The Primal Collection
Our luxurious leather collar collection featuring Zande's exclusive primal designs
The Kells Fire Dragon Design
with sharkskin leather finish, orange nylon and blue buckskin lining
Zande's premier line of dog collars, the Primal Collection features ancient designs from around the world that are laser-engraved into the outer leather then hand dyed and assembled. Now you can showcase your dog's heritage with a one-of-a-kind, historic design. Each primal collar is custom-made to order. You choose the pattern, leather dye, nylon color and backing material from our available samples.
New primal designs are constantly being developed and added, so soon every breed can celebrate their origins with a exquisitely unique Zande exclusive design!
The Anastazi Pyramid Design
with Medium Bordeaux leather finish, red nylon and black buckskin lining
The Zande Primal Collection is available by custom order. Customers choose their desired collar style, Zande exclusive pattern, leather dye color, backing material and hardware finish. Pre-made models are also available in limited quantities as time permits. All of our Primal collars are made with high-grade leather, durable horse-grade hardware, American-made nylon and are completely made by hand. They are not just collars, they are durable works of art.
See our collar styles, exclusive designs and collar materials to choose from below
Price: $95 to $110 based on materials and size
Primal Collar Styles
Zande's Primal collection is designed to meet a variety of training needs. As such we feature three collar designs: The Martingale (our favorite!), the Classic Clip Collar and the Chain Martingale
The Primal Martingale Collar
Our favorite design- the limited slip, straight slide martingale features a smooth release action that allows a loose, comfortable fit for your dog and only tightens when it needs to, preventing them from slipping out of their collar and also aids in training.
Backing features super-soft buckskin or calfskin in a variety of colors give your dog an incredibly comfortable fit with no rough edges.
(antiqued calfskin pictured)
Nylon adjustor gives a 2" neck size adjustment
Your choice of hardware finish: nickel, gunmetal, copper, brass or iridescent
(brass pictured)
Your chosen Zande Primal Design is laser-engraved into the leather so it will not rub off or fade over time
American-made heavy-duty nylon that is soft and fade resistant in your choice of color.
Your choice of leather dye from a wide variety of colors (desert tan pictured)
Anastazi Triangle Step Design with desert tan leather finish, orange nylon, antiqued calfskin lining and brass hardware
The Primal Classic Clip Collar
A great option for those who prefer a quick clip release rather than pulling the collar off over their dog's head. The Primal Classic Clip Collar features all the top-quality components of the primal martingale collar but includes a high-quality gunmetal aluminum clip instead of a straight-slide martingale.
All Primal clip collars feature a high-quality gunmetal finished aluminum clip.
Anastazi Step Design in natural leather finish, pink nylon, pink buckskin lining and iridescent hardware
Nylon adjustor gives a 2" neck size adjustment
The Primal Chain Martingale Collar
Specifically designed for training applications where the noise of the chain aids as an audio cue to your dog. The Primal Chain Martingale features all the top-quality components of the primal collection but features a black martingale chain with no built-in adjustment. Because there is no adjustment. sizing is very important, and we are happy to help you through the sizing process to ensure you get a perfect collar fit!
Japanese Tsuba Stylized Butterfly and Dragonfly Design with fade leather dye, purple nylon, water-resistant silver-grey lining and gunmetal hardware
Made without an adjustor, the Primal Chain Martingale gives your dog leather contact around their entire neck.
Zande Exclusive Designs
At Zande, we love unique. We wanted to celebrate dog origins with ancient designs from around the world. All of our Primal collection designs are based on actual historical artifacts. You won't find these designs anywhere else!
