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My dog whines with a new collar. Should I leave it on or take it off?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Medium (23 - 60lb) | Male | neutered | 7 months and 30 days old | 26 lbs

My dog started showing possession aggression and my vet asked me to use dog collar permanently . Bongo never wore dog collar . Now that he does wear a collar he’s whining a lot and trying to be cute and Help me kind of situation . Is ignoring him while whining is a good practice ? Or keeping the collar off and on is better ?

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Answered By Jenny, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on February 13th, 2018

If you want him to wear the collar then it is best to leave it on so he gets used to it. If you continue to take t off it will reinforce his behavior to cry and whine with it on. Once he gets used to it and does. It mind then you can take it off

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