TotalCare Everyday Dog Collar

Strong sturdy all metal buckle collar – Recently, we took in a one year old poodle mix from a dog rescue. He is very active and loves to chew. In the few weeks since he has come into our family, he has chewed through great many things including a Ezydog harness which we thought would be more comfortable for him. After he nearly chewed through that harness, we went back to normal collar, which gave us better control and he is unable to bite at it.

In a bid to get him a stronger and more comfortable collar, we tried getting him the Purina Total Care Comfort Dog Collar, with soft neoprene layer for comfort, only to find out it is designed like a belt with a flappy end, we believe our new canine will love to chew on. Therefore, we moved over to this Purina Total Care Everyday model. At only $2 cheaper than the Total Care Comfort version, this feels somewhat expensive. However, it does feel like a really quality product. It has all metal buckles. It is thick and well stitched. Maybe a little stiff but that adds to its toughness. The only thing it does not have perhaps is a reflective surface. Thought Purina is a pet food company. Who knows it can produce good dog collars as well?! We loved it enough to buy the matching lead to go with it.

I wonder how long structurally and aesthetically the metal buckles and the rest of the collar will last. Will the buckle rust or the beautiful silver finish peel off? Will update over time.

Terrible quality and design – Bought for $20 in Coles. Looked attractive and sturdy. First problem - there was about 12cm of unneeded length when I fitted collar to my dog. Had to use a rubber band to hold this excess length as weight of it kept 'slewing' collar on my dog. Next problem: clasp broke after 10 days making collar unusable. Terrible design. Cheap and nasty quality. DO NOT BUY THIS BRAND.