Plastic Or Metal, Which Should I Choose?
When designing a dog collar, there are many things you should consider. You first need to know the size and strength of your dog. The collar should match the dog that will be wearing it.
For small dogs, puppies, and toy breeds, using plastic hardware on your collars has many advantages. First off, they are much lighter in weight. This makes it much easier for small dogs and puppies to get used to wearing them.
Of course we all know that puppies grow fast. Even so, we shouldn’t put them in such a large collar that they are uncomfortable wearing it. We want them to associated collars with pleasant things.
Have you ever seen a tiny dog wearing a heavy collar? It’s hard for the poor thing to even hold it’s head up! Using a collar with plastic hardware and a smaller width collar would better fit the small dog’s needs.
Smaller dogs don’t need the extra strength of metal hardware on their collars. They don’t weigh as much and aren’t as strong as the larger dogs. Collars with strong plastic fittings work much better on the small dogs than do the ones with heavier metal fittings.
On the other hand, if you have a large, strong dog, you will need the extra strength the metal hardware provides. When lunging, large dogs can easily exert several hundred pounds of force. You will have more peace of mind using stronger fittings on a collar for a larger dog.
Since they are bigger, larger dogs aren’t concerned with the extra weight of collars containing metal fittings. They won’t notice much difference between the two. Yet you will enjoy greater peace of mind knowing your dog is secure.
Plastic and metal hardware both have their place. Both work very well for what they are intended. Both work very well on dog collars, depending on the size of the dog.
The owner of the dog ought to be well-informed about the types of collars available and how to use them properly as to not inflict injury to the dog. Jim Witt recommends visiting Country Brook Design to view the wide assortment of custom made Martingale Collars that are available in many sizes and colors.
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