haven Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 what things other than fences can cause a hanging hazard? If I remember rightly, a DOLer once lost her dog when its collar got caught in a hanging pot plant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gayle. Posted October 21, 2011 Author Share Posted October 21, 2011 Garden stakes could be a hazard, so could low growing tree branches, taps, anyhing fitted to an outside wall that causes something to stick out or stick up. And then as someone pointed out, there's the other dogs. Some of my dogs are very physical in play and drag each other around by the neck ruff. A lower jaw or tooth could easily get snagged on a collar or something dangling from a collar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Crazy Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 MIne are naked also. Mine are together in their yard and dog runs when I am out. I also worry about them playing and one dog catching it jaw in another dogs collar. Happened to a friend of mine and she was right there and only just saved her bitch, who's air had been cut off by a very paniced dog who's lower jaw was trapped in her collar. It had gotten trapped then he had started freaked out and had twisted the collar tighter trapping his jaw more tightly and cutting the bitches air off more completely. The exact same thing happened to my sons 2 dogs. They were playing together & one of them got his lower jaw teeth hooked on the other ones collar. He then started freaking out & it twisted round & round his jaw cutting off his air & in effect almost strangling him Lucky my son heard a strange noise outside & went to investigate, ran & got scissors & cut the collar off. 'Thumpa' collapsed onto the ground.A very close call.No more collars in their yard. My 2 are always naked at home. I have our side gate locked at all times. Collars are always on when we are out anywhere though with name tags attached. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lavendergirl Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 I guess people will make their own decisions based on their circumstances but consider that a large proportion of the general public would not have a clue about microchips and once seeing that the dog has no collar will just let it keep wandering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mim Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 I know of somebody who's dog was lying on the deck and an I.D. tag got caught in a gap between planks. The dog couldn't raise it's head/stand up and was stuck on the deck. It was a hot day and the owner was at work but got home just in time to get the dog to the vet as it wasn't doing well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lokelani Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 Naked dogs in our house too. When I still had Loki, I used to have collars on the dogs but one day I took them to the training grounds for a run, and I had the same issue with the dogs playing, and Bosco got his bottom jaw stuck in Loki's collar. It was awful, as soon as Bos realised he could not release his jaw, he panicked, tightening Loki's collar. I'm just glad I was there, because if it had have happened when I was not home, it could have been pretty awful. I too have heard some terrible stories of dogs hanging, so I don't leave collars on. Both Bosco and Kyah are locked in the run when we are away from the house anyway, so they can't escape unless someone jumps the fence and cuts the padlock. I still don't use collars though, because they play quite rough with each other, so it's just not worth the risk IMO I do understand the other side though. When Loki went missing she had no collar on, and it was only due to her microchip that the vet's knew who she was, but it took them a couple of goes to find it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baileys mum Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 Naked dogs in my house hold too. They all love play fighting & I just don't want to take the chance of them getting caught up in each others collars. I'm home most of the time anyway, & when we do go out they get locked into secure dog runs, so theres only a small chance of them escaping.If they where ever to stray of our 40 acres & get lost, I would hope that their microchip would help us to be reunited again. We only put collars on them when we take them for a walk,or if they come on an outing with us some where. I don't really like collars on my breed either as I think it makes their ruffs look messy. I've read some really sad stories on Dol,where dogs have died by being hung/strangled with their own collar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katdogs Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 (edited) I've read some really sad stories on Dol,where dogs have died by being hung/strangled with their own collar. Me too, and the most memorable happened just about the same time one of my dogs got caught in the other's collar. We have had breakaway collars for everyday since then, combined with good fencing, padlocks on the gates and I've spent time with our local pound and council companion animal officer. Edited October 21, 2011 by Katdogs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gayle. Posted October 21, 2011 Author Share Posted October 21, 2011 I guess people will make their own decisions based on their circumstances but consider that a large proportion of the general public would not have a clue about microchips and once seeing that the dog has no collar will just let it keep wandering. Not true. When we lived on a major highway, Benson got out one day and went for a walk down the road. He was only gone a few minutes before I realized someone had left a gate open and I went to look for him. He wasn't wearing a collar but someone out going for a run had hold of him and was trying to coax him to walk back the way he'd come. Each time Ripley has gotten out, he's been found with people concerned for his safety. Once he was being brought back by someone, another time a girl had put him in her backyard and was out actively looking for his owner, other times he was at the general store being held onto by some caring soul. Not one single person has let him wander because he didn't have a collar. Dogs in this shire have to be microchipped to be registered so most people are aware that animals are likely to be chipped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff'n'Toller Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 Dogs in this shire have to be microchipped to be registered so most people are aware that animals are likely to be chipped. Most pet owners, yep, but the other 44% of the population, maybe not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jemappelle Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 My Cav girl was sunning herself on an outside chair here the other day. I'd noticed her there and a little while later heard her making some funny noises so went to investigate. Her very thick and embossed ID tag had slipped between the slats