Studded dog collars only work on a very few. Never a companion, and only the occasional settler. Keep trying. I still got that one hot chick flaunting her stuff in Covenant. :)
As far as the glitch, that aint cool. You recover from that?
I think it’s gonna require a restarted game. Which is fine as I never really intended to do the full playthrough the first go. I did the same with the other games. I play most of the way, learn the system, then restart with knowledge of how the system works. Then finish it on the 2n’d trip.
I mean, realistically I’ll be playing this game for several years with mods so I’m not in a rush to finish it ASAP.
I spent the night with RealVisioned Skyrim. Needed a break. It is really like a new game. The rain, the clouds, the godrayed sun animated through the trees....Amazing.