I think that dog collars and leads have to be one of my favorite dog accessories. After the chihuahua clothes and the fancy dog bling, my chihuahuas wear their dog collars all the time, and I walk them using their matching dog leads every day! When you’re out walking your dog, you’re on display for the world, and so having fashionable dog leashes for showing off your gorgeous little chihuahua is a must as far as I’m concerned!

I’ve been paying attention to a lot of the dog leads and collars I see people using with their chihuahuas and their other little toy breeds, and it seems that after the majority of boring and bland dog leads and collars, it is chihuahuas with their designer dog collars and their fancy chihuahua leads that are ahead of the rest of the dog work in terms of style.

So many people are out, walking around these gorgeous dogs that are groomed and have these amazing coats of fur because they’re fed the premium brands of dog food, and the whole thing. Many of them even wear chihuahua clothes and other dog apparel for the larger breeds! But very, very few people have the bling collars for their dog like I see on chihuahuas with their stylish chihuahua collars. And I also don’t see many fashion dog leads that match with the collars, right now.

And it’s such a shame, I say! Here they are, these gorgeous dogs with these beautiful small dog clothes, but their owner hasn’t taking the time to find the right matching dog leads and collars to go with their outfits! Small dog collars and short dog leads for these chihuahuas and yorkies and maltese dogs that are perfect for getting your canine fashion bonanza on are everywhere today, especially in the online chihuahua boutiques. All you have to do is hop onto your computer, click over to the Chihuahua Shop, et voila!–you’ve got your veritable pick of the little when it comes to custom dog collars, chihuahua collars, and collars and leads for small dogs, all of which can be found in a chihuahua or toy dog fashion of your choice. Really, the selection is very impressive today!

You can even find long dog leads that have some style to them, if you’re into those Flexileash leashes–or as I like to call them: the “fishing line” leashes for chihuahuas! haha! So head over to the Chihuahua Shop and browse their dog collars and leads yourself to get an idea of what’s out there. They carry some of the very best chihuahua clothes I’ve ever seen, and their selection of these dog leads and collars is extensive. So go check them out here:

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I think studded dog collars are pretty freaking cool, and that’s why I’ve been working so hard to bring a few of these dog collars with studs to the Shop this week. Spiked dog collars are in the same category, really, and I see them most often around the necks of the biker dogs and the doggies perched on the front handlebars of motorcycles all the time! These punk dog collars are a definite throwback to the 80’s and that bad-ass, metal scene, and with studded small dog collars, you get to take a walk on the wild side of dog collars.

Chihuahua collars usually lean more in the category of glam and luxury, studded with crystals and very often pink in color. But these studded dog collars are much more often black leather collars with the metal studs embedded into the collar band. It is possible to find cool dog collars with studs of another, more playful color, like a light blue or a soft pink, but the studded doggie collars usually have that more classic biker look of the black leather band with the chrome metal studs.

Crystal Studded Dog Collars!

You can even find crystal studded puppy collars for your younger dogs, today. These are just your standard studded dog collars, only a bit smaller so that they fit around your puppy’s smaller neck. You can even find spiked collars for dogs that are really small, like chihuahuas, or that are puppies, as well!

But these studded collars for dogs inject that extra bit of attitude into your dog’s appearance and make her look like a bad ass chihuahua! Studded chihuahua collars are starting to appear more and more around where I live, on around the necks of little dogs; and it’s no secret why: little chihuahuas look super cute when they’re sporting a stylish dog collar that has studs or spikes on it!

Studded Dog Collars Can Be Found Here:

So if you’re looking for chihuahua collars or for a stylish studded dog collar to give your dog a little attitude, make sure you check out the Chihuahua Shop! The studded dog collars the Shop is carrying right now are totally adorable! Speak to you soon, -Mikey!

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It’s been a lot of fun watching people who’ve been buying the new cool dog collars from the Chihuahua Shop, trying out their new stylish dog collar on their little dog and walking around the little city plaza here where I live. The Chihuahua Shop carries a number of super cool dog collars, to go along with the small dog clothing we specialize in for chihuahuas and other little dogs, and it’s an online store, but the locals here get restless sometimes. They know me and they know that I run the Chihuahua Shop, and so sometimes my dog lover neighbors show up at my door with a burning need to buy a new collar for their dog right now.

