Hunter Round and Soft Elk Leather Dog Collar, Chilli, Adjustabilities 46-51cm

I was a big fan of Hunter until I wrongly and sadly bought this dog collar. I wanted to invest in a long lasting collar for my super amazing dog so I went through a lot of research. I had bought a nylon leash from Hunter and being happy with it I decided to invest a bit more money on a collar. All the bucks for a dog we love, right? The description made it look amazing - comfortable, long lasting, the material sounded epic, etc. Well, check the pictures and see for yourself what happened to it after ONE WEEK in use. My dog is not a scratcher, so the lack quality is just really really obvious. Please, don't buy it, save yourselves the mistake I made and keep looking. I just hope I can have a full refund back asap so I can buy a new one. Not well done Hunter :(

I have three dogs. Three lovely, excitable, vivacious and ,sometimes, a little rough on their toys and accessories terriers.Two have medium to floor length, single coats of fine, silky hair that will easily mat and tangle around a flat collar. The round elk leather doesn't catch the fur as easily, allowing it to wind around it rather than rubbing into a mess for me to brush, and is exceptionally soft against the delicate skin of their throats.A dog's skin is only three to five cells thick at the neck compared to about fifteen cells for a human so it's important to pick a collar that doesn't irritate it. Especially when considering the numerous important structures located in and around the neck. For this reason, a harness is preferable when walking, but collars are essential for identification purposes.After almost a full year of constant use, I've found these to be of excellent quality. It has grown softer and more supple with use, stretching slightly (as it is a natural product) and the colour has faded a little to a deeper red. Considering I have done no maintenance on the leather I'm quite impressed and imagine that, were I to clean them properly and oil and care for them, the collars would retain their colour far longer. As is, I'm quite pleased and will be buying them again several years from now when they finally deign to give out.Until then, I've recommended them to all of my friends and family who are similarly impressed by the simple elegance blended with functionality.I also recommend the matching harnesses, especially for longer coats, though I would say do measure your dog carefully. They are true to size but, for some dogs, you may wish to get a hammer and a nail or screwdriver (or a leather punch if you have it) and put an extra hole in. The middle chestpiece that goes between the legs is quite long and I'd have preferred it be further adjustable as well, since my dogs are small, but it would be a boon to anyone with a deeper chested breed that struggles to find something that fits. They are still quite suitable for tiny breeds though, one of mine is six-seven inches tall.

Bought on the 9th March , SNAPPED on 11May !. very poor quality indeed.Disappointed to say the least considering the price of it £21 also the collar snapped in the garden could have causedan accident if I had been walking on the roadside!!!.

Lovely soft leather, nice and thin so comfy for our Labrador and stylish. Well made and sturdy. Dog swims in it but it stays in good condition. We had tried several collars and some very expensive but this is the best one. Bit bigger than I thought it would be so do measure before buying if not sure on size.

I have now bought four of theses collars, due to not measuring the dogs and I have got the size wrong twice! I am so pleased with the collars as they are soft but strong and as my two pull a lot on the lead it is really important to have a strong collar. The rounded shape is great for long haired breeds as the hair doesn't get so tangled around the collar. I would recommend checking the size of your dogs neck as all dogs are different, as I have found to my cost. A lovely product.

These collars are so soft on my dogs neck . Most leather collars are really stiff and dug in when they are new. These don’t BUT as a result they only last around 12 months. Disappointed.

Always bought Hunter collars, this one is perfect for my Tibetan Spaniel X Chihuahua.The leather is butter soft and looks just perfect against my dogs white fur. They are expensive.... but they do last for years if looked after.

Opened the package to find lovely looking collar very soft leather and a nice colour, But the collar hasn’t been on for a week yet and the stitching has come undone and the leather looks very tatty very disappointed after paying abit more money for a collar I’d have thought it would be better quality.