4 Methods to Choose a Dog Collar

It is a very simple process to pick a collar for your dog. There are lots of ways to decide, but we will only be discussing four of them in this article.

One way to choose would be to know the measurements of your dogs neck. If you don’t know you can simply use a tape measure to find out. Once you have this information you can look at the package that the collar comes in to see if it mentions the size of the collar. As a rule of thumb you always want to be able to fit two fingers between the collar and your dog’s neck.

The second way I would suggest is simply to know the weight of your pet. Many times the collars have something that will tell you the weight range of the dogs that the collars are intended for. This will also help you to figure out how sturdy of a collar you will need that wont break if your dog tries to pull away from you while walking them.

I would also suggest that you pay attention to the material of the collar. Sometimes the leather collars break when pressure is applied to often. You should consider this if you have a dog that is not trained who jerks you around often. Leather also cracks when you get it wet to often.

The last thing I would recommend is to figure out what you want the collar for. Decide if you are buying the collar for training reasons or just for simply walking the dog. Training collars take a bit more detail to choose than what I listed here in this article. It’s always less complicated if its only for walking your dogs.

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.

Published on May 17, 2009 under Dog Training
Tags: animals, dog, dog collars, Dog Training, family, home, pet, pet training, Pets

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