[IOTAList] Re: Another Source For Leashes
- From: nfoster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- To: iotalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 07 Mar 2015 11:41:59 -0700
Thanks for the resource; it sounds like they have a good product.
Can you please describe the snap around collar?
Do they make things from leather as well?
Nella
Quoting Buddy Brannan <buddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> Hi,
>
> Just got my leashes and the adjustable snap around training collar from
> Handcraft Collars:
> http://www.handcraftcollars.com
>
> They sell several collars: martingales, traditional nylon slip, flat collars,
> leashes, etc. This is the company the Volhards recommend for the Snaparound
> training collar they often use. This one is too big for Hilda, but Hildaâs
> too small to use any sort of training collar anyway. When sheâs ready, it
> will be ready also. You can get collars and leashes made out of regular
> nylon, cotton, or âtubular nylonâ, which Iâm not sure whether call it
> that, because itâs flat. Debbie, the owner of the company and the person
> who makes up the collars and leashes, seems to really be a fan of the tubular
> nylon, which she says is the stuff mountain climbers use, so it doesnât
> burn your hands the way regular nylon webbing can. I got my Snaparound collar
> and leashes in black tubular nylon. One leash is a 15 foot one, to give
> Hilda a bit more freedom. The other is 4 feet. Itâs the 4 foot leash I want
> to mention specifically.
>
> Debbie hadnât ever heard of the sort of adjustable leashes traditionally
> used at guide dog schools, but once I described it, she made my four foot
> leash up as adjustable. However, rather than having two rings, I just had her
> put a bolt snap on as usual, with one ring at the dog end of the collar, and
> then had her put the handle through the second bolt snap and sew it as
> normal. That way, a long leash is made by simply unclipping the handle from
> the bottom end of the leash. One step instead of two. It looks absolutely
> perfect!
>
> Prices were fairly reasonable. For the adjustable collar plus the two
> leashes, my cost including shipping was just under $40 ($10 of that was
> priority mail shipping). The material these things are made of is very soft
> and very flexible. I think the collar was around $12, the long leash about
> $11, and the short leash about $7, give or take a few cents each direction. A
> single length snap around collar is cheaper of course, and measuring
> instructions are on the web page.
>
> Since the adjustable leash option isnât on the page, youâll have to call
> and ask Debbie to make that up for you. Mention me and my leash and I
> wouldnât be surprised if she remembered.
>
> BTW, thinking about harness handle designs, I will have to ask what the name
> of this clip on the Snaparound collar is. You squeeze it to open, kind of
> like a carabiner. When you squeeze, thereâs a hook, you let go and the
> thing snaps shut. If those could be welded to the end of metal harness handle
> shafts, they may well be just the thing.
>
> â
> Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
> Phone: 814-860-3194
> Mobile: 814-431-0962
> Email: buddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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