As man’s best friend, and a member of your family, finding the right neck collar and flea and tick control collar for your dog should be a top priority.

It is vital for all dog collars to be comfortable and fit properly.Collars should not be so tight as to restrict breathing or cause coughing. It is important to check the collar size frequently on growing puppies. It’s not simply a case of going to your local pet store and picking up the best looking collar. Today there are so many types you need to be aware of what to look for and how to use it.  Traditional dog collars are available in a variety of materials, and are typically buckle-type collars, with a buckle similar to a belt buckle, or the quick-release kind.  Style should be secondary after safety and convenience when it comes to the collar you put on your dog.

Do you keep your dogs collar on him or her all the time? It is a good idea to keep a dog collar on your dog and only take it off when you give him or her a bath. You just never know what could happen, your dog could get out  and wander to far and get lost.

There is a far greater chance that your lost dog will be returned if he or she is wearing  a dog collar with a pet ID tag. A microchip is also a very good idea.

  A properly fitted dog collar is used for control, identification, fashion, identification tags and medical information.A common alternative to a dog collar is a dog harness, best used with smaller breeds out in public or in car travel.  It’s important that a telephone number and address be on the ID tag and not the dog’s name. Having your dogs name on his id tag can give a wrongdoer an advantage with your dog.

As a member of our family, we all try to keep our dogs  healthy and happy.  Using flea & tick collars as the best way to prevent flea and tick exposure when your dog  is in the outdoors.

There are numerous products available in the market to keep fleas and ticks away from your pets. You can also select collars that are available in many sizes, colors and patterns. These collars are specially designed in such a way that fleas will not come close to your pets at all. They also have the ability to kill the germs that could cause Lyme disease. The best flea and tick collars are long lasting, but not all of them are. That would depend on the product you buy. Most offer around eight months of protection, but a few others may offer more or less.

The benefit of using a flea and tick collar is that it would completely kill the fleas and ticks that exist on your pet’s body. Normally when you use shampoos and other lotions, the effect would only be short-lived. Using just lotions and shampoos the eggs of the fleas would not die but using a flea and tick collar you can be sure that the cycle would be broken. This makes sure that your dogs are free from such insects. 

It is very important to read the ingredients cautiously and check the chemicals for safety on flea and tick collars.  According to the Cancer Prevention Coalition (CPC), ingredients on some flea collars are carcinogens, neurotoxins, or both.

 An effective and natural collar can be prepared using repellent essential oils. One way this can be done is by choosing an absorbent collar for your pet, such as the commonly available heavy-duty woven nylon collars. The collar will take in essential oils, and no additional collar is needed. Essential oils that repel fleas and ticks include citronella, rosemary, and rose geranium. Purchase only 100 percent pure essential oils, and using an eyedropper, put just one or two drops on the collar. Each week repeat. Some animals are very sensitive to the strong smell of essential oils, so start with just one drop and increase to two if they appear to tolerate the smell. If ticks are the principal problem, use rose geranium; for fleas choose citronella if for a dog, but not for cats.

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