Besides the classic dog collar that people tend to imagine, the kind you see in old cartoons with a tag hanging off of it, there are slip collars (also known as choke collars), prong collars, and martingale collars. The opinions that people have about these type of collars is about as various as the types of collars that are made. Depending on who you're talking to, you may hear that prong collars are worse than choke collars, choke collars are worse than prong collars, or t

When it comes to harnesses, there are lots to choose from. You've got your basic harness that looks like a series of interconnected straps, you've got the soft harness which has a little bit of give and wears more like a vest, you've got the "astronaut" which is both padded and durable with places to clip and hook all over the place! The primary advantage of harnesses is that if you're dog will pull against its collar until it passes out, the harness gives you control withou

To kick off the "Take Paws" blog we're going to be investigating a variety of leashes/collars -- especially, the ones that might tie in with a New Year's resolution about "getting my dog to STOP pulling on walks." The Humane Society has a decent blog post that gives you an overview about the types of leashes that are available for you and your dog (and what the differences are). They're identified as the basic leash, the retractable, the long line, the bungee, and the slip l