I had the same thought a few years back, so I gave it a try. This collar(left 2" wide) is only stitched at the buckle-end and the end where the holes are. Center of collar(hornback) is only glue. Not sure if it was Barge or Wellwood from HD. But it's still holding till this day. My dogs are strong!
As of now so far, so good.
Malik