Collar styles
We have Four main collar styles:
- Martingale, Chain Martingale- it's a pass-over-head style (tartans) or opens fully (Biothane); measure neck and largest part of head. Adjust to fit once on.
- Side Release (also called quick release or side squeeze)- it opens fully, so just the neck size is needed to fit. Adjust the size then buckle around neck.
- Breakaway- basically a side release that will pop open in any force is pulled on it. Mostly used in tag collars or cat collars.
- Roller buckle (shoe buckle, belt style buckle)- opens fully, weave the end through the buckle and secure with tongue. Just need to have the neck size for it to fit, there is adjustment holes for sizes. We list size at the centre hole.
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Measuring for a Dog Collar
All our items are tailor made for you so adjustments and customization is easily done. Please contact us! (Andre or Christine) custom@dogwalkies.ca
Measuring for Biothane:
- (A:) get a soft measuring tape (tailors measure)
- wrap it around the centre of your dog's neck with 2 fingers inside
- this measure is the general neck size of your dog
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- (B:) measure old collar flat from buckle to hole most used-centre hole (Biothane blue collar) or similar to the side release (plaid red collar) below.
Aside: there are a couple of over the head, non adjustable collars that might be tricky to size for you. In the listings I set up a few videos and such but email me if you need ANY help with it (help@dogwalkies.ca).
If you need a little help or can't quite figure the correct size, email us and we will walk you though how we measure. :) Remember, you are the expert on your dog, go with what you prefer. We are experts on making collars- sizing is totally up to you.