The long, gorgeous neck of a greyhound just begs to be adorned with beautiful collars. I spent years nurturing a collar fetish – not just special holiday collars. I had collars in every color and every design. From fancy to every day. I combed eBay *daily* looking for the next new collar. Eventually, my collar collection swelled to over 100! Well, our dogs don’t wear martingales every day – only for walks or special occasions. So, most of the time those 100 collars sat in a drawer. Eventually I quite buying them and ended up donating a lot to an adoption group. Now a collar has to be special for me to buy it. And I mean really, really special. So when I learned 2 Hounds Design was releasing the 2009 Hope for Hounds collar, I knew it would be one that I ordered.

2 Hounds Design is one of my favorite collar sites. I’ve been buying collars from Alisha for years. Superb quality, excellent customer service and some of the most creative designs you’ll find anywhere. They take collars from mere function to art. The trim features brown and tan greyhounds frolicking on a gorgeous blue background with the words “Hope,” “Believe,” and “Love” scattered about in the same hue as the greyhounds.  You can choose the lining color you’d like, but I opted for blue so as not to distract attention from the stunning design of the custom -made trim.

Here’s a photo from 2 Hounds Design of the collar with the lining color I ordered…

The only thing better than the collar itself, is what it stands for. One community of dog lovers coming together to take a stand against a disease that has robbed us of too many precious greyhounds. Until April 1, $10 of every collar purchase and $4 of every key fob sold will go to support the important research being done at Ohio State University’s vet school and Greyhound Wellness Program. I can tell you first hand that the greyhound community is truly Blessed to have Dr.  Couto and the other doctors and staff at OSU fighting for our greys.

So please. Even if you already own 100 collars. Even if your dogs only wear a collar on special occasions. Please consider adding this limited edition, beautiful collar to your hound’s wardrobe. Greyhounds everywhere will thank you for it.

Click here to order your 2009 Hope For Hounds collar (and leash and key fob!)

Merchandise Quality: 5 paws (collar contruction is second to none)

Merchandise Originality: 5 paws (You won’t find this trim anywhere else and it won’t be available forever)

Speed of Shipping: 5 paws

Customer Service: 5 paws (The order was smooth and flawless)

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