Stupid question - What is this thing called? Also need advice on fixing it!

[Elov]

^ This thing... Does it even have a name?

Well anyways this black fastening thing is on my dogs collar and it's currently jammed shut. I can't get it to unfasten. When I last put the collar on my dog I closed it really fast and sort of forced it in. And I think one of the prongs wasn't inserted correctly so now one of the things won't squeeze down when I try to unfasten it. If that makes any sense >.<

I can't remove the collar by slipping it off my dog's head because it's too tightly on her. And I really would rather not cut the collar off... So is there any way I can unjam this thing? No matter how hard I or any one else squeezes it, it just won't budge. :/ I mean I'll cut the collar off as a last resort, but I would rather not because it was my boyfriend's dogs collar from when she was a puppy. And I would feel really bad if I end up ruining it ...

 

[seliph]

A snap buckle?
Could you get someone stronger to try their luck on it? The only other solutions I can think of would end in breaking the buckle or cutting the collar off. Unless you can undo the stitching on the collar to detach it from the buckle loop and your dog's patient enough to sit through that.

 

[contententity]

i dont know if theres a name for those. i just call it a buckle. also agreeing with the person above... see if someone stronger can get it. otherwise, cut it. your dog's comfort is more important than sentimentality tbh. you can also always just keep the collar as a keepsake after it's been cut. it's a little bit easier for me to let go of stuff bc i've lost a lot of stuff that was important to me... and then you realize it was just stuff and the most important thing is your memories & emotions, which cant be taken away

that ended up being tldr but...
just cut it

 

[wassop]

if you end up cutting it you can maybe sew it back together if you fix it after it's off , but keep trying

 

[-Apples-]

You know, I may be 23 years old, but I never even imagined if that thing has a name. It's very weird.

It reminds me of a seat belt since it has that buckle thing.

 

[KaydeeKrunk]

We've always just called it a buckle, but I suggest if you do have to break it to take it off that next time you get a break away collar that way if it gets stuck you can easily get it off, I'm always scared of my animals choking themselves with their collar because we had a cat who got her collar stuck on a chair and basically hung herself, thankfully my mom was home to hear her scream. So I always get break away collars

 

[LinkToTheWorld]

I'd also always recommend using a breakaway collar. I would also recommend cutting the collar off now if it's too tight on your dogs neck. Mine have their collars on in the house all the time, but if ever they get caught on something, which they have before now, yhecollar just comes off. No chance of it getting tight and damaging their neck in anyway. I'd think about getting rid of that collar completely, even if you do manage to remove it without breaking it. But if it were me I'd just cut it

 

[Elov]

thank you guys for all your responses! I ended up just cutting it off. I wasn't even aware breakable collars existed I'll probably look more into it if I need a new collar in the future. ^^

 

[Antonio]

It's a picture...