Leather Types and Color Options

Top Grain Latigo Leather

Whereas most leashes, collars, and other dog equipment you will find in the pet stores that are made from a latigo leather are either mushy (how's that for a technical term) and too stretchy or else stiff as a board and tough as an old boot, we guarantee you will love our top grain latigo leather. We hand select every hide of latigo we use and pick only those with the best body and snap, proper oil content and silky texture. Our latigo is tanned using two complimentary processes for an excellent end product. First, the hide is vegetable tanned for tightness and strength; then it is retanned using oil to give it softness, a great touch and just the right snap. We're not kidding when we tell you that one of our clients, upon receiving her black latigo leash said, "My gosh, I want to sleep with it!". Latigo leather is available in black, burgundy, dark brown, pink and white.

Premium Harness Leather

Wicket and Craig tannery offers some of the finest quality harness leather produced anywhere. We offer all four colors of harness leather the tannery produces. This leather is a meaty substantial leather that is soft, pliable and very kind to the hand. It has great body, minimal stretch, cleans and conditions beautifully, is strong and durable and performs well in most environments. We offer the Wicket and Craig harness leather in black, buck brown, burgundy and russet in 11-13 ounce weight.

Ultra Soft Bullhide Leather

This ultra soft but high tensile strength leather will produce a leash, collar or harness that you will love as much or more than you love your 20 year old favorite. These hides are beautiful, ultra soft, strong, durable and weather resistent. Once you have a piece made of this leather, you'll want more! Available in black, tobacco brown, burgundy, buckskin, cream, navy, purple, red, teal and turquoise.

Premium English Bridle Leather

Premium English Bridle leather is a rich, lustrous tannage that is silky smooth, accepts dye readily and reveals the grain of the hide. It is durable, conditions well and is perfect for high end tack and pet products. It is available in british Tan, Black, Havannah Brown and Chestnut.

Solid Brass, Italian Bronze and Stainless Steel Hardware

Most of the dog equipment that you will find in both physical and on-line pet supply providers include inferior hardware made from nickel plate, brass plate or zinc die-cast. It is true that most of the allergy and irritation reactions some dogs have to their equipment is due to the high nickel or zinc content in the hardware metals. If you've made it this far in your tack selection, you will likely understand that a true quality skillfully crafted piece of tack must also include only quality hardware. To have it otherwise would likely lead to a disappointing piece of equipment. Our hardware is never plated but is made from only the best available solid brass, sand-cast Italian bronze and marine grade stainless steel. Regardless of your preference, our hardware will provide the best and longest service with minimal maintenance.

Your leather collars, leashes and harnesses can be personalized with either a solid brass or satin silver engraved plate. For our engraved flat plates, unless a specific plate size is requested, all plates are of appropriate size for the width of the strap. We will permanently afix each plate to your new leather collar, leash or harness. All engraving is elegantly etched and oxidized for legibility.

Go ahead, spoil your dog! Nearly any of our fine leather dog collars can have the beauty and comfort of an elk, New Zealand lamb's wool, calfskin, or kid goat lining added. Each lining is carefully installed with the same meticulous process used in the making of our trophy saddles and boots. A soft smooth collar lining can help cut down on hair loss or skin irritations sometimes suffered by those more sensitive dogs. It can also provide added protection against tracheal or muscular damage for working dogs.

If you love the look of stitching on leather but don't want a lined collar, you can enjoy stitching anyway. Just let us know and we'll stitch your collar in a complimentary or contrasting color. Select beautiful stitching in white, silver, tan, black, brown, gold, gray, red, plum, hunter green, burgundy, orange or Pacific blue.

Does your dog pull and constantly stretch even the toughest collars out of shape a bit? Adjustment hole eyelets may be the solution to your problem. Securely seated and guaranteed never to come out, eyelets can make your collar even more secure and add an attractive original touch, as well. Eyelets will be done to match your collar hardware selection.

Information on our conchos will be posted presently. Thank you for checking back with us.

For a touch of snazz, studs are a great way to dress up a collar, harness or, yes, even a leash! We've got a huge variety of studs from which to choose including flat studs, domed studs, gemstone studs and 3-D shapes, as well. All studs are rivet backed, guaranteed secure and will not come out or fall off. Depending on the width of your collar, one, two or three rows of studs can be installed. If you prefer a specific stud pattern, just let us know.

Gemstone studs are available in diamond white, ruby, emerald, sapphire, amethyst, and amber.

Our rivet-back spikes now come in both 3/4" and 1-1/8" lengths and can be installed in many of our collar styles. All spikes are securely seated and are guaranteed never to come out. Depending on the width of your collar, one, two or three rows of spikes can be installed. If you prefer a specific spike pattern, just let us know.