Well this morning was quite a deal. Our german shephard and our lab were playing in the bedroom when they started yelping and coughing. Our lab got her lower jaw caught on the collar of the german shephard and they both started to panic and twist. It twisted our shephards collar to choking him. He began to wheeze and run. The lab puppy was being dragged. The shephard began to poop all over the place and his eyes were starting to "pop" out. He was having thick saliva and could not breathe. He began to go limp from not breathing. My husband held the dogs to stop them from twisting tighter and I ran downstairs for the hunting knife. My husband dug the knife in to cut off the collar, the collar was digging into our shephards neck. We cut them free finally. They both lived. After cleaning up the floor and ourselves as well as the dogs from rolling around in it, I did some internet searching.

Had we not been home, our dog would have died. And the other dog would still be attached.

It seems that strangulation is very common with collars. Matter of fact, there has been a site dedicated to it. It wasn't some freak fluke accident. This happens a lot to many beloved pets.

Here are some stories:

Celebrate the holidays, and the Gentle Spray Citronella Anti-Bark Collar as a behavior tool as necessary. Where can I purchase the KeepSafe Break-Away Collar, and how much does it cost? The KeepSafe Break-Away Collar is available from pet suppliers, retailers and veterinarians.

The collar retails for about $15 to $20. Or click here to purchase

my fuzzmuffin goes nakkie in the house and he wears a harness when out and about. quincy is an ori-pei (pug/shar pei) so he has a small neck and collars are very dangerous...! the pug rescue i got him from said that a huge cause of death in dogs is being strangled by their collar. breaks my heart.

i am SO HAPPY you were home and they are okay!!!

Bumping because I still feel its important. I told this story and advised a friend to get the collar and she didnt a year ago. What happened you ask???? Well her two dogs were apparently playing in the backyard and she found her Akita dead from strangulation and her Shephard nearly dead attached at the jaw. All at xmas time!!!

Please people, switch collars!!!!

My kitties wore breakaway collars but now go mostly without. I'm very glad to hear they have them for dogs now. I'll be getting one of those whenever we get a dog.