| Are you tired of looking at a ragged out, nasty, | | | | needle shaped head. |
| smelly collar on your dog in the luxury of your home? | | | | Another group of dogs that benefit from a |
| Does your dog pull excessively or even back out of | | | | Martingale Collar are ones with a husky like coat |
| their collar? Does your dog have allergies and their | | | | Huskies, Shelties, Collies, Border Collies, Shiba Inu, |
| leather collar, which are dyed and treated with | | | | Basenji, ect. they have so much fur around a rather |
| formaldehyde, or a hard webbing collar, that are all | | | | small neck with a normal sized head that the coat |
| petroleum by products, cause coat loss and skin | | | | allows for them to back out of normal dog collars. |
| irritation or worse infection? | | | | Giant Breeds Great Danes, Pyrenese, St. Bernards, |
| There are options for you and your pet! There are | | | | Newfoundlands, again any of the Mastiff Family |
| now dog collars available to you and your petthat | | | | benefit because of their sheer strength a cinching |
| offer comfort, function and fashion! | | | | Martingale or Sighthound collar could be the difference |
| Good News the Internet is a great source for these | | | | of a pleasant walk or the walker being dragged down |
| products. Many small companies manufacture USA | | | | the street! |
| made products that take every aspect of comfort, | | | | Another type of dog that benefits from a martingale |
| safety and even fashion into consideration when | | | | are those that are excssive pullers when being |
| offering their collars and leashes. | | | | walked Labradors, Pit Bulls, American Staffordshire |
| In a world where many products are made overseas | | | | Terriers, Jack Russels, Miniature Pinschers, German |
| with attention to bottom line how to make it | | | | Shepherds, Samoyeds the breed descriptive list for |
| cheaper and gain the most profit. Remember the | | | | these is endless because some breeds are |
| poison dog food made in China in 2007 and 2008 also | | | | predisposed to be pullers and some individual dogs |
| currently there are numerous dog toys made | | | | have a high prey, dominance or curiosity drive thus |
| overseas with lead paint? There is no better time for | | | | constantly pulling and challenging the walker. The |
| dog owners to turn their business to American Made | | | | Martingale Collar best remedies this behavior when |
| products for their pets, who tend to take every | | | | placed high on the neck up under the dogs chin lifting |
| consideration into safety, quality, function and many | | | | their head breaking the dogs ability to drive or pull. |
| fashion. | | | | When the head of the dog is lifted much like in |
| Many families with pets want accessories for them | | | | horses it is impossible for the dog to get momentum |
| that are pretty, having dogs or cats shouldn't | | | | or strength to pull or speed. Martingale or Sight |
| condemn the families or pets to accepting farm like | | | | Hound Collars should only be used with a standard at |
| leather or webbed collars that are hard, smelly and | | | | the most 4 foot leash or lead thus limiting the dogs |
| hazardous! Whats good for a goat or a horse on a | | | | momentum and sending a constantmessage of |
| farm isn't acceptable in your home. We domesticated | | | | consistency to the dog. Never use a Flexi or |
| dogs and cats and should be prepared to offer them | | | | retractable lead with a Martingale or Sighthound Collar |
| safe, comfortable, functional collars and leashes that | | | | this will only turn your dog into a confused yo yo. |
| fit aesthetically in our domestic homes, a satin lined | | | | If none of these behavioral problems apply to your |
| collar offers the ultimate in comfort and least likely to | | | | pet a simple standard side release collar is in order |
| cause skin irritation for your dog. | | | | this will provide a means of identification couple with |
| On the issue of function, does your dog back out of | | | | and Identification tag and a source of control when |
| their collar? Or does your dog pull excessively? Get | | | | being walked on leash. Some dogs like people are |
| them a Martingale or Sight hound style collar(same | | | | just easier going and a regular collar is enough. The |
| mechanism many names for it) it remedies both of | | | | preferred type of standard collar is one with a Heavy |
| these behavior issues. Made of two loops the larger | | | | duty contoured plastic side release closure with a |
| that goes onto the dogs head, and should be | | | | reliable adjuster slide. Thus providing a custom fit. |
| adjustable, as the collar and the smaller that cinches | | | | When placing a collar around your dogs neck think |
| when the dog pulls or tried to back out of their collar. | | | | ...would I want to wear this? Is it comfortable? Am I |
| Simply serving as a remedy to both of these on | | | | hurting them or causing them undo pain? |
| leash behavior problems. These behavior problems | | | | As far as the fashion meets function side there are |
| are more prevalent in certain breeds of dogs. | | | | countless possibilities for coordinating collars and |
| Backing out of collars is common for breeds like: | | | | Leashes that are attractive and either compliment |
| Pugs, Boston Terriers, Bulldogs, French Bulldogs, | | | | your dogs coloring monochromatically or contrast it. |
| English Bulldogs, American Bulldogs, Mastiffs, Sharpeis, | | | | Some people even enjoy coordinating their dogs |
| Bloodhounds, Pit Bulls, Amstaffs or any of the bull | | | | collar and leash set to their personal style or decor of |
| breeds or breeds with excessive skin around their | | | | their home. |
| necks because the size of their large or wrinkly neck | | | | In a nutshell a dog collar and leash isn't a mundane |
| often exceeds the size of their head. Conversely | | | | necessity anymore it is a functional fashionable |
| Greyhounds, Whippets, Italian Greyhounds, Borzoi, | | | | accessory and if you do your research you can meet |
| Salukis, Deerhounds, Wolfhounds and any of the sight | | | | these fashion meets function requirements for your |
| hound family again the size of the normal neck will still | | | | pet! |
| exceed the size of the head as they have a smaller | | | | |