on the seat and she couldn't move! Now all the dogs are wearing embroidered collars as I have had a few escapes over the years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SammieS Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 I used to work for a fencing company and heard quite a few stories of dogs being choked to death by their collars getting stuck on pool fence pickets. Riley wears a breakaway collar only. It means he can still have his ID tag on, but I don't have the worry of him getting stuck anywhere. Although its a pain in the butt when you try and grab him quickly if someones at the door etc and the collar breaks away. Asti also has a keepsafe collar on all the time (linkie). I agree with wagsalot - its annoying if you want to grab them to stop them doing something, but its good to know that if they get stuck and they pull away they won't be stuck for long ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starkehre Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 what things other than fences can cause a hanging hazard? If I remember rightly, a DOLer once lost her dog when its collar got caught in a hanging pot plant I know of dogs that have been stuck with the tag on their collar slipped and twisted in between the deck slats. Might not be fatal, but if it is hot and sunny, it could be an issue. Ours are naked. That feels right for me, but each to their own Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dame Aussie Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 Dogs in this shire have to be microchipped to be registered so most people are aware that animals are likely to be chipped. Most pet owners, yep, but the other 44% of the population, maybe not. I have to add also that it's probably more common than one would think that chips are missed in pounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Panzer Attack! Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 If I moved house and had anything dangerous that the pup could get snagged on, I'd take his collar off, but as we currently have a concrete yard and walls (and a fence that is about 100 x his height) it stays on. I've been followed home on more than one occasion by a person far too interested in my dog and being small, fluffy and friendly have no doubt that a dishonest person would have no qualms in keeping him for themself. I've worked in the pet industry since I was 19 and have heard far too many people tell me that they "found" their dog and it didn't have a collar or tag so clearly no one loved him/her. Having said that, I completely understand why so many people don't leave collars on their dogs... it's a kind of damned if you do, damned if you don't . If Scooter ever escaped I would not like my chances of getting him back. So he's locked in the back room when I'm at work and crated for shorter periods. E x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sayreovi Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 Mine are naked at home. They play too rough and tumble and always go for the neck and ears to cause concern if I wasn't home. I will say honestly though as much as it would kill me I would much rather have them alive and living with someone else then dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mags Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 (edited) Our dogs have breakaway collars. Glad you worked out what he was doing to get out. Edited October 21, 2011 by Mags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovemyrottie Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 hearing all these stories is freaking me out! i think i'm going to let my boy run naked cause our fencing is quite secure except for maybe one fence that's a tad lower than the rest and it kind of worries me that once my boy gets older and his hormones start raging he might try jump it (that's if all those stories of dogs jumping fences to search for females in heat is true?) and i'm not sure what kind of jumpers rotties are just yet since he's my first Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dust Angel Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 If I moved house and had anything dangerous that the pup could get snagged on, I'd take his collar off, but as we currently have a concrete yard and walls (and a fence that is about 100 x his height) it stays on. I've been followed home on more than one occasion by a person far too interested in my dog and being small, fluffy and friendly have no doubt that a dishonest person would have no qualms in keeping him for themself. I've worked in the pet industry since I was 19 and have heard far too many people tell me that they "found" their dog and it didn't have a collar or tag so clearly no one loved him/her. Having said that, I completely understand why so many people don't leave collars on their dogs... it's a kind of damned if you do, damned if you don't . If Scooter ever escaped I would not like my chances of getting him back. So he's locked in the back room when I'm at work and crated for shorter periods. E x Problem is though if someone was going to steal your dog I'm sure that having a collar in wouldn't stop them, wouldn't they just take it off? I see what your saying though, your average Joe good citizen may keep a dog without a collar morseso then one with. I am lucky there aren't many of my breed around and only one other that I know of here (I get stupid excited when I see another one :D) so if mine do get out and were not scanned most people in my rural area would know who owns them, the dog catcher knows them and loves them (from rescue work and training not through escape). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lavendergirl Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 I guess people will make their own decisions based on their circumstances but consider that a large proportion of the general public would not have a clue about microchips and once seeing that the dog has no collar will just let it keep wandering. Not true. When we lived on a major highway, Benson got out one day and went for a walk down the road. He was only gone a few minutes before I realized someone had left a gate open and I went to look for him. He wasn't wearing a collar but someone out going for a run had hold of him and was trying to coax him to walk back the way he'd come. Each time Ripley has gotten out, he's been found with people concerned for his safety. Once he was being brought back by someone, another time a girl had put him in her backyard and was out actively looking for his owner, other times he was at the general store being held onto by some caring soul. Not one single person has let him wander because he didn't have a collar. Dogs in this shire have to be microchipped to be registered so most people are aware that animals are likely to be chipped. You are fortunate to live in a caring community and that your dog has come across caring people. I'm afraid that in a lot of communities this is not the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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