I can’t always accommodate them because the dog clothes and the custom dog collars ship from elsewhere! But I usually have a few spares of most of our chihuahua clothes and the new and very cool dog collars that we just got in, and so it is sometimes possible for me to help out my small dog owning fanatic neighbors, who would probably kill to get their hands on the latest designer dog collar for their chihuahua!

An Obsession With Cool Dog Collars

Some of the people in this chihuahua town are flat-out obsessed with cool dog collars and they buy every kind of cool dog collar, along with the personalized puppy collars and the flashy pink dog collars, that they can get their hands on.

They tell me that small dog collars “are the gateway to chihuahua fashion stardom” for their little dogs. And while I ponder their words for a half-second before wondering if they’re insane, I tell them about the latest cool dog collars that are being released soon and that the Chihuahua Shop is getting in and I sit back and watch them salivate like a hungry dog getting a bone. Yes, some of my neighbors are fashion freak shows, God bless them!

I guess for some people, chihuahua collars, and really all collars for small dogs, are something truly special: they’re a dog accessory you get to express your inner fashionista (and your dog’s inner fashionista) through a bling-tacular, flashy, glamorous piece of jewelry that is subtle, but sublime. You can tell I’m channelling my fashion-minded neighbors right now!

Cool Dog Collars: Find Them at The Chihuahua Shop…

But in all seriousness, I do understand their passion for beautiful chihuahua collars and the new collars we have at the Chihuahua Shop right now for little dogs. So, if you’re looking for cool dog collars for your toy breed dog, be sure to click over there at check them out! -Mikey

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Puppy Collars: Where To Find The Perfect Collar That Expresses Your Puppy’s Unique Personality

Puppy collars are the most important piece of jewelry you can buy your dog: she will be wearing it for most of her life.

The good news is that these collars for puppies come in a variety of styles and, no matter what your taste, it’s fairly easy to find a collar for your little dog that you love.

After a lot of searching, checking, and shopping, I’ve found that different online dog stores have different strengths. What I mean by that is that certain online dog stores will sell a particular type of puppy collar that are better than most of the other stores out there, but then another store does a better job/has a better selection of another type of puppy collar.

In my opinion, these are the four best puppy collar boutiques:

Dog Collar Boutique
The Chihuahua Shop
Posh Puppy Boutique
G.W. Little

So if you’re now wondering “well, ok: from these four shops, where can I find the the best type of X dog collar?”

I’ve listed the answers (my opinion), below:

Designer puppy collars emphasize glamour and glitz, typically incorporating a lot of crystals or charms into the band and packing a ton of style. Perfect for the fashion-minded puppy owner with money to blow; these are more expensive than most other dog collars.
Best place to find them: the Dog Collar Boutique.

Personalized puppy collars allow you to customize the look of your little dog’s collar: printing your pet’s name on the band in Diamante crystal letters or having the leather band engraved, or personalizing the collar in a number of other ways are common practice with these collars that allow for customization. Great for dog lovers wanting to add that personal touch to their puppy’s most treasured possession.
Best place to find them: The Chihuahua Shop

Legally Blonde puppy collars let you dress your pup up just like Bruiser from this classic play/movie! If you’re a fan of the movie and you love pink, you’ll probably love these.
Best place to find them: The Chihuahua Shop

Boy dog collars emphasize the masculine qualities of your puppy with spikes, studs, and wide leather bands. Perfect for the budding beast!
Best place to find them: the Dog Collar Boutique

Pink puppy collars emphasize the soft and sweet in your little pet puppy, bringing out those beautiful feminine qualities. Ideal for cute girl dogs with owners who either love pink or who are comfortable in their masculinity and can appreciate the pink aesthetic… ahemm.
Best place to find them: The Chihuahua Shop

Cheap puppy collars get the job done at minimal cost. These are great for when you just need a simple collar for your puppy and you don’t want to spend a lot of bones.
Best place to find them: the Dog Collar Boutique

