A fox terrier stepping down from a car at dusk, wearing the Bridle Collar, a tan leather lead held above

Cut to the dog in front of us

A fitting house for companion animals. Oxford Street, Bulimba.

Why fit is not a detail

A collar carries load, and load has to go somewhere

Everything we make is load-bearing. Where that load sits on a dog is the difference between a piece of equipment and a problem, and it is the reason we measure rather than guess.

None of this is a reason to be frightened of a collar. It is the reason to have one that fits.

    The register

    Twenty-eight pieces. Every one made on order.

    The range does not change in March. Pieces are added when they are right and retired when they are beaten. Everything is cut in sizes I to VI unless noted, in five hides.

    The bench

    Made to measure · $50 deposit · ten days

    A dog between two sizes is the normal dog, not the rare one. The bench takes the tape, the hide and the hardware, and quotes before a knife touches anything. The deposit comes off the piece.

    Stitched to be opened again

    A saddle seam is two needles through awl-pricked holes, so it can be cut out and redone forever. Anything made on this bench comes back to this bench.

    A hand-stitched saddle seam and burnished edge

    Bring the dog

    Four minutes with a tape on Oxford Street. You cannot fit a harness from a photograph.

    A dog resting at home wearing the Bridle Collar