Dog Collars

5 Tips For Buying The Perfect Dog Collar and Leash

Among the many devices used in obedience training a dog collar and leash are the most important. Every dog should have its own collar and leash. However, in obedience training, there are specvially made leashes and collars designed to support your training sessions with your dog.

In general, dog collars are viable and stylish. Your dog's name or any identification detail can be embedded within the collar. This can be a big help in case your dog got lost. You can even customize dog collars according to your taste or fashion and show off the way you would want to pamper your dog.

With the latest trend in today's dog training tools, choosing the best dog collar and leash can be very difficult. The options are too many and getting the best brand with the best function can be quite a problem.

If you are in for fashion, you can choose whatever chic and stylish collars and leashes available in the market. However, if you are in for some high quality and efficient training tools, you must opt only for the best.

Here are some factors you need to consider when choosing a fully functional collar and leash:

1. Size matters

In buying a dog collar or leash, size really matters. Do not buy your dog collar without your dog's actual measurement. To be sure, use any long thread such as tape measure or string and measure your dog's neck. Make room for allowances, probably 2-3 inches.

To check that the collar fits your dog's neck, try inserting two fingers between the collar and the dog's neck. If you can insert your fingers easily, the collar fits just right.

2. Color of the fur

You do not have to be fashionable when choosing dog collars. What matters most is the way the collar will look good on your dog. In doing so, the collar must match the color of your dog's fur. It must also complement the dog's breed. For instance, a chic collar with lots of trinkets may look good on a poodle, but not on a German Shepherd.

3. Comfort

You do not have to be very choosy in getting your dog's collar and leash. However, your dog's comfort should be on top priority. The quality should come next since training would entail rigid activities. Hence, dog collars should be sturdy enough to clutch your dog.

4. Specifications

Know what you need. Before you go to a pet shop, it is best that you have all the necessary features that you have in mind. In this way, people at the shop will know exactly what you need.

Specifications are important such as describing the things you want in a dog collar and leash. Would you go for a fashionable dog collar and leash or a fully functional item with all the necessary technical features included?

5. Budget

Not all leashes and collars are created equal. So if you have a particular dog collar and leash in mind, try to consider your budget first. Fashionable and fully functional items usually cost more than the typical ones.

Try to shop around for more choices. The more choices you have, the higher chances of getting a good bargain without sacrificing quality.

Boiled down, buying a dog collar and leash may not be that easy, but with these guidelines, you can definitely get good item for your dog.

About the Author

Lee Dobbins writes for http://dogcollars.topicgiant.com where you can learn more about dog collars and how to buy the perfect dog collar and leash.

Dog Collars Questions

Do the shocking dog collars work well with keeping a dog in a yard?

I have a fenced in yard but my dog just jumps the Fence.we have to keep him on a lead and he still pops his head out of ANY collar!do shocking dog collars work?or any other suggestions?

Electronic collars are more humane that letting your dog get hit by a car, truck, etc...

However, they do not train your dog, that is your job. Just because a dog has an e-collar on does not make it a well behaved dog. A dog must be trained, preferably on a pinch collar to start with until they understand what command you want them to do. The pinch collar, transfers well to an e-collar because the stimulation is in the same area and very similar. So making a command and correction with a pinch collar, is similar to doing the same with an e-collar, you can just do it from a farther range.

Once a dog understands that it will give them a new found freedom, he will look forward to you pulling it out and going for a good run. I use mine for hunt training, but I use it for general obedience as well. I can walk 3 dogs, off of one unit (3 collars), off leash to the local elementary school. I can let them run the entire field, which is about 10 acres, and only when they start to stray do I give them a light shock, correcting them to stay closer to me. I can be there with all my dogs, half of the field being taken up by a soccer game with lots of people, and keep my dogs on our half of the field so that they don't bother anyone else, but still get their exercise. One or two light corrections is usually all I need to set the boundries for my dogs.

As far as the fence jumping thing.....start on a lead with a pinch collar. The collar must be snug when you put it on, which means it should be snug enough that you have to pull the links apart to get it on the dogs neck. Get him up to the fence, have someone on the other side of the fence trying to coax him over. When he tries to jump up on the fence, give him a quick correction. You shouldn't have to pull to hard, a little pressure goes a long way with a properly sized pinch collar. Two or three corrections, should do it if someone continues to try to coax him over, he should stop jumping up. Give lots of praise when he does what you want him to do. I would do this twice a day, for a few weeks, this may take care of your problem altogether.

If you are interested in using an e-collar, buy a good one, I use tri-tronics. The only issue is that if you put him in the back yard with the e-collar on to prevent him from jumping the fence, you have to watch him like a hawk, and everytime he tries to get up on the fence you have to make a correction until the behavior changes. If he sometimes get a correction and sometime not, he won't learn anything.

