Collars from Sirius
Finally, a break from the heat! We had a very hot spell after some nice
cool (for summer) weather, and I am happy to say that it is behind us
now.
We have people ask us about our hounds, so we have added a link to
their pages. We have only two now, and that will most likely remain our
magic number. Our love for the breed has not lessened, but our capacity
to handle more than a few at a time has diminished, so two it is and two
it will be.
We are not making leather collars on a regular basis at this time, so links
to the leather pages have been removed. We may be able to add them back as
some point in the future, but there will be no more fully tooled leather
collars.
One thing that has caused serious delays recently is mis-measured
collars, which given our low
volume and the amount of time spent on each collar significantly slows production. Even though we
have always had a disclaimer on our measuring instructions page, it has
been our policy to accept the return of collars that have not been
measured correctly, and we have made a new collar to the correct size with
not extra charge. That will continue to be our policy, for now at least.
However, since all of the collars ordered on this web site are made to
order, we are getting quite a collection of collars that just didn't fit.
We do have ways to make them go away given enough time, but it would be
easier for everyone if the measurements were correct to start out with. To
that end, I will probably be nagging everyone who orders to measure two or
three times, and then asking "Are you sure?" again just for good measure.
If you have questions after reading the Measuring
page, please feel free to ask.
An example of the Bells & Coins collar
About Our Collars
For the past twenty years (where has that time gone?) we have been committed
to making high-quality, handcrafted dog collars that will last many years
given reasonable care. We started making cloth collars first, at the
request of people in search of a well-made, sighthound-type collar that
was a little out of the ordinary. People who don't have sighthounds started seeing our
collars and wanting them, so here we are.
Our collar making philosophy is simple. First it has to
be well made and safe. Then it can be pretty. After years of experience making custom horse
equipment it was just common sense to carry over the techniques and
principles practiced in that area into our dog collars. For example, we
use only solid cast brass hardware, no "cheap" split or welded
steel. Our cloth collars are sewn by machine using premium threads and
reinforced at stress points. Our leather collars are all stitched by hand
and any tooling is done by hand -- no embossing on our collars.
Because we cannot guarantee the care the collar will receive after
it leaves our shop, we cannot guarantee the collars after they have been
used. However, if you are not satisfied with the craftsmanship and quality
of the collar when you receive it, we will happily refund your money.
But where do I find the prices? A number of people have asked where to find pricing
information on the collars. The prices are toward the bottom of each of
the descriptive pages for each type of collar. For example, the price for
a plain cloth collar can be found by clicking on Plain under the Cloth
Collar heading to the left, then scrolling down through the page. Or, for all cloth collar
pricing on one page, go to Cloth Collar
Pricing.
The Web Site
When putting together this web site, I designed it to be fast and
functional. I assume that you are here to look for dog collars. Keeping that in mind, you will find very few
animations, no music or other things that will require special plug-ins,
and I have tried to keep the graphics simple and the photo sizes down,
allowing you to follow small photos to larger photos if you are interested
in an item. If you would like to provide feedback about the site, please
feel free to e-mail me at: webmaster@siriusenterprises.com
