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Check out the variety of small dog collars available
There is a wide range of small dog collars available for your dog, to start with, when he is very young put a small light collar on your puppy. For most dogs a traditional leather or nylon collar is sufficient, but there is also a selection of dog collars available for specific situations. Start using a collar as soon as possible, your puppy may try to pull at it to get it off, but if you start by putting it on for only a short time perhaps while you play with him or may be while he is eating, remove the collar when he has forgotten about it not when he is pulling at it, he will slowly become accustom to wearing it. For walks, exercise and training he will need a collar so you can attach a lead and also identity tags. Collars best suited for small puppies are usually made of braided nylon or cotton, ensure you have the collar fitting correctly not too tight but it should not be able to slip over your dogs head, usually if you can fit 2 fingers between his neck and the collar this will be a good fit. As your dog grows, check regularly that the collar is fitting correctly and does not become too tight. Small dog collars are made from a range of materials in a variety of colors and widths for a small dog like a dachshund a fairly narrow collar is best. Some owners like to choose designer small dog collars with patterns, pictures, charms, crystals, flowers etc. Many different colors are available to suit all, even gold and silver and metallic. Smart dress collars usually made from nylon, woven cotton, leather, suede even mock crocodile. Personalized small dog collars are also popular with the dogs name embroidered or in rhinestones. Party or special occasion designer dog collars made from chiffon, ribbon & elastic with bells or tassels colors to suit the occasion Reflective collars or LED lights on the collar are handy when out walking early morning or evening providing safety for your dog safe, also can assist in finding your dog at night. Training collars are also available to assist with some problem behavior e.g. barking. It may depend on the dog and the situation but I am not in favor of using choker or pronged collars. Sonic bark control collar emits a safe high frequency tone, that only your dog can hear, it is not harmful or painful. Gentle Spray Citronella anti bark collar releases a light spray of harmless citronella which distracts the dog from barking. The citronella is an odor that dogs find unusually and the spray gets their attention. This collar seems to work well with dogs that have a barking problem.
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