Digby & Fox Flat Leather Dog Collar Tan S

Digby & Fox Flat Leather Dog Collar – Tan, Size S

A plain flat leather strap with a buckle, in tan, and there is not much more to say about it than that — which is rather the point. Digby & Fox is Shires Equestrian's dog brand, and this is the simplest collar in it: no padding, no rolled edge, no lining, just leather that softens and darkens with wear the way a bridle noseband does.

Size S on Shires' collar guide covers a 32–40cm neck, which is a springer, a small labrador, a border collie or a well-grown cocker. Shires have withdrawn the Flat Leather Dog Collar from their current published Digby & Fox range, so the figures below come from their general collar size guide rather than a product page, and nothing beyond that is claimed here.

Performance & Benefits

• Flat leather strap with a buckle fastening — the plainest collar in the Digby & Fox range.
• Tan leather, which darkens and takes on a patina with handling.
• Nothing sewn or padded to hold water, so it dries quickly after a wet walk.
• Low-profile enough to sit under a harness or a coat collar without bunching.

Suitable For

• Dogs with a 32–40cm neck, on Shires' standard collar guide.
• Spaniels, collies, smaller labradors and similar mid-sized dogs.
• Everyday wear and lead walking on a flat lead.
• Owners who want plain leather rather than padding, tweed or a rolled profile.
• Wrong for a dog that swims or works in water every day, and wrong for a long-coated breed that mats under a flat strap — the Digby & Fox Rolled Leather Dog Collar is the better choice for both.

How to Use

• Measure the neck with a soft tape where the collar will sit, and add nothing — the size ranges already allow for fit.
• Buckle it so two fingers slide flat between collar and neck.
• Wipe clean with a damp cloth and let it dry away from direct heat.
• Feed it a leather balsam occasionally to stop it drying out and cracking.
• Check the buckle holes and the stitching at the D-ring for wear every few months.

Specification

• Leather collar, tan, size S. Barcode 5051771585574.
• Shires' collar size guide gives S as a 32–40cm neck, or 12.5–15.5 inches.
• Shires no longer publish a product page for the Flat Leather Dog Collar, so no width, weight, hardware finish or leather grade is stated here.
• Digby & Fox is the dog and country brand of Shires Equestrian.

Care & Caution

• Leather must not be soaked. Repeated swimming or a hot wash will rot the fibres and the collar will fail at the buckle.
• Do not machine wash, tumble dry or dry it on a radiator.
• This is a fixed buckle collar, not a breakaway. Take it off a dog left crated or unsupervised, where it can catch.
• Do not use it as a tether or a tie-out point.
• Replace it once the leather cracks across a buckle hole or the stitching lifts.