most beautiful girl in the whole USA, my good egg Joseph aka Won by a Nose (Oneco Cufflink x Buy Back), 09/22/2003-03/01/2013, and our gentle sweet Gidget (Digitizer, Dodgem by Design x Sobe Mulberry), 1/29/2006-11/22/2014, gone much too soon. Never forgetting CJC's Buckshot, 1/2/07-10/25/10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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