Collar Mania Minky Collar

I will start this with saying that I did win this collar.  Collar Mania will occasionally post,'make a comment on this post to be eligible for a chance to win a free collar' on her Facebook page.  This is the one that I won.  The turn around time was terrific.  It did help that the collar was already made and all she had to do was ship it.  I think it came in 3 days, slower than my Amazon Prime stuff, but definitely quicker than the normal 4 days it takes for my parents to send something here from Ohio.

The Minky fabric is hard to describe.  It's soft and fuzzy, kind of like a fleece blanket / microfiber cloth hybrid.  Mine also has the satin lining on the inside.  I really like this collar.  It feels very sturdy & well made and I don't have any concerns about walking Hudson while he is wearing it.  It is also wider than the collars I normally have on him.  Usually he wears a 1" or a 3/4", this one is 1.5", but due to its light weight, it doesn't look super huge and bulky on him.

I made the mistake of letting him wear it in April when we were visiting my folks.  If you know anything about spring in April, you'd know that it is wet & rainy & gross.  Add to that, my parents have a small creek that runs through their backyard & it had been raining for 4 days, it was a muddy mess.  Before too long, so was my beautiful collar. To clean it, I tossed it into a pillow case and threw it in the washer with some dog blankets and let the washer do it's thing, then I let it air dry.  Good as new. I really like this collar and if I had the funds, I would buy lots & lots of collars from Collar Mania for all different occasions.  Christmas, Halloween, Easter, the Fourth of July, but for how often other people see him in his collars, it isn't worth it.

These are highly recommended for showing off you & your dog's style when out and about.

Collar Mania Collars

Fraggle Rock Collars - Biothane

I was looking for something very specific in a collar this time around.  My sister's dog, Matrix, had been wearing a nylon martingale collar for a few years and was looking for something new.  I already had a few biothanes in my arsenal and knew that they would be perfect for her.  My parents had also gotten a new dog earlier in the year, Netti, and I thought she needed something pretty.  Off I went in search of someone who made martingale collars out of biothane.  I got in contact with Fraggle Rock Collars.  They make nylon/ribbon & biothane collars, along with leashes.  She had never made a limited slip martingale out of biothane, but was up for the challenge.  I sent her the measurements for the two dogs and she got to work.  Pretty soon, these two lovelies were at my door, with matching utility leashes.

My sister's dog, Matrix, is a city dog so his collar doesn't get as much wear & tear on it, but he wears it pretty darn well.  

Netti-Pot may not look it, but she is a good ol' farm dog.  She catches rodents and all. My parents have some land behind their house that is full of trees, trails, and critters.  Netti and my Dad spend a good amount of time out there, cutting down trees and searching for critters.  There also a small creek for getting really dirty.

I also may have bought a 30 ft tracking lead at the same time.....I have a problem.   Anyway, the turn around time was slow, about 3 or 4 weeks if I remember right, but everything is holding up great.  I would definitely recommend them to anyone who has the time to wait around.

Fraggle Rock Collars
 

Premier Pet Pogo Plush Slap Happy

Hudson received this funny toy in his November Bark Box and he loves it.  I waited to review it because I wanted to see how well it was going to hold up to him.  He likes to destuff his soft toys and I didn't want to review something that only lasted a few days, or week.  This toy is the strangest thing, and I don't know why this has held up longer than most of his soft, stuffed toys; maybe because it isn't stuffed, it is a silicone skeleton, covered in synthetic sheep skin, with 6 dangly legs.  There is also a floating squeaker, but that didn't last more than a few days (thank goodness).  It's great for tugging & fetch. I am terrible at throwing things, so I appreciated that I could bounce it off the wall, the window, the TV, etc and not have to worry too much about breaking things.

It's a fun toy that Hudson really likes.  I would like to see it made out of a stronger material so it didn't wear so quickly.  When it has been totally destroyed, I hope to use the interior skeleton as a ball, similar to a JW Holey Roller.


Picture taken 1/4.  You can see the multiple holes in the sheep skin covering and that "Fuzzy" is down to only 5 legs.

Pictures taken shortly after receiving the toy, mid November

6/7 UPDATE
Fuzzy has lost all of his fleece now and is just the purple skeleton.  I hid a small tennis ball inside, so Hudson still likes to play with it.  He enjoyed this toy so much that when I found similar toys at the local Ocean State Job Lots, I bought 3.  2 of the 3 were kept back for later fun, but he really enjoys playing with the 1 I let him have.

http://store.petsafe.net/pogo-plush-slap-happy
http://store.petsafe.net/sheepskin-toys