Crazy Jack broke the D-ring on his collar.It happened while he was on cable and I was in the yard so he did not get to go anywhere.We had just came back from a walk with the same collar and I had put the dog in the backyard to chill.Jack is quite aggressive toward male dogs and small dogs so I am definately glad it did not happen while we were out.Instead of chilling Jack hit the end of the cable a few times to try and reach the fence perimeter, to get the neighbor's little yappy dog.The cable was positioned to not allow him to reach the fence but he sure tried.I went to get him to put him inside and the dog ran to me loose.Once a week or generally before a walk I check all my equipment for weakness or problems.The D ring was sitting in its stitched area so I could not see the welded point.Thick D- ring, the collar was one of the few I have from the same folks and never had a problem with their products.It appeared to be a defect in the ring so not their fault since they don't make the hardware.
Customer service was great as usual and Jack got a new collar in short time.
This time with forged d-rings, more solid and with no welded points.This will be my choice for any new collar from now on.
Here is what it looks like:
