A non-choking collar that encompasses an animal's shoulders, thereby
preventing neck, forechest, and airway injuries associated with many
animal restraints. The animal shoulder collar with separation controlled
hook-and-loop closure involves a length of material with opposing ends, a
pair of leg openings and a hook-and-loop closure with a D-ring through the
hook-and-loop that prevents separation of the hook and loop when used for
restraint. Utilization of the shoulder collar involves placing the
animal's front legs through the leg openings, and wrapping the opposing
ends of the collar around both sides of the animal without involving the
neck or forechest, and placing the opposing ends of the collar on top of
the animal's shoulders where the hook fastener is placed on top of the
loop fastener that is attached to a D-ring tab with a D-ring, such that
the D-ring tab and the D-ring are protruding through an opening in the
hook fastener. When attached to a leash, the D-ring through the
hook-and-loop fastener prevents unwanted separation of the hook-and-loop
fastener. When a leash is not attached to the D-ring, the hook-and-loop
fastener will pull apart easily for quick removal by the owner or as a
safety feature. The non-choking separation controlled shoulder collar is
exceptionally easy to install and remove and is suitable for restraining
all four-legged animals. An alternative human related use of the
separation controlled hook-and-loop closure includes a fail safe hook and
loop closure that will not pull apart unexpectedly when attached to an
external restraint tether for use with exercise, or medical therapy
equipment, or other devices that require a tether.
