Leather Dog Collar, Padded for Comfort, Large Tan and Coral, Real Genuine Luxury Leather

Believe it or not, the collars in the pictures are the exact same collars. The dark one is 2-3 years old and was worn by my springer spaniel/basset hound mix daily. With time it began to get an oily residue/film on the surface of the collar. I cleaned it with leather cleaner and tried some other tricks I found online, but I couldn’t cut the greasiness. I reached out to the seller to see if they recommended a cleaning method, but they just offered to send out a new collar. As you can tell in the pictures, besides the excess oil, the old collar lasted extremely well. This collar went through mud, water (including salt water), dirt, snow, and daily wear. They have great products and great customer service. I would recommend to anyone. I also have the matching braided leash and it is holding up wonderfully and is not having the residue issue.

Really really love these colors. I wish there was a thinner collar for dogs with a 14 inch neck. The sizes jump from up to 13 1/2 for Small to 14 1/2 for the medium size and the medium size collar is just too big and heavy for my Dog with a 14 inch neck.

First of all, I can state that Vaun Duffy Products is a company with truly World Class regard for product design, quality and customer satisfaction. I recently purchase a Large Soft Touch Collar, and a Soft Touch Heavy Duty Braided Leash. I think the collar and leash are the best value you will find on any similar product. For dogs who appreciated comfort, and owners who appreciate comfort, good design, and quality with a touch of style, at a reasonable cost, this is the choice.Now, I'll explain in detail why I made those statement; because, I'm a retired Manufacturing Engineering, and Quality Engineering, Manager from the defense industry who likes to tell stories. I recently adopted a 15 month old Louisiana Catahoula Leopard Dog (I know, I never heard of one either). This dog is a very affectionate, self-minded, "people" dog, who likes to sleep a lot, with major energy bursts in between. He is a water dog who likes to run off the end of the dock into the lake, swim back to the beach, jump up and down looking for admirers; and then, charge off to do it again, over and over. He always attracts people wanting to pet him. When this dog gives you a handshake, or a "love pat" to the arm, leg, or chest you know instantly why they're called a Leopard Dog. I really regret that someone previously taught him to "sit and shake". I wish they had stopped at "sit".I typically walk/train him on a choker collar. He absolutely refuses to move and inch from the back door on the heavy duty run I made him because the heavy duty clip and cable leash pull on the choker. I got him a 1" x 22" leather collar of cheaper quality; because, I wanted to reward him to swim without a chocker, and make the run more comfortable. The cheaper 22" collar was somewhat loose at it's tighest notch, but no other heavy leather product at either the local national pet chain, or local pet boutique came close to fitting him. He immediately tried to get the collar off, and tried to chew the loose end that was left after adjusting to the tightest notch. After his first swim in the pet boutique collar, I left him on the run, on the deck to dry. I came back 15 minutes later; and, he had almost stretched that collar to where he could get loose. The 1" x 22" collar is now 7/8" x 24".The 24" Soft Touch Collar fits perfectly at the tightest notch, leaving room for growth (hope not). It has an inner layer of soft quality leather which is 1 1/2" when flat, continuously stitched with higher quality cord to a 1 3/8" wide, thicker outer layer of quality leather. Delta has made no attempts to remove this collar. The stitching is only interupted where the leash eyelet is attached at the top of the collar. The boutique collar has a rolled pattern on it's edges which looks like stitching. The Soft Touch Collar buckle is secured by double stitching of the folded thick leather. The stitching actually includes 2 loops of cord around the outside of the leather. The boutique buckle is retained by 2 rivets, immediated followed by the leash eyelet and single stitching of the folded leather. The Soft Touch Collar has two leather loops to retain any extra belt, so there is no temptation to chew on whatever hangs out after the buckle. The separate tag eyelet, adjacent to the buckle, is also a big plus because Delta's name tag is prominent, and easily readable to his admirers, while I hold the leash in an attempt to keep him from delivering a "love pat".As for the Soft Touch Leash, it is of the same high quality leather. The people end has the soft inner layer of leather that is stitched all the way into the braid. Both ends are braided, which not only looks good, but provides shock absorption to increase the overall strength of the leash. The design of the braid at the dog end even appears that it would increase the leash's tensile strength. Having designed a run for him in which I wanted no component rated at a load lower than 400 pounds, I know how hard it is to find a leash clip rated at anything higher than 90 pounds. I don't know the load rating of this solid brass clip; but, it appears to be at least as strong as the 210 pound rated plated steel clip I found.Now the topper. I recieved the leash less than 48 hours after ordering it. I put them on the dog, and went for a walk. The dog, and I, were comfortable with the set up. I put the dog in the back of the car, did not take the leash off, and went to change my shirt. In the minute, or two, I was gone, he had chewed through the leash just above the braid. I was not happy with Delta. I decided to write Vaun Duffy Products, with a picture, to explain what had happened. As I stated to them, it was clearly not their fault; but, I like the leash, even if Delta doesn't, and I asked if I could get a discount on a replacement. Gary, from Vaun Duffy, responded within 30 minutes of my e-mail, and shipped me a free replacement.Given my work experience I believe I know World Class values when I see them. I don't know if Gary is the owner, or an employee; but, he's a class act with a class product.

So i have the matching leash to the collar. The leash is what led me to buy the collar for my dog. I love it so far. Fits perfectly. She is a 45lb dalmatian in a size medium. I have been debating for months to buy it and I did and absolutely love it. I love it so much I bought my mother's lab the large and just waiting for it to come in. I definitely recommend

Four years later and it’s still perfect. He even swims in the ocean and pools with it on and the collar still looks good as new. I just remove it when we get home, rinse and apply leather cleaner, then let it air dry. The nylon collars just don’t compare and are nowhere near as comfortable around his neck especially when walking with a leash.

This was the same length as my dog's "old" collar but I did need to drill an extra hole in it so it would fit him comfortably. It can be a little tricky to get the collar off but I think it's just a matter of "breaking it in." I got the small since I figured that the medium would have been too wide on my dog's neck (30 lbs. dog, so too big for "little" dogs, but too small to be a "medium-sized" dog). Compared to the previous collar, it is a little more narrow and does look a little thin on his as a result but it's still a very handsome collar; the extra padding is probably more comfortable for him too. It would look great on a 20-25 lbs. dog. I can see the extra loop to help secure the tab maybe getting caught on some dog's hair though. I am not sure if that's been happening with mine yet but I'll try to keep an eye on it. However, the hardware looks pretty solid and it is nice to have a separate ring for tags.Pros:Solid hardwereGood constructionLeather paddedExtra hole(s) can be drilled in collar if need arisesLoop for dog tagsCons:Leather scratches easily (I can scratch it with my fingernail, imagine what a dog's claws can do) -- mind you, it is also a COLLAR on an animal, not a glass unicornExtra loop to secure strap may catch on medium-length furMay need extra hole(s) to be drilled; sizing tricky for large small dogs or small medium dogsCollar may need to be broken in a little to make it more flexible/pliable; can be tricky to take off dog before its broken in (may pose a problem for less tolerant pets)

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