Italian Leather Dog Collar | Center Bar Buckle | Auburn Leathercrafters

Auburn Leathercrafters has been making dog collars by hand in New York's Finger Lakes since 1950. Three generations of the same family, plus a crew of skilled craftspeople who've stuck around for years, turn out full-grain leather goods built to last. This collar uses Italian leather and a center bar buckle — simple, sturdy, the kind of thing that gets better as it ages. The company's whole deal is finding materials and methods that mean you won't be buying another one anytime soon. They also work with local disability organizations, veterans, and folks rebuilding their lives, which says something about how they run the place.

Your dog doesn't care about Italian leather. Your dog cares about squirrels and whether that's food on the ground. But you'll care when this thing's still holding up years from now and every other collar you've ever bought is in a landfill somewhere feeling bad about itself.

• Italian leather
• Center bar buckle
• Handcrafted in New York's Finger Lakes
• Full-grain leather construction
• Dignified enough your dog might start correcting your grammar
• Made by Auburn Leathercrafters, family-owned since 1950