Crystal puppy collars bring the bling and inject your puppy with a heavy dose of glamour. Often studded with Swarovski or some other type of crystal, these are gorgeous dog collars for the pet owner who can afford them, as they do cost more than your average pup collar.
Best place to find them: the Dog Collar Boutique

Leather puppy collars bring that classic dog look and feel to your puppy. Classic, durable, and very often very stylish, these are perfect for the new puppy owner looking for a good all-around collar for her little dog.
Best place to find them: The Chihuahua Shop

Puppy collars: also for the smaller dog breeds

Puppy collars are perfect for the smaller dog breeds like chihuahuas, yorkies, pugs, and the other cute little dog breeds running around out there. These dogs are essentially perpetual puppies, remaining small for life, and so puppy collars are idea for them, as well. For the toy breed dog owners out there, I heartily recommend checking out the places I’ve listed above, as well as the being sure to check out The Posh Puppy Boutique–they have some very cool collar designs that just didn’t quite fit in to the categories I mentioned above–as well as G.W. Little, for the same reason!

I hope you find this roundup/comparison of puppy collars useful! I’ll speak to you again soon. -Mikey

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I’ve been looking at these trendy dog collars at the Chihuahua Clothes Shop lately, and I have to admit: I’m impressed. Normally, I’m not really big on flashy, frilly-laced jewelry for my dog. In fact, up until just a few years ago, I thought the whole notion of chihuahua clothing was a complete joke. I thought it was ridiculous, dressing dogs in little outfits made by us. Well I got two small dogs of my own–two chihuahuas–and that all changed in a hurry! It wasn’t even two weeks before my little doggies were running around in their K-9 haute couture chihuahua fashion outfits and their other adorable dog clothes for chihuahuas. A few weeks later, I had to splurge on personalized dog collars for them and complete the look for them, for all-out chihuahua effect. It was a little overboard for me, but the chihuahuas certainly looked the part!

Fashionable dog collars have always been a favorite dog accessory of mine. They way I see it, your dog’s collar is her most important piece of fashion. She wears it all the time, it holds her license and ID tags, and it’s like her jewelry. I’ve notice my little dogs get quite attached to their chihuahua collars: when I remove them, they lean forward and sniff it and look up at me and then at the collar, expectantly, just wanting and waiting for me to put it back on around their neck.

So I’ve been working on finding the best rhinestone collars in the online dog boutiques lately. I’ve seen some great lather strap dog collars that do the customizable crystal print letters like we do here at the Chihuahua Shop, but for the most part, I like what we have a lot more than the other styles I’m seeing out in most other stores.

view Polka Dot Dog Collars at the Chihuahua Shop

I’ve always been a fan of those polka dot collars you can find at the local pet stores, that you can find in the section with all the nylon dog collars. I usually go with nylon for my foster dogs, simply because it’s a bit cheaper (and when you foster as many rescues as I do, that becomes an issue, let me tell you!) But when you got to step it up a little and you want to move into more of the designer dog collars for your chihuahua, then you’re almost always going to be dealing with trendy dog collars that have leather straps.

The leather dog collars tend to last longer than the nylon ones, and this isn’t probably going to be your biggest concern when you’re a chihuahua owner because even when they roughhouse, they’re not exactly bringing down the house with the amount of damage they can do to the house or to their chihuahua clothing, but if you’ve got a pug or a dachshund or a bit bigger dog than a chihuahua, you’ll appreciate the leather straps on their collars.

In addition to the collars, you can find designer dog leads and chihuahua harnesses that match in style and are usually sold together, which is perfect if you’re the fashion-tastic type who loves having things coordinated with your chihuahua accessories and dog apparel!

But to wrap this up, I have to say that right now, I’m most excited about the new Wizard of Oz Swarovski dog collars (pictured at the top of this article) that the Chihuahua Clothes Store just brought in! Even the whole story of how these trendy dog collars came to be is interesting, and I recommend you go check them out and see them for yourself and learn about them, here; they’re pretty freaking cool. So check those dog collars out, check out the Chihuahua Shop, and I’ll be back again very soon. -Mikey

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Small dog apparel: it lets you dress up your dog in cute designer dog clothes, it’s fun, it helps your chihuahua stay warm on cool nights by wrapping her in a layer of chihuahua clothes, and it makes stalkers out of perfect strangers at the grocery store.

