[Britster]

OMG -- my heart was racing reading the story. How SCARY!!!

At my dad's house, he has a big fenced in backyard so when I'm there it's 3 dogs total. We always just open the door and let the dogs outside to do their business. We always peek from the windows to make sure they're okay or we're out there with them... we got lucky this morning because I had just let all 3 in, and through the window, I saw the gate blow open! It must not have been locked/closed all the way, and I was so glad all 3 were inside or we could have had the same dilemma.

I'm with you on collars-- growing up, I remember several dogs roaming around that would come from seemingly nowhere and we returned probably about 10 dogs to their owners just by calling them on the phone from their collar tags!! Jackson wears a collar 24/7 minus bathtime and sometimes I'll take it off while we're sleeping at night just for comfort, but his harness also has tags on it, even tho he doesnt wear the harness 24/7.