Dressing Up

Think about all your favorite possessions. It's hard to choose, isn't it? Now think about your dog's possessions. There are only a few, his dinner bowl, his bed or blanket, maybe a favorite toy and most important of all his collar. When I remove my dogs collars they get antsy and seem relieved when I put them back on.

Most of my dogs wear Lupine collars and we've actually put the warranty to the test. Sky broke the clasp on his and we sent it back to the company. In about a week we received a brand new collar, no questions asked.

Samba wears a super soft Planet Dog collar to safeguard her sensitive skin.

Noah is wearing a hand me down collar that used to belong to Fudge. I felt bad for him, he deserves his very own collar, so I started shopping for the perfect collar for him. It wasn't easy, most of the collars were feminine with polka dots or flowers. Lots of pinks and yellows, but I kept looking and there it was, a nice masculine collar for Noah.

It's dark blue with bright red lobsters, just right for a water dog. Some of the first toys the pups had were stuffed lobsters. And of course we got the matching leash.

While I was searching for Noah's collar, I found something that made me smile and I couldn't resist. You're all familiar with this picture. This is Bailey with her best friend Monkey.

Look what I found for Bailey.

Here's a better look at the print. Isn't it cute?

They have lots of other items with the same monkey print, blankets and shirts and harnesses. I had to fight the urge to get them, but I know Bailey will enjoy her new collar and leash.

Don't think our new boy Sebastian is being left out. When we found him he was wearing an old faded collar. The print was worn off on most of it, so he's also getting a new collar. When I bought Tsar's collar several years ago, I liked it so much that I bought two. One has never been worn and it will now be Sebastian's.

It's black and tan, like him and I'm sure he'll enjoy having something new that's all his.