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Originally Posted by Yorkiemom1

I love it when a potentially disasterous story, turns into a very helpful, lesson learned event! This is the kind of situation that has turned out wonderfully for all of you! .....and you have learned and will benefit from very important facts!

As far as collars go, I use break away cat collars on my yorkies.....I have had a yorkie almost hang himself wearing a collar, so from then on, I took all collars off! If and when I put a collar on my babies, I use cat collars, so if they do get hung on something, they will break open before the struggling dog hangs itself or chokes to death.

My home is fenced and crossed fenced....all doors are blocked by at least two sets of baby gates that must be accessed....I do not have alot of company because of the dogs.....family get togethers are at other family members homes, so we do not spend all our time herding kids away from my dogs! There are no "kid friendly" activities in my yard, young loud children running wildly throughout my home make me a nervous wreck and drive my dogs nuts, so family get togethers are held elsewhere! On the few occasions when groups of people were here at my home, dogs were secluded in my bedroom.....

Prior to letting my babies out every morning or anytime at all actually, I round the entire yard to be absolutely certain nothing has dug under the fence...that makes a great tunnel for yorkies to escape from the yard...been there, done that!

I am thrilled it all worked out so well for you and your baby! Great ending to a scary story, with tons of beneficial lessons learned/realized!

Yorkiemom's, you & I are on the same page when it comes to company & kids. Makes me a nervous wreck also. Ha! Would rather not go there.