Domination & submission _ the BDSM relationship handbook ( PDFDrive )

Play Collar
A play collar is any collar that is worn primarily for utilitarian purposes during a
BDSM play session. Typically, play collars are constructed of leather or metal,
but they can literally be made of any material that is appropriate for the type of
play that is going to take place. The most common type of play collar used in
bondage scenes are constructed of durable leather and heavy-duty steel D-rings
which facilitate the attachment of chains, straps, rope, or other restraints to the
collar. Other types of play collars may include posture collars, neck corsets,
steel lockable collars, rubber or PVC collars, medical (cervical) collars, ball
gag collars, bit gag collars, or hooded collars. For obvious reasons, play collars
are not common in the online BDSM culture.
Collar of Consideration
A collar of consideration is a provisional collar that is offered by a Dominant to
a submissive that he is considering as a potential submissive who will
presumably become eligible for a collar of greater significance and commitment
at the end of the probationary period. It is typically used to give some
recognition to the process of getting to know each other by formalizing a
tentative commitment by a submissive to discontinue shopping for a Dominant
while being considered by this one, and by the Dominant to treat her as his own
for the duration of the agreement. The terms of this tentative agreement should
be negotiated prior to the collaring, and are typically set to expire after a
relatively short period of time. This is designed to prevent a submissive from
being strung-along by an indecisive Dominant for an indefinite period of time.
If, at any time during the agreed-upon consideration period, either party decides
that a more serious relationship is not worth pursuing further, that party is
permitted to unilaterally withdraw from the agreement without fault or blame.
Collars of consideration are far more common in the online BDSM culture than
they are in real-life. There are many reasons for this, including the inherent
difficulty of getting to know someone in a purely online environment, the added
complications related to role-playing, and an overabundance of the merely
curious and clueless.
Collar of Protection
A collar of protection is similar in many ways to a collar of consideration, and in
fact, there are usually a lot of areas of overlapping functionality. Most collars of