I also take dillon's collar off when we go in the house. He has a buckle collar with all his tags on it for when we go for rides or head out of state...this way if GOD forbid he ever got away or lost, he would be reuinted with us. However for walks around my neighborhood and for school we also use a martingale collar. I found some lovely ones at
www.aroundthehounds.com They have some really funky and fancy ones, he has a royal blue collar in a silk outside material with embrodery in Copper of dragons. It has lasted a year now with no signs of damage- a lot more sturdy than i thought it would be. I have since ordered two others- one is black silk with copper embroidered dragonfilies on it, the other is a really cool dark green with swirls of light green... I dont like the choke collars, the metal ones pull his hair, and he doesnt respond to it like you would think, he also will choke himself until he does this reverse sneezing thing he does, it sounds awful and he looks like he is in such distress. I have not tried the nylon chokes but i would imagine it would still pull hair and still not make an impression on my stubborn corgi!
Emilie