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This is probably going to be the last update of the year, so I’ll make it a good one!

We recently received a custom order for a Dobermann that’s being Schutzhund trained. They wanted an agitation harness for doing bite work. Yet again Dave came up with the goods and crafted this beautiful piece. Here it is being given a workout by Furia from MonElite Dobermanns before it was posted to the customer.

And a gratuitous fang shot!

Despite her position of “oldest dog in the house”, Princess Angel was last to get a collar and lead of her own. I think it was worth the wait though. She’ll now be sporting this gorgeous regular Asteroid Belt training collar in silver and burgundy with pink Swarovski crystals and a matching narrow 3ft lead.

Agility superstar Flow is turning one next week so her owner ordered her a very special collar to mark the occasion. It’s a regular Lone Ranger in black and silver with pink Swarovskis and a nameplate. Doesn’t it look amazing?

Some new leash designs have just been added to the website. A traffic lead, a mini lead for small dogs and the standard leash is now available with a Kimberley knot as well as the original Trinity knot [available in matching too].

I’ve added some new photos and testimonials to our Facebook page. There’s nothing quite like that warm fuzzy feeling you get from an email from a happy customer.

And lastly, the cut-off for Christmas orders was Fri 11 Nov 2011. Since I was a bit late getting this blog post published we’ll try and accommodate people if they get their orders in by 18 Nov. Gift vouchers can be ordered at any time and are sent by email so postal times aren’t an issue.

Lots of new and exciting things have been added to the website. I sometimes forget that not everyone is on our Facebook page so here’s all the news if you missed it!

We had a request for a less girly version of The Sweetheart, so we came up with The Braveheart! It’s available as a wide flat collar and also as a wide training collar.

Our latest foster failure, Bruno, needed a collar that was as unique as he is. The Jolly Roger in chestnut and tarnished silver perfectly compliments his coat, which is blue fawn sable smut in case you were wondering! This design is available as a wide flat collar too.

You can now add some Swarovski crystals to your order [collars, leads, cuffs, etc.] by adding this bling item to your cart. A huge range of colours are available. Below is a Sweetheart training collar with some clear crystals and a Bubbler with fire opal crystals and a matching narrow leash.

Our all-in-one leash has been given a slight facelift. It now has a keeper so you can tighten it around your dog’s neck and won’t need to worry about him or her backing out of it.

The Paxy was devised for a Koolie that shuts down when she wears a chain collar but has such a slender neck that she can easily back out of flat collars. Her owner is delighted with her collar and sent us this lovely testimonial.

I often hear people refer to our products as “Staffy collars”. Not true, we cater to every breed, size and strength! Below are a regular Nightowl and a regular Lunatic with matching leads made for two miniature Schnauzers.

We had a special request for a coupler, so Dave created a two piece attachment that works with any of our leads. While I would never walk our dogs with one [for safety reasons], they’re great for dogs that walk nicely on a lead and have bombproof temperaments.

During our birthday promotion we had our first order for a Diddley Eye martingale, so before I sent it off the lovely Chopper strutted his stuff in it for the camera.

I’ve been waiting for ages to add the Asteroid Belt martingale to the site. It’s the collar I want Dave to make for Angel, but he never has time between orders. [Which is a good complaint I suppose!] Thankfully someone else ordered one, so before posting it tomorrow I got our dog training buddy, Maggie the German Shepherd, to pose in it. Such a pleasure to work with a well trained dog after the nightmare I had trying to work with the very easily distracted Bruno yesterday!!

Date for your diary… The Entertainment Quarter in Moore Park is holding it’s inaugural Pets Parlour on Sunday 11 September. Ruthless Leather and Ruthless Photos will both have stands there on the day. To mark the occasion we’re having the following promotions:

RL > Order and pay for a collar on the day [in person or online] and receive a complimentary 4ft standard leash worth $82.50 with your order. Bring your dog along if you want us to measure their neck for you.

RP > Book and pay for a photo session on the day [in person or by email, session to take place before the end of 2011] and receive a $100 voucher to put towards your print/product order.

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Wow, first leather update of the year and it’s March already! Slack!!

We had a busy couple of weekends with Woollahra Council’s Puppies in the Park on Sunday and Doggywood at Fair Day the previous Sunday. Thanks to everyone that came out to say hi. It was great to meet so many nice people and their dogs. We have such loyal followers and our website is one year old on 1 April so I’m trying to come up with a way to celebrate… watch this space!

Kim from My Staffy asked if we could make a custom order for her GORGEOUS boy, Buddy. She liked the Lone Ranger and the Rocknrolla, so we made a hybrid and called it the Lone Rocker! Pictured below is a regular version, but a wide version is also available.

We’ve had a number of inquiries about locking snaps, so we’ve sourced some and added them to the leashes section as an optional extra. They’re currently only available in brass and aged brass, but we’ll keep looking for a stainless steel option. [Chopper is wearing a regular training Nightowl in brown, brass and amber with a matching standard 4ft leash.]

We added Three-way leashes to the website towards the end of last year. Depending on the height of the user and the dog, it may also be used as a hands-free leash. It’s double-ended so it works with certain training harnesses too.

Dave made this cuff for his friend’s birthday recently. I love the simplicity of it. It needs a name before I can add it to the website. Any suggestions?

The boy often models customer orders for me so I can give them a sneak peek while they’re waiting for the postie to arrive. He’s such a good boy… sometimes!