Recommendations for good quality leather leashes and collars?

[Lazy_Palomino_Hunter]

My new puppy arrives on Friday. Obligatory pictures ;): #1 and (pre-crop) #2.

He needs a new leash. I’ve always been partial to leather leashes, and while I LOVE the ¼" one I use with my sheltie, I cannot for the life of me remember where I got it and it doesn’t have a brand on it.

I went looking for a leather leash at my local pet store, and I was pretty disappointed with the quality. I bought one thinking that I could oil it up, but upon getting it home and starting to roll/oil it I realized it’s actually just 2 think pieces of leather glued onto some sort of cardboard or something equally horrible.

So: any suggestions for a really good quality leather leash? We’re looking for brown leather, 6’ long, anywhere between ¾ and 1 inch wide.

And while we’re at it, my sheltie needs a new collar. So any suggestions for a brown 14" rolled leather collar?

[vtdobes]

Hogan Leather I love their stuff…can’t wait to shop their booth at the Thanksgiving Cluster in West Springfield, MA this year! Always my first stop.

http://hoganleather.com/

[bdj]

Call Mr. Schaaf at Schaaf Leatherwork - http://www.schaafleatherwork.com/
He does beautiful work - his “fine round” collars are my favorites! (They’re not rolled and stitched, they’re actually cut to a rounded cross-section.)

[Bicoastal]

Previous threads:

http://www.chronofhorse.com/forum/showthread.php?304569-Dog-collars

http://www.chronofhorse.com/forum/showthread.php?307210-Bridle-Leather-Collars-Leashes&highlight=leashes

[CrowneDragon]

Quillin makes nice horse and dog leather strap goods. I’d check them first.

[emirae1091]

www.masterspride.com! He is awesome and does great custom work. I have 3 collars and 2 leashes (YES for one dog!) from him now and they break in well and hold up well.

[StGermain]

I read on the Gary Mundy thread that not only does he make great leathers, he does collars and leashes, too.

StG

[talkofthetown]

Cuuuute! What breed is the pup?

[Riley0522]

I have a Quillin flat collar and leash (in the darker brown) for my Vizsla/Pit Bull mix that I use all the time on runs and it has broken in so nicely, soft and easy to carry, also very durable.

[MunchingonHay]

I love my Clever with Leather collar. I picked up my leather lead from the Tack Shack in Ocala.

[JenEM]

Ditto the Quillen recommendation! Our dog has the flat leather collar, but they make a rolled one as well. It’s held up beautifully to being worn in the rain, through the woods, into the ocean, to the point I’d say it’s gotten better with wear.

[Lazy_Palomino_Hunter]

Thanks, all! I think we’re going with the Schaaf 3/4" x 6’ medium brown leash. I’ll post when it arrives!

[QUOTE=talkofthetown;7250225]
Cuuuute! What breed is the pup?[/QUOTE]

He’s a Briard named Chewie (George Lucas’ Briard India was the inspiration for Chewbacca/the Wookie characters). He arrives tomorrow, and I can almost guarantee I’ll be posting new pictures then!! :yes:

[talkofthetown]

So cool!!! Funny, now that you say that I can really tell:) I want one!!! Never heard of the breed, off to do some research

[QUOTE=Lazy Palomino Hunter;7250997]
Thanks, all! I think we’re going with the Schaaf 3/4" x 6’ medium brown leash. I’ll post when it arrives!

He’s a Briard named Chewie (George Lucas’ Briard India was the inspiration for Chewbacca/the Wookie characters). He arrives tomorrow, and I can almost guarantee I’ll be posting new pictures then!! :yes:[/QUOTE]

[candysgirl]

Bridgeport Equipment: https://www.bridgeportequipment.com/index.aspx

[tabula_rashah]

Perri’s Leather has awesome stuff and is very reasonably priced

[witherbee]

Just found this site for custom and in-stock stuff. Love the site in general!

https://lonestardogranch.squarespace.com/inventory-stock-collars/

Your pup sounds fabulous!

[Saskatoonian]

I see that Quillin’s been mentioned already and that you’ve already decided, but for anyone checking this in the future, I’ve got to put a plug in for Quillin’s collar plates. Cricket’s been wearing (and abusing) the same collar for 9 years and not only is it still in great shape, but the plate is still easily legible from a few feet - a good thing for the big shepherd-y looking mutt!

[RacetrackReject]

[QUOTE=Lazy Palomino Hunter;7250997]

He’s a Briard named Chewie (George Lucas’ Briard India was the inspiration for Chewbacca/the Wookie characters). He arrives tomorrow, and I can almost guarantee I’ll be posting new pictures then!! :yes:[/QUOTE]

This just reminded me of a funny ah ha moment for my ex-boyfriend. He said that he had a Bouvier des Flandres mix dog. I made comment that that’s not a dog you see a lot of so wonder how the mix came about and he told me that the breeders show and breed 2 different breeds and that something had happened during a storm and they ended up with the mixed litter. Made sense to me how that could happen.
Later on, I get to meet the dog and it look remarkably like a pure bred Briard and not at all like a Bouvier in any way, so I mention this to boyfriend. He says, “Yeah, that’s the other breed the people raise and show. Briards”, then I saw a light bulb go off in his head. We still wonder if he somehow ended up with a purebred Briard instead of the Bouvier mix.

[Foxtrot_s]

I know what you mean about the poor quality of leashes and collars in the large pet stores. Good quality leather goods on your dog are like wearing good shoes - they set off an outfit and show class. Our dogs have a veritable wardrobe of tack.

[Foxtrot_s]

All these collars re so gorgeous this thread needs to be put in the reference file.