The Maasai Collection
Inspired by the traditional Maasai tribal shield designs from Kenya, Africa
Dye Samples
Young Warrior Design
Sun and Moon Design
Double Zebra Design
Single Zebra Design
Reverse Zebra Design
Lion Hunter Design
Young Warrior Design - Desert Tan Dye
Single Zebra Design - Fade Dye
Sun and Moon Design - Shark Skin Dye
Great Warrior Design - Desert Tan Dye
The Zande Tribe Collection
Inspired by historic bark fabric and shield designs of the Azande tribes of the Congo Region of Africa
Bark Fabric Design #1
Bark Fabric Design #2
Azande Woven Shield Design
Dye Samples
Bark Fabric Design #2 - Fade Dye
Azande Triangle Shield Design - Fade Dye
Azande XX Shield Design - Fade Dye
Azande Checker Shield Design - Medium Brown Dye
Azande Triangle Shield Design
The Japanese Tsuba Collection
Inspired by ancient Japanese samurai sword hand guards (tsuba)
Plum and Cherry Blossom Design
Whirlpool Design
Onin Monkey Toy Design
Onin Butterfly and Dragonfly Design
Onin Bamboo Moon Design
The Anastazi Collection
Inspired by pottery designs from the ancient Anastazi Tribes of the American Southwest
Anastazi Sawtooth Design
Anastazi Triangle Step Design
Anastazi Checkered Design
Anastazi Banner Design
Anastazi Lightening Design
Anastazi Step Design
Anastazi Pyramid Design- Medium Brown/Bordeaux Dye
Anastazi Triangle Step Design- Desert Tan Dye
Dye Samples
The Medieval Collection
Inspired by design elements from The Book of Kells and Celtic stone carvings in Scotland
Kells Double Lion Head Design
Kells Shamrock Design
Kells Fire Breathing Dragon Design
Kells Lion Tongue Design
Kells Lioness Tongue Design
Celtic Seahorse Design
Newgrange Stone Design
Celtic Berry Design
Viking Coin Horses Design
Viking Coin Ships Design
Dye Samples
Kells Double Lionhead Design- Sharkskin Dye
Kells Fire-Breathing Dragon Design- Fade Dye
The Color Collection
This special collection of collars features color only giving them a clean, modern look.
To see additional designs of this collection check out the gallery at the bottom of the page or click the gallery button!
These collars typically cost $95.00
Available Solid Colors
The following collars feature matching leather, nylon and buckskin lining:
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Blue (with blue or lime green nylon)
- Green
- Purple
- Wine
- Orange
Paint Splatter Color Collar
Also available in color splatter. Color is applied by hand with a leather specific paint that bends with the dog and holds up to wear exceptionally well. Each collar is a work of art and totally unique! The paint splatter design is available on a variety of leather backgrounds such as brown, black, blue, green or purple and is usually based on the splatter colors chosen.
Paint Splatter collars typically cost $100.00
Available Paint Splatter Colors
Neon Colors
- Blue
- Green
- Yellow
- Pink
- Purple
- Light Orange
- Dark Orange
Regular Colors
- Turquoise
- Teal
- Light Blue
- Custom color combinations available on request for an additional charge
Primal Collar Materials
Choose any of the following materials and colors for your Primal Collar!
Leather Dye Colors
(From Left to Right)
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Fudge brown
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Bordeaux
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Medium Brown/Bordeaux
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Acorn Brown
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Medium Brown
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Desert Tan -Heavy
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Desert Tan -Light
Backing Materials/Colors
Buckskin
Buckskin provides the very softest-most comfortable collar lining for your dog. it wears extremely well and gets softer the more you use it. All of our buckskin is waterproofed to help it stay clean and guarantees that the color will not rub off on your dog!
Natural Buckskin Colors
(From Left to Right)
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Milk Chocolate
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Gold
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Cream
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Black
Antiqued Calfskin
This antiqued calfskin is soft, extremely durable and handles sweat and water better than buckskin. Its great for dogs that spend alot of time in nature or are rough with their equipment and it looks super-cool as well. Each piece is extremely unique and adds a great look to our Primal collars.
Dyed Buckskin Colors
(From Left to Right)
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Green
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Wine
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Blue
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Purple (not pictured yet!)
Nylon
The nylon we use for our Primal collars is highly durable, fade resistant, American-made nylon that looks great and is safe for your dog. We do not have all the available colors in stock, so it may take a bit longer to make your collar if we need to order materials. When you place your order we can fill you in on what we have and how long it will take to fill your order!
Hardware
Zande only uses the best available horse-grade hardware. You can choose from any of the following finishes:
