Collars (well really dog tags)

[Stacy]

I don't know if anyone else here is as big a fan of Etsy as I am, but they have some really really cute collars. And some of the shops are doing engraved buckles where you can put the dog's name and phone number. 

I hate jingly tags. And I'm not a huge fan of dangly tags, even when they're quiet - for no specific reason except that I don't love them. I have Katie's rabies tag on my keys so she doesn't have to wear it. 

So for us, the engraved buckle is a great option, but it always significantly increases the cost of the collar and thus limits her wardrobe options. In my head, I'm thinking of something like the metal tags that are riveted to the collar, but removeable so I could put it on different collars. But it would have to be something that didn't add a lot of bulk to the collar, and I don't think velcro would be secure enough. 

I can't really imagine a situation where Katie would get lost. I'm pretty darn careful and paranoid about that, but being paranoid about that sort of thing, I don't think I can ever be too careful. She's also microchipped and all the info is up to date, but losing her is one of my worst nightmares!

Any thoughts? 

[Jessica, Loki and Moose]

My boys both have engraved collars from mimigreen.com they are the martingale kind as well and I have QR code tags that when scanned pull up all of there info including their rabies and city license number and microchip info, that way the only have one that has nothing to jingle against the QR tags are from pet hub.com the tags were around 20 a piece- they say mama's boy on them :) I posted this in the "ring around the collar group" as well. But back to the collars are amazingly well built and I couldn't be happier with them.

[Jessica, Loki and Moose]

In the picture of the tags in the group Moose's has two tags because he hasn't grown into his engraved collar yet so I have to have multiple tags for now :)

[Stacy]

The one I bought Katie today is from daydogdesigns. It has neon green webbing and owls on the ribbon. So cute. I hope she doesn't grow out of it. She's almost 9 months and it has a couple inches I can extend it if needed. I think her neck is almost full grown. I've been trying to hold off making a huge investment in accessories until she wouldn't grow out of them. She currently has a collar from FunkyMutt that's orange with white daisies. So cute!

[Jessica, Loki and Moose]

Oh I was looking at daydogdesigns too! Super cute stuff!

[Moe]

I've ordered personalized collars from Hot Dog Collars. I've gotten the embroidered ones, below $9.00. I've also gotten the leather ones. They both last forever. I give them as gifts to all my friends when they get a new pup. I put the dog's name and owner's cell number on the collars. That way you don't need any hanging tags. Love them. 

[Paul & Michele]

I am not sure if this is something you would be interested in but i have a shop on etsy called happyhoundcreations and i make the fabric collars and can embroidery your doggies name and phone number onto any of the collars. We have a couple of spolied doodles and because of this my little etsy shop was born:)

[Stacy]

Thanks for sharing that! I don't know how I missed your shop! I thought I had looked at all the collars on Etsy! I think the embroidering is a great option! 

[Jessica, Loki and Moose]

Oh awesome! I will have to check it out when new collar time comes around!

[Adina P]

I like boomerang tags for this reason, but their collars are boring.

[Laurie, Wally & Charlotte]

I like them, too!

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

These sound very nice.  My doodles couldn't wear them because they mat badly with flat collars and have to have rolled leather or the plastic water collars.

[Kaitee and Orwell]

I just bought Orwell a collar from here because we play in the water a lot and didn't want his other collar getting smelly. I also wanted a bright color for him since he's a dark dog. 

http://www.dogids.com/category/water-and-odor-resistant-dog-collars/

I was very pleased with the quality. It was actually a lot nicer than I thought it was going to be. Nice and heavy duty... should last him the rest of his life (I think his neck is done growing at least). 

There are multiple options to get the tag on the collar itself. No more jingling here. (: