Ancol Viva Adjustable Dog Collar Black 20-30cm Size 1-2

Ancol Viva Adjustable Dog Collar – Black, 20–30cm (Size 1–2)

This is the smallest of the three Viva adjustable collars, and it moves through a full 10cm — anywhere from 20cm to 30cm at the neck. On a small dog that is a large proportion of its own size, which is why it is the one to buy for a puppy: the collar that fits a twelve-week-old terrier is usually still adjusting to fit it several months later.

The webbing is Ancol's poly-weave, which they describe as lightweight and weatherproof, and it closes with a quick-fit and release buckle rather than a pin buckle and punched holes. Length is set by a sliding adjuster, so it will sit at 24cm just as happily as at 25 or 26.

Performance & Benefits

• Adjusts anywhere between 20cm and 30cm at the neck — Ancol size 1–2 on their own collar scale.
• Poly-weave webbing, which Ancol describe as lightweight and weatherproof.
• Quick-fit and release buckle: on and off with one squeeze, no threading through a pin buckle.
• Sliding adjuster holds the length you set, rather than jumping between fixed holes.
• Ancol rate the webbing for swimming as well as for walks, so it can stay on in water.
• Machine washable at 30°C.
• Supplied in widely recyclable, plastic-free packaging.

Suitable For

• Small and toy breeds measuring 20–30cm at the base of the neck.
• Puppies of medium breeds, which will outgrow it eventually but not for months.
• Dogs that swim or go through mud, since the webbing washes and dries.
• Everyday tag wearing as well as walking.
• Necks over 30cm are outside this collar's range — the 30–50cm size 2–5 Viva adjustable collar is the next one up, and we stock it in black, blue, pink and red.

How to Use

• Measure round the base of the neck, where the collar will actually sit, using a soft tape or a length of string laid against a ruler.
• Ancol's size numbers are their own collar scale, not a breed size. Size 1 is 20–26cm, 2 is 26–31cm, 3 is 28–36cm, 4 is 35–43cm, 5 is 39–48cm, 6 is 45–54cm, 7 is 50–59cm, 8 is 55–63cm and 9 is 59–68cm.
• "Size 1–2" therefore means this single collar adjusts across the span those two sizes cover, which Ancol quote as 20–30cm. Where a size number and a cm figure seem to disagree, buy on the cm figure.
• Buckle it on, then pull the free end through the slider until two fingers fit flat between webbing and neck — Ancol's own fitting check.
• Thread the spare tail back through the keeper rather than cutting it off; you will want it as the dog grows.
• Machine wash at 30°C. Do not bleach, tumble dry or dry it against a radiator, and let it dry fully before it goes back on.

Specification

• Adjustable to fit a 20–30cm neck. Ancol size 1–2.
• Poly-weave webbing. Ancol publish no webbing width and no fibre composition breakdown, so neither is stated here.
• Quick-fit and release buckle with a sliding length adjuster. Ancol do not state what the buckle is made from.
• Colour black. We stock the 20–30cm size in black, blue and red only.
• Ancol product code 313010.
• Also made as 30–50cm (size 2–5) and 45–70cm (size 5–9).
• Ancol publish no detail of the lead attachment ring on this collar, so its type and material are not stated here.

Care & Caution

• A puppy's neck changes faster than most owners expect. Check the two-finger gap weekly, not monthly.
• A collar is not a tethering point. Do not tie a dog up by it or leave it attached to anything unattended.
• Check the buckle for cracks and the webbing for fraying where it passes through the slider, and replace the collar if either has started.
• Take it off for crate time and for rough play with another collared dog, where a jaw or a foot can catch in it.