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Originally Posted by Lovetodream88  If they are putting the collar in there mouth it's to lose and that's normally dogs who are not used to them that do that. I just have Callie's loose enough that if she ever did get caught she could slip it off. There are many more dogs that get lost without a collar then accidents where a dog has killed themselves because of a collar. |
Lots of people do not know this, and will let their collars be loose so if pup gets caught in something, they can "slip out of the collar" before they hang themselves. I have talked with a couple of people that allowed 1 finger space under their collar, and their bored pups got that collar up in their mouth when the owner was at work and babies were entertaining themselves!
I always advocate owners use a break away collar for safety's sake.....I can only imagine if you happen to be that ONE person that comes home to find their adorable, precious baby, hanging dead by that collar caught in the baby gate or the play pen, or the threads on the carpet, you will wish you were in the group that had lost their baby outside without the collar.