Paco Collars

Home of high quality, handmade, custom leather dog collars since 2002. http://www.pacocollars.com Want to know who works behind the scenes? Meet the Crew!
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12/30/2024

Say goodbye to some of your favorite designs...
.. but just for a moment!

Our head decorator needs to take unexpected family leave for a month just as we're having to buckle down and prepare for Westminster in February. We brainstormed about the best way to maintain uninterrupted service during this time and realized the easiest thing to do would be to make certain designs unavailable for 2-3 months.

Many of these designs represent our most time consuming ones, others are ones maybe only one decorator knows how to do, and some are ones that are rarely ordered.

These designs will still be available to order until January 3 (next Friday).

After that, they will disappear from the website for 2-3 months*

That means, if you were wanting to order one of these designs between now and March 2025, you should probably do it in the next few days.

Hoshi�https://pacocollars.com/?s=hoshi&post_type=product

Helix�https://pacocollars.com/?s=helix&post_type=product

Scorpion�https://pacocollars.com/?s=scorpion&post_type=product

Kinetic�https://pacocollars.com/?s=Kinetic&post_type=product

Birdie�https://pacocollars.com/?s=Birdie&post_type=product

Glow�https://pacocollars.com/?s=Glow&post_type=product

Electron�https://pacocollars.com/?s=Electron&post_type=product

Luka/Niz�https://pacocollars.com/?s=Luka&post_type=product

Muggy�https://pacocollars.com/?s=Muggy&post_type=product

Aurora�https://pacocollars.com/?s=Aurora&post_type=product

Junebug�https://pacocollars.com/?s=Junebug&post_type=product

Breeze�https://pacocollars.com/product/breeze/

Hustle�https://pacocollars.com/?s=Hustle&post_type=product

Ricochet�https://pacocollars.com/?s=Ricochet&post_type=product

Dude�https://pacocollars.com/product/dude-collar/

Bolt�https://pacocollars.com/?s=Bolt&post_type=product

Canyon�https://pacocollars.com/?s=Canyon&post_type=product

Nigel�https://pacocollars.com/?s=Nigel&post_type=product

* This affects custom "to-make" collars only. You might still see these designs available in our Off the Rack section as those collars are already constructed and ready to ship. You will also see lots of these designs at Westminster!

As always, if you have any questions, just email us [email protected]

12/21/2024

It’s not too late to get a Gift Certificate! Online orders are emailed instantly, or if you come to the shop before 6 today we can send you home with a cute card.

Custom products > gifts > gift certificates

https://pacocollars.com/product/gift-certificate/

Give the gift of choice 😉

12/19/2024

Our favorite kind of collar-match happened tonight… this family adopted this dog from the shelter, and then came directly to us on their way home. She doesn’t even have an official name yet (though they’re trying on “Aliyah”) but we found the perfect fit on the shelf to match her chill, demure personality.

Also shout out to our little friend in yellow (second slide) who scoured petfinder and found this gem. She scored a great home, ya’ll scored a great dog, and we feel honored to help mark this milestone.

We like to say, when adding a new dog to the home, it’s not official til they have a Paco 😉

She is wearing a Royal Willow in chocolate/brass/fall palette.

12/11/2024

Our Off the Rack sale is live!!! 🎉🎉🎉 all Off the Rack items are automatically 20% off through the website, store, or at our booth in Orlando.

These items ship by next week and will arrive in time for Christmas, so if you need a last minute gift, we got you covered 😉

12/02/2024

Notes from the founder… big changes coming

Today is Cyber Monday, the day thousands of companies will try and grab your attention and lure your hard earned dollars from you. We're not gonna do that. A) we just had a sale on custom-made collars and b) we're about to have an Off the Rack sale next week.

I wanted to write today to share news and some thoughts.

The first really big piece of news is that Paco Collars will be relocating to Tennessee in 2025 (exact date tba as it depends on the construction of our new studio). It's odd timing in a way as it feels like we *just* moved back to our Berkeley storefront, which we love.

My spouse and I moved to Middle Tennessee earlier this summer (Murfreesboro, to be exact). It has always been our "retirement plan" as my spouse, Rath, has a long history here, we both love the area, and we have a large community here. Several factors came into play at once a little over a year ago (mostly economic, no surprise) that made it clear that there was no sense putting off the inevitable.

Moving the business to Tennessee has a lot of pluses. The cost of doing business here is much lower, allowing us to pass that profit directly to all of us workers. Although we are not an official co-op, we operate similarly to one in that we all get paid relatively the same, there is no billionaire on top. We love what we do, but if we could also make enough to save for retirement, that would be amazing.

