Collar & Leash

3 articles

• Measuring a Dog's Neck: Where the Tape Goes, and the Three Ways It Reads Wrong

  The measurement takes fifteen seconds and three specific things make it wrong. All of them read small, which is the direction that lets a dog back out.

• Martingale or Flat Collar? It Depends Whether the Head Is Narrower Than the Neck

  For most dogs a flat collar is fine. For dogs whose head is narrower than their neck, a flat collar loose enough to be comfortable is loose enough to escape.

• Dog Collar Sizing: The Two-Finger Rule Beats Every Breed Chart

  A breed chart tells you which collars to look at. It cannot tell you which one fits, because two dogs of the same breed and weight routinely need different sizes.