Find a trainer who advocates use of an e-collar, and have them teach you how to use it. They are a great tool that will give you peace of mind, and your dog a new found freedom, because you can control him from a greater distance.

Best of luck.

Aside - All dog training should be positive, because if the dog does what you want, positive reinforcement is the key to changing behavior. If you don't use any negative reinforcement, you can never change a dog's behavior. Waiting for a dog to do something you want to give positive reinforcement, takes way longer to train than if you make the dog do something you want to give it positive reinforcement. I have never heard anyone having success through only positive training.

Also, if used properly, they will not cause any physical or mental harm.

which is the best Dog Store in Manhattan, to buy collars etc. at a good price?

i am fostering a dog, and would like to get some good collars and leashes.. coat etc for the dog.
besides petco.. what other pet store is good. that has reasonably priced dog items?
the dog is medium size lab

If you are in Manhattan, you should check out The New York Dog Shop - they have a store at 46 West 73rd St.(between CPW & Columbus Ave.) and also have an online store at, TheNewYorkDogShop.com They have a great selection of collars, leashes, harnesses, really everything any dog would need. Their online selection is fabulous and though I haven't had the chance to check out their store, next time I am in the city I will, but I'm sure they have all the best to offer their customers in their store. I've ordered from them online in the past and have always been impressed with their products and their prices and hopefully you will be too.

Hope this helps!

http://store.thenewyorkdogshop.com/
http://store.thenewyorkdogshop.com/info.html

ANTI BARK STOP BARKING ELECTRIC SHOCK DOG TRAINING COLLAR £17.99 THE ULTIMATE ANTI BARK DOG TRAINING COLLAR * Provides many different shock levels each getting stronger the more your dog barks * Shock level is fully adjustable * Has 3 Audable tone levels as well as shocks * Suitable for the mildest to the most stubbornest of dogs from small to large dogs * Safe to use Does you dog bark uncontrolably? If the answer is yes then this littl...

Innotek Anti-Bark Scentless Spray Collar Deluxe £39.99 Multivet Anti-Bark Collar Deluxe with odourless spray ergonomic design also suitable for small dogs with transparent fill-level indicator adjustable spray strength lithium battery Your dog reacts to many situations by barking. The Multivet Anti-Bark Collar Deluxe is specifically intended for dog training. Any time your dog barks a small membrane in your dog's collar is activated that emits an unpl...

Innotek Anti-Bark Scentless Spray Collar £39.90 Original Version. Easy to use and effective for dogs The Multivet Anti-Barking Spray collar that conditions your dog to stop nuisance barking. Safe and painless for dogs, humans and the environment.Adjustable strap (up to 25inches)Battery Spray device with on/off switch (unlike other collars, their's no need to remove batteries when not in use) Spray recharger (available in Odourless or in Citrone...

Jingle Of A Dog's Collar Single £9.78 ...

TNA Best Of Bloodiest Brawls Vol1 DVD £13.99 The best of the bloodiest and most hardcore matches in TNA Wrestling history are now available on DVD with TNAs The Best Of The Bloodiest Brawls. Featuring The Homicidal, Genocidal, Suicidal Sabu on the cover, this DVD is packed with nearly four hours of footage featuring bloody battles including Raven, Rhino, AJ Styles, Abyss, Team 3D, Jeff Hardy, Americas Most Wanted and many more of your favo...

DOG FLEA AND TICK COLLAR £4.99 MAKE SURE YOU READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS, INFORMATION AND WARNINGS ON PACKAING BEFORE USING...

Hartz Mountain Corp. Ug Plus Dog 4-15Lb £7.00 FOR DOGS AND PUPPIES / 4 - 15 lbs....

Pine Pure Aromatherapy Essential Oil 10ml £3.95 Pine Essential Oil.Hair tonic.Good air antiseptic & can be used as a steam inhalant to clear airways.Invigorating in a bath always use diluted with a carrier oil. Historical Background: Used by native Americans to prevent scurvy and to stuff mattresses to repel lice and fleas. Steam inhalation to relieve bronchial catarrh, asthma, blocked sinuses, etc....

PET ACCESSORIES - FASHIONABLE DOG BANDANA COLLAR - 1 OF £6.97 Another wonderful product from iTrade Solutions LTD Please see out shop for more fantastic deals!...

Decorated Mouse Pad with guarding image £3.99 Professional "Brite White" fabric mouse pads are among the most versatile and durable, providing brilliant graphic reproduction for spot color or full color imprints. This durable polyester surface is above industry standards and provides a superior product value overall. Designed to reproduce vibrant detailed images. Our mouse pads have white fabric top with the 100% genuine black rubber base (n...

Dog Collars Videos

Top 5 Dog Collars for 2010 (video)

It has never been easier to shop for Dog Collars, So run don"t walk and pick up Dog Collars at bargain prices!

Incoming search terms for the article:

• are all dog pheronome collars created equal?