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How to Choose a Dog Collar

The very first collars appeared, probably, at the moment, when the dog was first domesticated, notably approximately 20 000 years ago. The first collar was a simple stranglehold, a string tied in a loop around the neck.

But with the lapse of time collars have been changing their form, getting new functions. For dogs, kept by rich people, they were incrusted with expensive stones. In general, collar was made according to the functions, performed by a dog. For fight dogs they were made armour-like, perfectly protecting the dog’s neck during/in fight. It’s now you can find an online shop and buy any collar, but earlier they used to be manufactured particularly/individually for every single dog. Those dogs, whose destination was to protect the owners’ property, were wearing wide collars with spikes/prickly collars.
Little dogs, that have gradually become luxury, were decorated with expensive collars with precious stones.
In modern pet shops the range of collars is so wide that a dog’s owner is lost in this variety and wonders, what to choose. In effect, it is not that difficult to choose a dog’s collar correctly.

The choice depends on the size of an animal, its character. Leather collars with soft cloth lining do for puppies, lapdogs, as well as cats, polecats and other small pets. A special flap ought to be under the buckle to protect the hair from small metal parts. However, breast bands are more convenient for small dogs walking. In a breast band the animal feels itself not so constrained, as in a collar. They are indispensable for guide and draught dogs.
For wire-haired breed dogs it is better to use collars with circular section, cased in leather. Mind you check the seam to be located on the outside or on one side, not to chafe the dog’s neck.

For large breed dogs, especially when the owner is physically unable to hold the dog, metal collars with spikes - parfoses - are used. If the dog is obedient and the owner is self-reliant, a simple wide leather leash will be enough. Collars with strikes out are rather dangerous for other dogs since they can cause injuries. In the past they were used for hunting dogs to protect their necks from wolf's teeth.
Metal chains with chrome-plated elongated links will perfectly do for long-haired dogs. Such a collar can be bought in an online shop or any pet shop of your city.
One more type of collars is strangleholds. They let control movements of the pet. While choosing a stranglehold collar it is important to estimate the tightening degree: the dog shouldn’t loose it when bowing. For response speed the stranglehold must be firm and have well-sliding links.

Important Tips When Choosing Collar

The material, which the collar is made of, mustn’t be too rough or too soft. In the first case the collar will inconvenience the dog, rubbing the skin, and in the second case soft leather will get worn out too fast and the collar will become worthless in a short time period. It is better not to buy a very wide collar, if the dog is planned to bear it constantly, because the hair becomes threadbare and the skin sweats under a wide one. All the buckles and rings are to be welded to prevent the probability of collar loosening at the very wrong moment. Pay your attention at the collar’s buckles and rings, they ought to be welded. The ones, where the buckle is fixed with a metal plate for stiffening, are also available. The buckle’s frame should be narrower, than the leather part, and the buckle’s catch should be longer, then the frame’s diagonal, some collars are made with two catchers for more reliability.
The ring should be fixed at a distance from the buckle, so the collar under the weight of the buckle will move the ring up, which is very convenient.
Every online pet shop offers any accessories for dogs and not only them, being all functional, beautiful, decorated at your mind.
Before purchasing the collar should be tried on. It should be adjusted or altered so that the dog can’t rush out, and buckled so that 2 fingers fit between the collar and the dog’s neck.

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