Just  curious and wanted to do a survey on: How many leads, harnesses, and collars you have around the house for your pack?  I'll return later after I tally my inventory!  Dare I ask how many pairs of human shoes are in your closet?

Posted By lockner13 on 02/18/2010 10:39 AM
Well first off, I am going to show my hubby this thread as he thinks I have way too much for Mollie. 50?!?! Really??? Wow!!! haha How long did it take you to accumulate that many??

I have 5 collars (I was shopping last night for another one, but didn't buy b/c of the hubby), 1 harness, and 3 leashes. I have been shopping for a Puppia harness, but only one place in my area carry them and I do not like their color selection. I guess I will purchase online before spring comes around.

I am not even about to count the number of shoes. lol

I still have collars that I bought for Dar (someday, Ziva will grow into them) and I have reflective ones, battery-powered light-up ones, flowered ones, sparkly ones, army-camo ones, and even skull & crossbones collars.  My dogs don't wear collars unless they go out of the house, and they love to guess which one they'll get to wear!  LOL  (at least in my mind, they love it) 

And I only own 2 pr of shoes at a time.

Poor Max only has one black harness ( back up ugly green one) .   It's nice because we don't have to keep transferring all of the tags  - they are clipped together with twisties so they don't rattle

Posted By Paul on 02/18/2010 5:26 AM
Oh, gosh, I am a collar-holic for sure! Without taking a count, I can safely say that between the 2 ratties, the one half-rattie and the dobie pup, I have over 50 collars lying in various drawers, bags, closets, in the glove box of the van, and hanging on a hook on the wall behind the front door. I just can't pass up buying one or more of them a new collar whether they need it or not. Leashes: I have 5 retractable ones, 6 or 8 nylon webbed ones and one really good 6 ft leather one. Harnesses: 3 nylon webbed ones and 4 puppia vest/harnesses. ((I need help)) LOL

Hehe.......maybe we need a 12 step program for this!  Only 2 pairs of shoes for yourself?  I confess I recently purchased 3 collars and 2 leashes (only because they didn't have one for Franklin left on the shelf) that support military canines...wonder if that is a tax deduction...lol...I had to purchase them as it was for a good cause so we supported the Army, Air Force, and Navy, but not enough dogs to support the Marines at this time so we left those on the shelf for another customer!  So how many name tags and tag bling charms do you have or do you just transfer them from collar to collar? 

I am also a self-confessed bargain shopper...you have to have a back up, right!

Please tell me Andy is in the puppy phase...I have never heard of a dog that used another dog's collar for a chew toy.  I hope the new Pepper purchase survives!  My dogs like sour apple spray go figure!  Maybe you could post a pic of Pepper in her new collar...and help feed our collar obsession!

This is a wonderful idea....we should purge as you do.  Maybe that will be the restitution part of the 12 step collar anonymous plan.

Posted By lockner13 on 02/18/2010 10:39 AM
Well first off, I am going to show my hubby this thread as he thinks I have way too much for Mollie. 50?!?! Really??? Wow!!! haha How long did it take you to accumulate that many??

I have 5 collars (I was shopping last night for another one, but didn't buy b/c of the hubby), 1 harness, and 3 leashes. I have been shopping for a Puppia harness, but only one place in my area carry them and I do not like their color selection. I guess I will purchase online before spring comes around.

I am not even about to count the number of shoes. lol

Mollie is so pretty how does hubby say no?  Well at least you have someone to help keep the collar shopping obsession to a minimum, a voice of reason in RattyLand. 

Posted By rattytatty on 02/18/2010 10:54 AM
I'm not EVEN gonna comment as to how many collars/leashes I have because no one would probably believe me... but will admit I do have a collar/leash addiction.

Well at least you took the first step in admitting it.  Ha-ha...you can no longer tease me about the girl's wardrobe!  Come on confess, inquiring minds want to know......How many? 

Poor Max!  We could probably take up a donation for Max's collar/lead/harness wardrobe and throw in a transferable tag clip to boot!  How ugly is the green one?  Well at least you have discipline and are not corruptible....maybe you should lead our 12 step group!

Posted By Lucylu on 02/18/2010 12:09 PM
Sadly the dog spending police prohibits more than one collar and leash per dog. However both Fiona and Kip came with there own, but Fiona did get new leash (because I was allowed to buy an extra long one) her collar and harness are still the same one that MB sent with her. Kip got Lucy's old collar, because the one she came with got wet and started to stain everything. Lucy just recently got a new one because I defied the dog spending police and got her one from Fiona on the gotcha day.

So for three dogs, four collars, 5 leashes. Only one leash matches one collar. How sad is that.

That makes a 2 count in the dog spending police category....it's not sad....we just all need to check our stash and send your pups a care package!!!

Before Ratty might would have argued with you on the shoes comment, After Ratty totally relate!

Just googled the harnesses and I have my eye on the Puppia Spring Harness collection.  These look so comfy!

Oh dear...just reading this thread.   Yes, they have more collars, harnesses and leashes than I have shoes...at least shoes that I wear much.  And I'm still wearing a pair of loafers to work that have gotten stretched and are too big for me because I spent the money for new shoes on more Anterlz.   

I've got my eye on some hot pink Harley Davidson leashes and collars for M&M....probably the "bad to the bone" leashes and collars for the guys. 

It's sad....although I have to say my doggie spending has slowed down since I got a granddaughter to spend money on.  Buying clothes for her is almost as fun!

May I make a suggestion for all you collar/leash/harness addicted masses? When you decide to thin down your collections to make room for new items, if the ones you are getting rid of are in decent shape please donate them to either a local rescue or one of the rattie rescues (pack 'em in a mailer and send them on to one of us). Between the transports we drive up here (for all breed and dogs who often come needing a collar/lead on the runs because the one they were sent with breaks or doesn't fit) and the many fosters we take thru, my home alone goes thru a goodly chunk of collars and leads every year.

Last year Nora thinned her collection down a lot when we visited and I can tell you that all the collars and leads she donated to us were put to good use. In fact most are gone now I believe. I also troll dog.com for their clearance collars/leads for under $2 each. Better quality than the dollar store ones.

Now my own crew wear martingales. I tend to buy a nice one for each dog and that is all they wear until it gets tired looking, dirty or torn. Right now we are wearing martingale collars from Sylvan and Sons but I have my eye on some Lupine woven martingales for the next round.

I love the Lupine brands, mine are wearing those right now.  

And Bethany...thanks for the reminder on the collars, leashes.  I'm taking an x-pen up to Terry in Atlanta next month so I'll get some leashes/collars together, too, for New Rattitude!