Collars on or off at home?

[EnglishBullTerriers]

Titus HAS to have a collar on because he will run/walk away and he doesn't listen when I call him back. He comes back eventually, but because of his temperment and the fact that he would like to see if he can catch one of those cows in the back.. that are not mine... I can't even leave him off leash.
Owen keeps his on only cause I never take it off, except for bath time. Owen doesn't go on leash unless we are going for an actual walk, or we are going out to public areas... and thats just for safty in case someone elses dog wants to run up to us agressivly I can say, 'but MY dog was leashed, so you are at fault not me'. I have had people do that to me before. Their dog runs up to us and they yell at me because they don't know how my "Pitt" will react... Wanna know how I will react if you call my EBT a "pitt" again?? It won't be Owen you will have to worry about!
My collars are also break-away collars. But because of the shape and size of their heads, they have to have the martingale collars that tighten up, or the collar will prove pointless anyway I go. :)

[DaneMama]

The only one of our dogs that wears a collar all the time is Shiloh. Since she is an escape artist she needs to have it on in case she gets out. The rest of our girls are nudists at home!

[ann g]

My Frodo only wears his when we leave the house or when the backyard gate is unlocked otherwise he is naked. When we say, lets take your clothes off, he knows that means we're gonna take collar off.

[corgi owner]

The only Time the collar goes on is for a walk, the vet, and vacation. We hear their nails on our laminate floors as it is, don't want to hear a jingle too.

[Jacksons Mom]

Jackson wears his almost 24/7. We live on 3 acres, unfenced, with LOTS of doors and I also live with a 3 year old child. If a door got open, and he got out when I wasn't home or something, I'd be extremely paranoid that he was going to get out and go wandering around and if he were found w/o a collar... I dunno, I just prefer to keep his ID on. He's also microchipped.

[jiml]

My wife tells me the dog looks hot and uncomfortable with one on. so its usually off

[DestaRR]

Mine are collarless @ home but NOT tagless; I put tag necklaces on them which have a break point if they get caught up in something. But outdoors they wear collars for safety, handling and the "just in case" factor... because let's face it.. sighthounds sometimes have their own ideas ;)

[luvMyBRT]

What are tag necklaces? Are they like break away collars? Are they made specifically for dogs? They sound interesting...I'd love to know more about them as they sound like a good idea.

[DestaRR]

They can be made of leather or beads, but they have small split rings in them that will pull apart if enough pressure is applied to them. When I get home I'll find some photos and post them =)

Actually I just went digging on Flickr and found a couple. Here Chakotay is wearing both his collar and tag necklace .. and looking crazy =P
http://www.flickr.com/photos/destaridgeback/4607337122/

Here's Tuvok wearing a leather one .. same concept, different material:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/destaridgeback/3323573367/

[luvMyBRT]

Thanks for the pics. Gorgeous dogs by the way!

Do you make these necklaces or can you buy them online?