Personalized Dog Collars – An Introduction
Why Personalized Dog Collar
It is necessary to have a dog collar on your dog, as it is often the law in most places to have your rabies shot tag attached to your dog for safety measures. Although they are necessary, a common fashion and trend these days, is to have personalized dog collars for your dogs, and in fact most people don't mind spending a bit to get a unique dog collar for their dog..
Perrsonalized dog collars can instantly make the best of the situation and they also give your dog the most unique look.
Here are some tips and advice on finding the best personalized dog collar.....
These days there are plenty of manufacturers who are providing collars which are exclusive, and they also have custom designed collars to suit your needs. These also make good gifts, as you can get them designed to suit and reflect the personality and likes of the canine owner.
Standing out from the crowd -
Gold, silver, platinum, and other precious metals can be added to the collar to make it unique, and you can also choose from many different materials for the collar itself, such as suede, leather, vinyl, and even cotton. You can easily have your collar customized to be decorated with many semi precious and precious stones and decorated beads.
Gemstones such as zircons, rubies, crystals, and even diamonds are often used to create gorgeous and very original patterns and designs on the collars.
Crystals used to spell out a pet's name on the collar are quickly becoming the most popular style of customized dog collar, for the obvious reason that it specifically personalizes the collar for any name, which is especially great for pet owners whose dogs have very rare names. Unique collars are great, because they are still a collar, which means they will function like any other collar, except they make your dog special and stand out, which can also help if your dog were ever to be lost.
Measuring your dog's collar -
Since there are many breeds and types of dogs, it is extremely important that you always measure your dog first, before getting a personalized dog collar, so that you do not get the wrong size.
While some collars do come in sizes .like small, medium, and large; most often a dog's collar is measured in inches, and you can check the chart below to see some common measurements:
- Tiny dogs (ex. teacup), 8-9 inches
- small sized dogs, 10-14 inches
- Small to medium- 14-16 inches
- Medium Sized dogs, 16-18 in
- Large, 20-22 in
- Very Large Breeds, 22 to 24 inches
The common width for most collars is ½ of an inch to around 1 inch, but they can be customized, of course to be more or less.
A good example to help you figure out the scale of the chart, is to look at Jack Russels, as they most often fall into the small dog category, of about a 10-14 inch collar. Bigger dogs, like Labs, Retrievers, Dalmatians etc.. can have a varied collar size, because their neck sizes generally range anywhere from 14 to 20 inches, and likewise for large breed dogs; which is why you should always measure your dog's neck circumference.
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