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This review updates my experience with the ID collar. My dog has a 16" neck, so I previously ordered a collar in size medium after consulting the sizing chart. Upon receipt of the collar, I discovered that the collar length adjustment slider obscured 2 digits of phone number ID when the collar was adjusted to correct size; since I purchased the ID collar primarily for easy ID, I found this unacceptable. I corrected the visibility problem by cutting the collar webbing at the slider and shortening the overall length of the webbing by about 3". Reassembling, and adjusting the collar to the correct size, the slider now was out of the way, providing unobstructed view of ID. I was satisfied until I realized that, since I had to cut and shorten the collar anyway, I could/should have ordered a size large instead; for the same price as the size medium, I would have a collar 1" wide instead of 3/4", with correspondingly larger buckle, leash attachment ring, and ID letters/digits. Chalk it up to my perfectionism: I decided to spend another $18.95 and ordered a second collar in size large. I anticipating having to shorten this one as I did the size medium; to my surprise, and here is the point of this review, I discovered that, by adjusting the slider until it touched the leash ring (beyond what the collar makers intended,) I was able to shorten the collar, without having to cut the webbing, beyond what the sizing chart indicated, and achieved a perfect fit with unobstructed ID. Bottom line: a size large will fit down to a 16" neck without modification, no matter what the sizing chart says. Even if you need smaller than 16", I recommend buying a size large and shortening it by cutting the webbing as I described above; as the owner of both medium and large sizes, I can report that the larger size gives: greater ID visibility; greater strength; easier adjustment; easier attachment of leash to, and removal of leash from, the collar, easier attachment of collar to, and removal of collar from, the dog.