Moving east also means that we'll be able to travel to more shows, as we'll be centrally located. Shows make up a huge portion of our sales, and not vending during Covid was a huge setback. Those of you who have shopped with us in person know that we are expert dog stylists, and we want to offer that service to more people. Shopping online is convenient, but it doesn't compare to putting different designs and colors on your dog and seeing that moment when the perfect collar hits and your dog just glows with pride. (For those of you who can shop for pants online, I'm jealous, but for me I need to see how my butt looks in person before I can make the purchase... same thing here lol).

We are currently building a shop in Tennessee, and the plan is to move the business once the shop is complete. Right now the target date is Spring 2025, but I think we all know construction timelines and aspirations don't always line up... we'll keep you posted.

Some of the California Paco crew will be staying on and working remotely, similarly to how we've been working remotely from Tennessee the past few months. We considered trying to keep the storefront in Berkeley even after the production move, but it doesn't make sense financially (unless you wanna take it over and we can start a franchise?).

Overall we are very excited for the move. We are excited to be closer to our east coast customers, excited to go to more shows, excited to offer jobs to our community here.

It's also bittersweet. I'm a lifelong Californian (feel free to make fun of me here) and choosing to leave a place where I have roots and genuinely love is hard. We have such dedicated customers in California, and the storefront feels like such a fixture and a blessing that it's almost impossible to imagine giving it up. But life is about change...

When I started Paco Collars 22 years ago, I had no idea what the future would look like. I was only wanting to make my dog, Paco, a well made leather collar that wasn't covered in spikes (he was a pit bull and I didn't want to give people another reason to be scared of him). My mentor, who had taught us to make leather leashes for our dog training clients, said to me, "you know how to work with leather now, why don't you make him one?" And just like that, Paco Collars was born.

Back then, in 2002, people thought the idea of a custom dog collar company was absurd. But now, the culture around dogs has shifted. We love our dogs, and we want people to see how much we love our dogs. A nice collar can seem like such a trivial thing to some, but it truly makes a profound difference.

Just yesterday a friend shared that people in her small town are no longer scared of her very large mixed breed dog since she started wearing a Paco Collar. "It's wild... I think people just thought she was a raggedy yard dog and they would go out of their way to avoid her, which was sad because Zella just pines for human attention. Now people go out of their way to come up to her and give her love. And they're nicer to me because they can tell she's well taken care of because she's wearing a nice collar."

To me it's amazing that the exact same principle the company was founded on 22 years ago is still relevant today. Back then it was just me in a dark warehouse in West Oakland, and today we are a whole team. Back then I would have to sell one collar in order to afford the parts for the next 3, now we can afford to order half a dozen hides at once. Back then, it was so exciting to get invited to vend at our first event (our entire sales display fit on a card table, btw) and now... (get ready for our other big news/reward for reading this far)...

We're going to Westminster!

Which has been a dream/goal/aspiration/fantasy for as long as the company has existed. We will share more about this later. So yeah, 2025 is gonna be a big year for us.

Thank you for making it this far through this long and rambling update. I wanted to leave y'all with some final musings about today and the shift into the holiday shopping season...

- your dollars are more powerful than you think

- where you choose to spend money can make a big impact

- when you choose to buy from a small business, more percentage of every dollar goes directly to the people who work there, versus when you buy from a large corporation (where it goes to the shareholders)

- knowing that, thoughtful purchases from companies whose products you believe in and values you align with can make a huge difference

- shopping locally keeps dollars in your community

I'm not just saying this because I want you to buy Paco Collars (though I hope you will), but because giving thought to where your money goes is important and falls under supporting each other/community care. We are all guilty of choosing convenience and buying from big corporations (raises hand), but even making the small vow to buy one gift from a small business for every one you get from Amazon can make a huge impact.

We, literally, would not be the company we are today if thousands of customers had not made the choice to support a small business versus buying something from a big chain, and we appreciate that so, so much. With all the big changes on the horizon we look forward to the thing that has never changed for us: making a manifestation of the love you have for your dog, in the form of a collar.

-- ana poe
Paco Collars founder
they/them

11/23/2024

This is what we love to see! Look at that relationship… and all that matching Paco Collars gear ❤️

And this is why we love vending at dog sport events. We strive to make a physical manifestation of the love and owner has for their dog, and we never get tired of seeing that love in action ❤️

11/15/2024

We got so many holiday orders that we had to pull in extra help. Fortunately, Zoe works for kibble so it won’t break the bank 😂 photo:

11/08/2024

✨Holiday Sale (part one*) is LIVE!✨

20% OFF Custom products from Nov 7-13.

It’s the LOWEST price on custom collars in YEARS.

Why? Because we need y’all to get your holiday orders in *now* so we have time to make them. Next week you will have to pay Holiday RUSH fees on top of full price if you need something custom made so, please, take advantage of us now 😉

* Part 2 of the sale with be on Off the Rack products (ones we have already made and are in-stock) and in a few weeks… definitely a gamble!

** sale excludes tags, vnecks, and gift certificates**

10/25/2024

Chapulín 🦗 is growing up! 11 months old and has been to 15 states now! We’re currently in Springfield MO at the NADD National Championship (just vending… he’s only dock dived by accident 😝).

10/22/2024

About to unleash (pun intended) our new display at NADD. Plus we also brought ALL OF OUR TOOLS and ALL OF OUR STONES so we can do any repair onsite, in addition to stone changes. Show begins tomorrow at the Ozark Empire Fairgrounds in Springfield, MO.

Tell your friends!

10/15/2024

✨Upcoming shows✨

Oct 24-26
North America Diving Dogs
National Championship
Ozark Empire Fairgrounds
Springfield, MO

Nov 6-10
USDAA Cynosport
Kino Sports Complex
Tucson, AZ

Nov 20-24
UKI US Open
Jacksonville Equestrian Center
Jacksonville, FL

Dec 12-15
AKC Royal Canin
Orange County Convention Center
Orlando, FL

Come visit us and walk away with the collar of your dreams! ✨

10/02/2024

Are you ready for flyball?!? We’ll be at CaAm next week with all the best ballers in the continent. Come join us Oct 11-13 at the Indiana State Fairgrounds, watch dogs run their hearts out, and shop for the perfect Paco Collar (or lasso!) to take home.

Also, if you have a repair you want us to tackle at the show, now is the time to email so we bring the right parts. Send your request plus photo of the collar to [email protected] and we’ll make it happen.

09/24/2024

There’s something that happens when you put on a Paco Collar… all of a sudden you turn into a beautiful butterfly.
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Send us a pic of your dog’s metamorphosis and we’ll post it!
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Beautiful Lucy courtesy of

09/23/2024

Pop Tart and Chapulín had a wonderful friend-cation while their humans worked a trade show in Paso Robles. If anyone is looking for a rad, dog friendly Airbnb in Paso Robles, we’re happy to pass along a rec!

09/20/2024

Jump! At the chance to see us in Paso Robles at the UKI West Coast open. We are here at the Paso Robles Horse Park through Sunday. The event is free, open to the public, and you won’t see a wider selection of our goods anywhere as it’s our first show of the season. So come, find your dream collar before anybody else gets the chance.

08/20/2024

Need to re-vamp your dog’s wardrobe? Then shop our Back to School Sale! 🎉🎓🎉

Starting now til August 25th, enjoy 10% off Custom orders or 20% Off the Rack.

No coupon code necessary, savings are automatically reflected on the website! You can also order in-person, by phone, or shoot us an email [email protected]

Sale excludes tags, vnecks, and gift certificates

Also if you want the further your own education and learn what looks best on your dog, check out our recent Reels about how to select the color combo that looks best on your pet.

06/24/2024

The original Jojo! We mostly name our collars after the dogs that inspired them (even when the names are hard to pronounce… looking at you, Ruadh).

This photo was taken back in 2004 and was featured in our original catalog, which was an epic 48 page hard bound book (so almost a novel lol). We’ve come a long way but just goes to show how timeless our designs are ❤️

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Berkeley, CA
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http://www.pacocollars.com/

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We just got our order of hoodies in! 🎉🎉🎉 The stock on the website has been updated and these can arrive before Xmas if you order today. If you need a special size or want one in a specific color, email us and we can put together an order that will go in after the holidays [email protected] Also shoutout to @panector for getting this to us so fast and doing such excellent printing work! They look amazing ❤️ #pacocollars #handmade #lifetimeguarantee #customdogcollar #customdogcollars #leatherwork #dogcollar #dogcollars #hoodie #customhoodie

Chapulín and Pot Tart want remind you Off the Rack collars are 20% off from now til Dec 15, online, in-store, by phone, and at our booth in Orlando. Collars will ship by Dec 17 so you’ll have them in plenty of time for the holidays. It’s first come first serve. Lots of collars have already found good homes but there are lots of winners still left. Head over to the website (link in bio) and see if the collar for you is still available! #pacocollars #handmade #lifetimeguarantee #customdogcollar #customdogcollars #leatherwork #dogcollar #dogcollars

Update about your holiday order… it’s coming! Everything ordered Nov 14 or before will arrive in time for Christmas. We’re doing things out of order from how we normally do them so that our various elves can help. This means orders are not being marked in the back end as moving past “build”, and you will not see an update on your order until it hits the “ship” stage. All of our holiday orders have been cut, prepped, and are in the process of being decorated, so don’t worry, your order will be done, you just aren’t getting the normal email updates about it. Also shout out to all of our friends who jumped in to help this year. Y’all rock 🤘🏽 and we are flying through orders. #pacocollars #handmade #lifetimeguarantee #customdogcollar #customdogcollars #leatherwork #dogcollar #dogcollars

What kind of dog is that?!? Answer: it’s Grover, the chillest cat in town 🐈 Watch him make himself right at home at the dog agility event 😸 Even Chapulín liked him ❤️ #pacocollars #handmade #lifetimeguarantee #customdogcollar #customdogcollars #leatherwork #dogcollar #dogcollars #agility#dogagility #cat #coolcats #catsofinstagram #orangecat #orangetabby #orangecatsofinstagram #orangecatsrule

No filter needed, @winniethewigglypup is just that cute 😍🥰🥹 She’s rocking an Extra Piper in chocolate and silver with Galaxy colored rhinestones 🪐 We’re at the UKI US Open in Jacksonville, Florida, until Sunday if you want to swing by and let us help you pick out the perfect Paco Collar! #pacocollars #handmade #lifetimeguarantee #customdogcollar #customdogcollars #leatherwork #dogcollar #dogcollars #agility #dogagility #dogsports #sportsdog #agilitydog #australianshepherd #australianshepherdsofinstagram

Happy birthday, Chapulín! 🦗 We made him a special collar in honor of turning one year old. It’s Quetzalcoatl, the feathered serpent god. He is the love of our life, a top notch cuddler, will hike for miles, fantastic travel buddy, and gets more handsome every day. Thank you for trusting us with him @xolos_del_nahual #pacocollars #handmade #lifetimeguarantee #customdogcollar #customdogcollars #leatherwork #dogcollar #dogcollars #xolo #xoloitzcuintli #xoloitzcuintle #xolosofinstagram #chapulín

Chapulín ran into his sister, Coyota, today! They totally recognized each other ❤️ Xolos come in both coated and hairless, that’s why they look so different. Coyota is a star agility dog in training. Chapulín… has taken one agility lesson 🤣 @xolos_del_nahual #pacocollars #handmade #lifetimeguarantee #customdogcollar #customdogcollars #leatherwork #dogcollar #dogcollars #xolo #xoloitzcuintli #xoloitzcuintle #xolosofinstagram #chapulín #agility #dogagility #dogsports #sportsdog #agilitydog

We all need a distraction, so start dreaming of the collar you’re gonna order Thursday! We’re offering the LOWEST price on custom Paco in YEARS🎉 It’s Part One of our holiday sale, because, amidst everything going on, we need you to get your custom orders in now so we have time to make them before the holidays. All the details will drop Thursday ✨ #pacocollars #handmade #lifetimeguarantee #customdogcollar #customdogcollars #leatherwork #dogcollar #dogcollars

Chapulín 🦗 expressing how we all feel inside, especially this week. No matter where you stand (or don’t stand) politically, everyone is holding their breath, so maybe follow his lead and just yell for a bit… you’ll feel better, promise 😉 No puppies were harmed in the making of this video. This is Chapulín’s signature “sad song” that he breaks into when he has a “big need”. In this case, he was still a baby puppy, tired, and too far away from one parent. He’s also been known to do it when he needs to poop 💩 or when his wiener accidentally got stuck out. He really is a perfect little weirdo alien baby 😂 #pacocollars #handmade #lifetimeguarantee #customdogcollar #customdogcollars #leatherwork #dogcollar #dogcollars #xolo #xoloitzcuintli #xoloitzcuintle #xolosofinstagram #chapulín #chapulin

✨Piper with Ruadh border in Galaxy colors✨ Do you like it? Not yet available on the website so you have to email [email protected] Made these babies just in time for Cynosport next week! #pacocollars #handmade #lifetimeguarantee #customdogcollar #customdogcollars #leatherwork #dogcollar #dogcollars #agility #dogagility #dogsports #sportsdog #agilitydog #cynosport

We are set up at NADD in Springfield, MO at the Ozark Empire Fairgrounds. Any custom orders made at the show come with Free Shipping, so come try things on and design your dream collar ❤️ #pacocollars #handmade #lifetimeguarantee #customdogcollar #customdogcollars #leatherwork #dogcollar #dogcollars #dockdiving #dockdogs #divingdogs #nadd

It’s CanAm! If you’ve never watched flyball, it’s basically one giant party with lots of dogs. You will probably lose your voice and you will definitely have fun. We are here at the Fall Creek Pavilion at the Indiana State Fairgrounds through Sunday so come on by and let us pick out the perfect collar for your dog 🐶 #pacocollars #handmade #lifetimeguarantee #customdogcollar #customdogcollars #leatherwork #dogcollar #dogcollars #flyball #flyballdogs #sportdogs #dogsports #northamerica #canam