the collars we bought are just gorgeous. so well crafted. we have a lot of animals and have been through a lot of collars. our barn dogs are HUGE and since they spend all of their time outside, they need collars that are durable. beyond that, they're still puppies and our young girl LOVES to drag her brother around by his collar, so i knew i was looking for something that could take rough housing. i also wanted it to look nice and be comfortable for the dogs to wear 24/7. the collars i bought from old country leather excede my expectations. the leather is beautiful and the padded leather underneath seems very comfortable. we had visitors to the farm the other day for the first time since getting the new collars and they brought up how beautiful the collars were. that's when i decided to write a review.