When choosing a collar for your greyhound or lurcher there are some special considerations you need to be aware of:
1) Many greyhounds have a neck that is bigger (in circumference) than their head
Greyhounds (especially males) generally have thick muscular necks and long thin pointed heads, with ears that can lie absolutely flat to their head. This means if a Greyhound is frightened by something whilst out for a walk (and some are terrible babies) it may panic and simply back out of a normal collar.
2) A badly chosen greyhound collar can injure and possibly break the dog's neck neck.
It is said that a Greyhound can accelerate from 0 to 40mph in 3 seconds. Grehounds are bred to chase and hunt so they can be expected to show 'considerable interest' in cats or rabbits. As the dog reaches the end of its lead the collar can jerk its neck with considerable force. To protect the dog's neck/back from injury a Greyhound collar should span two vertebrae. This means a minimum width of two inches.
All Barefoot Leather greyhound collars meet this standard
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