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How to check your size. We think the easiest way is to take your dog's most comfortable collar and measure it Wider and longer collars can always be custom made to order. Please contact us to discuss or go to Make Me One and let us know what you want. All measurements are subject to slight variations as our collars are handmade
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Standard Wide or Slim?
Almost all Holly&Lil designs are available as 'Slims' or as our signature 'Wides' which have the slim element under the chin (for the dog's comfort) and the wide part on the back of the neck with a D-ring fitting for the lead. Holly and Lily love their Wide collars as they show through their long fur and don't cause matting or breakage of the guard hairs.
For your information - Greyhounds wear their signature collars for several reasons - they are intentionally wider than traditional dog collars, with the wide part set to the front, to stop a greyhound from shaking them loose in their desire to run and pursue. They protect their windpipes and more fragile neck when they pull like crazy with insane prey drive and also it spreads out the pressure on the dog's neck preventing damage to the coat and hairless patches on your dog's neck. Other dogs do not need them for that reason but our dogs, Holly and Lily and many breeds, have great long necks and some are quite hairy so a slim is wasted on them - where as the wide looks amazing and has the advantage of a BIG D-ring at the back to loop the lead on to quickly. They are designed, for the dogs comfort and the owners ease to attach a D-ring to sit with the D-Ring at the back or the neck not at the front. A slim collar you can wear loosely - a greyhound collar wide part drop to the front but an H&L wide, you wear comfortably but not too loose, so the D-ring sits centre back. Being calf leather they get soft and comfortable and the dog does not even know it's there. But you do not want it constantly spinning round so the Big D-ring sits at the front.
The 'Standard Wide' shown here is available in Size 3 and up. Our special adaptations of the 'Wide' for tiny/small dogs and traditional Hound Collars are also shown in this section
Size 1 Miniwide or Standard Slim?
Top: Size 1 ‘Miniwide’ (also available in Size 1/2)
Special lightweight design and fittings for teacup/mini breeds
Bottom: Size 1 Slim collar
Full buckle and D ring - ideal for terriers etc
Size 2 Miniwide or Standard Slim?
A great option for the strong smaller dogs such as border terriers and large dachshunds
Top: Size 2 ‘Miniwide’ . Also available as Size 3 Miniwide
Bottom: Size 2 Slim collar
Want a Hound collar?
Greyhound/Lurcher collar (bespoke option, available in most collar designs). Widest part sits on throat , with full buckle and D ring lead fitting on back of neck. We also make a special design for Italian greyhounds. Contact us for details.
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Width Guide for our Standard Sizes
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Calf Leather Colour Chart - Click on Image and it will grow |
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Bear in mind the paler the leather the more treatment processeses it has gone through to get there. So pale pink will not be as super hardy as Chocolate Brown.... but ever so pretty! |
Holly&Lil's Fittings Size Guide
Holly&Lil's "standard fittings"range from the tiny, lightweight 1/2" half buckles, which we use for cats and teacup breed dogs, to the 5/8", 3/4" , 1" & 1.5" (not shown) buckles for the bigger dogs. The chart below gives you a guide - take your scale from an actual 50p piece, not from the size that the buckles are shown on your screen, as computer images can vary.
If you would like more information do please contact us.