Ruffwear Crag Dog Collar, Reflective, Alpine Dusk

Compagnie avec un très bon rapport de développement durable, très bon produit, j’aurais aimé une boucle en métal.

This collar seems really well made and comfortable on my dog’s neck. She’s a 50 lb pitbull border collie mix with a smallish head. The 14-20” was just big enough. The colors are awesome and evoke alpine sunsets, of which hopefully we will have many together!

This collar came as advertized. It’s one layer, light and strong. The stitching is reflective, has a quick detach plastic buckle strong metal leash attachment and a dog tag loop. The design is attractive. I’m very satisfied with this collar.

I really wanted this particular Ruffwear collar but they have changed the buckle to all metal with the newest version. I just wanted a plastic buckle and this was available through Amazon. It’s easy to adjust the size correctly and stays in place at that size. The buckle feels very secure. There is a tiny metal loop for tags with a silicone disk hanging from it that can be placed between metal tags to cut down on noise. Personally, I never use hanging tags since a foster dog once caught them in a dishwasher with catastrophic consequences, so I use something else; but for many people that would be a nice feature. I like Ruffwear products and have a few of their harnesses. They’re very durable. I’m not sure why this took so long to ship, but I didn’t need it immediately and waiting for it wasn’t a problem for me.

Purchased for 9 month old Australian Shepherd + Cattle Dog mix puppy (around 30-35 lbs), because I was sick of her current soy fiber collar being a horrible dirt magnet.

For sizing/fit, I was debating on whether to go with the small or medium size. Her old collar was adjusted to exactly 13in (measured as collar fabric + 1 side of the buckle), but she still has a bit of growing left and I was concerned she would outgrow the small size within a few months. I decided to order the medium size and see if it would work. At the smallest possible adjustment, it was slightly longer than the old collar, but it’s snug enough that I think she would have a hard time slipping out of it – not sure if it would be impossible, but it would take a lot of effort. She’s never intentionally tried to get out of her collar, and we use a harness for any outing longer than a quick bathroom break, so this works fine for now and I expect it will be a perfect fit within another month or so of growth. Hope this is helpful for anyone with a similar in-between size.

Other points of interest: love the separate attachment point for tags and the included separator, she’s now much less jingly. The custom key ring did make it a little easier to get the tags on, but not by much. Love the reflective stitching – important safety feature since we’re in a city with lots of cars around, but it’s subtle enough not to interfere with the overall style. Colors are nice and vivid, and I’m not seeing any dirt yet after a dog park trip. Quick release buckle feels about as sturdy as you can hope for with a plastic latch; glad I opted for this one instead of the metal version, which I think would have been too heavy for her.

Overall, no complaints, and I would highly recommend it. Haven’t had the chance for much durability testing yet, but the style and features make it worth the premium price so far, and I expect it to hold up well.

I love the way this looks on my baby girl Henrietta!! I was concerned that the closure was plastic and not metal but it’s very nice quality and very secure. The colors are outstanding. Love the brand…. RUFFWEAR