Category — Dog Accessories

What does your dog’s tag say about him? This is something you may want to think about since your pooch can’t speak for himself.

Is he a free spirit?

Or is she a princess?

You can see a full selection of dog tag choices online or you can go to Petco and have one engraved on the spot. At my local Petco they have an engraving machine. You buy tokens from the cashier and then program the machine to write out the information you want on the tag. Choices are pretty basic and it will run you about $5-10.

Dog tags range in prices from the top of the line silver ones (pictured above) at $35-45 to the low end plain style with free shipping at $2.99. So, maybe choosing a dog tag says more about you than your dog!

I had to laugh when I was instructed by my vet to use an “Elizabethan dog collar” if my dog started scratching his stitches post surgery. I’ve seen Cate Blanchett’s stunning performance in Elizabeth. The term sounded extremely dignified. Here’s what I pictured.

And here’s what an Elizabethan dog collar is.

It’s a plastic cone collar. I guess I get the Elizabethan reference, but it’s hardly as dignified. Although if need be, I was prepared to tell my beloved pet that he would be wearing the attire of Kings and Queens.

Luckily, my pooch left his stitches alone, but I did find a different style Elizabethan online that looked like a better option than the cone. It’s the ProCollar Inflatable. At least with this one the dog’s vision isn’t impaired nor is their ability to eat and drink. To shop for Elizabethan dog collars check out bizrate.com.

Why am I not surprised that it’s the Germans we have to thank for this poo fashion? With these designer excrement collection bags, they’ve focused on dog feces and made it fun! Plus they’re environmentally friendly - you gotta love that.

One thing that grosses me out about the traditional plastic bag method for picking up dog shit is that, even though you don’t actually touch it, you still have to feel the warm squishyness of it through the bag. Looks like one nice benefit with these poo bags is you never have to hold last night’s dinner in your hand.

The bags come sixteen in a pack, sporting eight different pictures and humorous prints such as “Shit happens” and “Don’t blame me”. The design is modern and something I’ve never seen before. If you’re looking for a gift for a friend or if you’d like to spark a conversation with your new crush at the park, these Poo Poo Bags might just be for you. The cost is 12.90 Euros for a pack plus shipping. That’s just twenty bucks for a whole new poo experience!

Spiked dog collars…somewhat of an aggressive look for a pooch, but I can see how it works for certain breeds. The Dobermans, Rottweilers, Pit Bulls, and Bulldogs look pretty bad ass sporting the look (their attitudes and bodies fit the image too). I can’t say I have ever seen a spaniel, a lab, or a retriever in this leather and chain type garb…what other breeds do you think can sport this bling and get away without looking ridiculous? (Perhaps a Chihuahua with a missing identity?)

Make no mistake, the spiked collar isn’t just for the fellas. The ladies are sporting the look too, with pink, magenta, and turquoise among the color options. The babes aren’t afraid in this modern world to tell the boys they bring power to the dog park. Bow wow wow, the ladies run this place, ya?

Though I’ll never open my pocket book for a spiked collar for Stanley, our Brittany Spaniel, it won’t cost you an arm and a leg to pick up this look for your pup. Petsmart has spiked collars from $10 to $55 (the upper end is a Harley Davidson collectors edition), but some smaller boutique stores may charge up to or more than $100 depending on the design and size of the pooch.

At the end of the day, I wonder if there is a strong correlation between owners that wear spiked collars, bracelets, and accessories, and their dogs…I’ll take a stroll in Hollywood some weekend to do some research.

Would you get a spiked collar for your four legged buddy? If so, why?