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05-16-2013, 09:33 AM | #1 |
YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Urbana, IL USA
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| Bella gets a bridle... I spoke with my partner on the phone a few minutes ago and he had an incident with Bella to report. It seems that Bella had managed to pull her collar partially over her head so it fit in her mouth like a horse's bridle. He noticed it when Bella let out a shriek and started galloping around the living room, screaming like a banshee. He managed to get the collar off Bella, and I'm happy to report that Bella recovered quickly from her trauma. How this happened is that my partner was concerned about Bella's collar being too tight, so after Bella's bath yesterday, he put the collar back on, but loosened by one notch. Needless to say, Bella's collar will be going back on the way it was before, with room for two fingers to fit between the neck and collar. Had my partner not been there when this happened, who knows whether Bella could have choked, or gotten sick from panic. This is just a reminder for Yorkie owners to check the fit of their collars... |
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05-16-2013, 09:40 AM | #2 |
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| Thank heavens this story has a happy ending! I'm sure Bella was also extremely happy to see you when you got home!! Thank heavens!!
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05-16-2013, 09:44 AM | #3 |
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| Glad she is ok. Bentley's neck was so small even the xxs collar was a tad bit too big, he manged the bridle thing too. When I would go out or put him in his kennel to go to bed for the night I took it off. Now he's a big boy, wearing a S collar, and I can keep it small enough.
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05-16-2013, 10:06 AM | #4 | |
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05-16-2013, 10:10 AM | #5 |
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| I am at work now and anxious to get home to see her, but I thoroughly grilled my partner about Bella's condition, and he assured me (repeatedly ) that she is okay . I'll check her mouth over for cuts, but I expect her to be fine. |
05-16-2013, 10:16 AM | #6 |
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| Oh wow! Bless her heart! Collars are life savers but can be killers and tramatizers, too. So crazy. All we can do is our best and pray it works out. I do always get breakaway collars, though. However..I don't think it would've broken away in that instance. Glad your partner was there!!! Whew!
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05-16-2013, 10:43 AM | #8 |
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| So happy to hear she's ok! Sasha is with me 24/7, but in the rare instance I do have to leave her I leave her in her crate and without her collar for fear of something like this happening. I'm fortunate though, I stay at home with the kids (both furry and fleshy hehe) while my hubby works.
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05-16-2013, 01:35 PM | #10 |
Tiny♥HoldsLotsOfLove Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Ohio
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| Cinders did the bridle thing a few times, I'm so glad I was there to help her get out of that position! I did find a breakaway collar for her, and it worked fine. She did have it break away once, I didn't see any difference in her except the collar was missing from her. It didn't hurt her when she broke loose. I'd rather have the collar do that then come home and she's stuck in her bridle! I'd feel really guilty if that happened!
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