I once wrote a tear jerker of an essay, on what my (at that time, my training collar) collar meant to me. It was in the Academy, before it became the Academy. I really...really wish I had a copy of it.

Anyway, Master Barton ordered me a permanent collar earlier this year. I hadn't truly decided to accept it, because, like slo18, I wasn't sure, or ready to commit to Him as my Dom.

Now, however, I wear the collar, it is a thick, heavy, custom made silver necklace (choker style). There is no clasp, only a ring on either end that can hold a padlock to keep it closed. And NO, I do not have the key.

I wrote about my collaring ceremony, recently, here in the "Let's get to Know Each Other" thread.