Tuesday, September 15, 2009

4 Ways to Choose a Dog Collar

By Tom Clark

There are many different ways to choose a collar for your dog. I am just going to give you a few options on how to do so. I will list four ways here to be exact.

The first way I would suggest is to know the size of your dogs neck. You can find this out by simply taking a tape measure and measuring it. After you get this measurement you are now able to follow the guidelines that are sometimes on the package. You should be able to fit two fingers in between the collar and the dogs neck.

The next thing I would suggest is that you weight your pet. Many times you can tell which size collar you need by the weight listed on the package of the collar. This is another way to possibly tell how thick of a collar you will need.

Third I would say pay attention to what the collar is made of. Leather collars can break if too much pressure is applied to them. This is something you always want to think about if your dog is not trained and like to pull you around. Another thing to consider about leather is that it often cracks when it gets washed or wet.

The final thing I would suggest is you figuring out if the reason you are buying the collar in the first place. You may only need the collar to walk your dog, or you may need it for training purposes. If you need the collar to train your dog you will want to put more effort into choosing the collar than what I listed here in this writing. Choosing a collar for generic reasons such as identification and walking your dog is much easier.

Choosing your dog's collar is not a hard task to handle. As soon as you find out how much you want to spend on your collar and a good color and fit you should buy it. Just understand that training collars take more effort and research.

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