Let me explain.

As a pet fashion enthusiast, I collect a lot of pet apparel for my little chihuahuas. Sometimes it’s a cute dog fashion coat from the Chihuahua Shop here; other times, it’s something from the luxury dog clothes for small dogs line of another online boutique. But either way, when my chihuahuas leave the house, they are well dressed!!

Well when I leave the house with my dogs, they’re usually dressed up in some of their best dog clothing. And, as it happens, when I go grocery shopping, I like to sneak my chihuahua Namaste into the store with me, to do a little spontaneous and covert K-9 grocery shopping! I usually slip her into my backpack after we step out of the car and we’re walking through the parking lot to get to the store, walk in, and then place her in that little top shelf of the buggy cart, on top of the backpack and using it as a pillow while I wheel her around and do my thing, usually without any store employees noticing (important).

So yesterday, we’re walking through the parking lot, she has her adorable chihuahua clothes on, and as I pick her up to put her in the backpack so I can sneak her in past through the door guard person here at the local “Mega” here in Puerto Vallarta, down here in Mexico, this rather large woman in pink sweat pants and a huge leopard-print visor comes charging from around this parked minivan and starts gushing about how cute Namaste is and how she has small dogs of her own, and how she loves to dress them up in yorkie clothes, and this and that and the entire kitchen sink of a conversation! I couldn’t get a word in as she walked beside me and I stuck Namaste into my backpack.

“Are you going to sneak her in?!” she announced to the entire neighborhood in her screechy voice. “I hope so,” I smiled back, now nearing the door and about to walk through. She had this look of excitement like she was going to explode or something: what is it about the mixture of chihuahuas and pet clothes that makes people loose it like this? I could see if she had never seen puppy clothes on a little dog before, but this is a person who lives with yorkies, who dresses them up in their dog coats and dog sweaters frequently, I presume. So what’s the deal with her squeal? Lol, I have to have fun with it: I’m only joking because this woman was super over the top with her adoration for Namaste and the small dog apparel she was wearing.

Anyways, I get into the store and I’m shopping around, the woman has left do to her shopping, and the usual mixture of kids and assorted other shoppers are noticing and coming up to pet the fashionable and increasingly famous chihuahua, Namaste. I’m walking through the pet supplies isle, looking to see what they have in the way of small dog collars and if they have any pet couture collars like the last grocery store I visited did (I couldn’t believe it!), when the woman sees me again and start billowing out about how cute she looks atop my grocery cart. This is not good. Now everybody is looking and staring, including the store staff.

I quicken my pace and give this jovial woman another quick smile and a knod, trying to break away, but she seems to keep following me around the store from isle to isle! She goes on and on, talking about the beds for smaller dogs and the pet furniture she found at the dog store the other day, and how she likes to use small dog harnesses on her yorkies instead of a leash. She starts talking about her shopper’s appetite for petite dog clothes–something I can relate to–so I stop my shopping for a minute to talk with her about chihuahua clothes and the Chihuahua Shop I run here, and as it turns out, she’s actually a cool person who takes good care of her dogs.

Unfortunately, it’s at this point when I spot the grocery store floor manager over the shoulder of my new, round, pink, small dog fashion enthusiast friend, and he’s walking toward us, and he doesn’t look very happy. It turns out that bringing your little dog into the store, even when she stays inside the little seat in the push cart and no matter how cute she looks in clothes for little dogs, is in violation of store policy, and I would have to take her out. And so I did …after a series of zig-zags through a few isles and a quick stop through the checkout line

Perhaps that’s one of the better parts of shopping for small dog apparel online: you don’t have to deal with “store policy” like this and you can have your chihuahua right there with you, browsing through the small dog clothing to your heart’s content. If you’re looking for clothes for your small dog, check them out at the Chihuahua Store, and I’ll speak to you again really soon, probably with another weird story involving sneaking my chihuahuas into places where you’re not supposed to have them! -Mikey

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