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roseylovestosho · 08-10-2011, 06:31 AM

Your Zach is a cutie pie thank goodness he made it out okay.

yorkietalkjilly · 08-10-2011, 06:36 AM

I've had a run in or two with my dogs and collar issues and a harness getting hung on something do I don't leave anything on my dog for safety sake. Your post was a terrible reminder why is it so important to keep these little guys free of things that can harm or even kill them.

I am just so glad Zach is okay and you were fast to get that collar off before he choked to death! And that you were out there with your dog - not sitting in the house while the dogs played. It sounds silly to say you cannot leave them for a moment without taking a chance on something going wrong but things like this keep reinforcing that thought! Thank goodness!!!

katirob · 08-10-2011, 07:24 AM

On some other thread I was reading yesterday, the OP talked about breakaway collars for cats that they used on their yorkies. Apparently they're pretty cheap (like $2.00) and the closure opens with a tug. Intended for cats who get hung up in trees and stuff so they can free themselves. This person said she used them for tags but a harness, of course, for walks, as the collar would come off if the dog started pulling at the leash. FYI.

Yor-Key 2 Luv · 08-10-2011, 07:28 AM

OMG! I never use collars! So glad things turned out for you and your babies!

stanziog · 08-10-2011, 07:36 AM

So glad to hear everthing worked out ok and that baby is fine.. i just started using a collar (just for Rocco's tags, i use a harness). Thanks for this post and again i am so glad to hear Zach will be ok. Oh and he is for sure a cute baby

lexi43 · 08-10-2011, 07:47 AM

[QUOTE=katirob;3629314]On some other thread I was reading yesterday, the OP talked about breakaway collars for cats that they used on their yorkies. Apparently they're pretty cheap (like $2.00) and the closure opens with a tug. Intended for cats who get hung up in trees and stuff so they can free themselves. This person said she used them for tags but a harness, of course, for walks, as the collar would come off if the dog started pulling at the leash. FYI.

I can tell you from this experience breakaway collars don't work. When Zach and Zoe got into the mix they were both wearing breakaway collars and they didn't open I had to cut the collar off Zach. Zoe's worked after a fight with it. The best collar for small dogs is no collar I learned the hard way I also had them on my cats and for the most part they didn't work either. Since my cats are all indoor cats they don't wear collars either.

Monika · 08-10-2011, 08:33 AM

That is so terrifying! So glad to hear Zach is ok!

MauiGirl · 08-10-2011, 09:26 AM

Thank goodness you were there to save Zach. He is one very lucky, and very cute Yorkie! Boy, what a scare!

Ahis_Mama · 08-10-2011, 09:44 AM

I'm glad he is ok. How scary that must have been for you. I am for sure now going to get the Kitty break away collars. There was just a thread on here about those collars. Hugs to you and Zach. Btw Zach is my sons name.

Lil Sis · 08-10-2011, 09:54 AM

omg!!! What a scare!! I am so sorry you had to go through this but I am glad he is ok.

Is his enlarged heart from the lack of air? I am confused

but mostly happy he is ok.. he is such a cutie!

Britster · 08-10-2011, 06:19 PM

WOW! That is soooo scary.

I'm sorry but I am so glad he
is feeling so much better.

ladyjane · 08-10-2011, 06:58 PM

Thank God you were there and a quick thinker! What a scary incident. I had an incident many years ago where one of my pups was jumping up and down in the kitchen while I was preparing food and she got caught on the handle of a drawer. She was just hanging there. I shudder to think what might have happened had I not been there. Collars can indeed be very dangerous!

gumbysuz · 08-10-2011, 08:19 PM

We stopped using collars when our Peach got her little lower jaw hooked under her collar and was choking herself. I heard a strange noise from upstairs and found her hacking, drooling and choking. The collar was pulled too tight to unbuckle, so my quick-thinking hubby grabbed the scissors and cut it off. Whew! Makes me shiver just thinking about it.
So glad Zach is on the mend.

Sandysbabies · 08-10-2011, 08:39 PM

You know you would never think of something like that happening, but, long before our yorkies, we had Mandy, a min. schnauzer and Tina is a very very small schnauzer, about the same size as our yorkies. When she was younger she liked to get up on Mandy and pull on her collar. I was on a long distance phone call and heard her screaming. She had gotten her teeth hung in Mandy's collar and Mandy was just slinging her round and round. I threw the phone half way across the room, screaming too and finally got her loose. Our situation was alittle different since Mandy was bigger and Tina was the one getting hurt. Scared me to death. From then on I put the collars on them that had a more smooth, slicky material, and never had another problem. But, collars are dangerous and I will never forget that day. So, so, glad your baby is okay. It could have been a real tragedy and almost was. Thank God you were there. My yorkies don't wear collars and my 2 schnauzers do wear collars, but, very loosely. I never kennel them with a collar though.

beachdog · 08-11-2011, 07:45 AM

Glad Zach is ok, I never put a collar on Paris either. Once, when he was little He wore a collar and while I was at work it got caught in his mouth. By the time I got home his whole chest was covered in drool and he had a look of terror in his eyes. I felt so bad, I still feel bad when I think of it. He has never had a collar on since.

www.paristheblindwonderdog.blogspot.com

08-10-2011, 06:31 AM	#16
roseylovestosho Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: #4 PRIVET DRIVE Posts: 1,685	Your Zach is a cutie pie thank goodness he made it out okay. __________________

08-10-2011, 06:36 AM	#17
yorkietalkjilly ♥ Love My Tibbe! ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: D/FW, Texas Posts: 22,140	I've had a run in or two with my dogs and collar issues and a harness getting hung on something do I don't leave anything on my dog for safety sake. Your post was a terrible reminder why is it so important to keep these little guys free of things that can harm or even kill them. I am just so glad Zach is okay and you were fast to get that collar off before he choked to death! And that you were out there with your dog - not sitting in the house while the dogs played. It sounds silly to say you cannot leave them for a moment without taking a chance on something going wrong but things like this keep reinforcing that thought! Thank goodness!!! __________________ Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis

08-10-2011, 07:28 AM	#19
Yor-Key 2 Luv Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 118 Blog Entries: 1	OMG! I never use collars! So glad things turned out for you and your babies! __________________ Arielle Sophia Tessie Anastasia Chantilly LaceAbigail Mad Maxx Missy Bou'ton Mol'le

08-10-2011, 07:36 AM	#20
stanziog Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Manhattan, NYC Posts: 655	So glad to hear everthing worked out ok and that baby is fine.. i just started using a collar (just for Rocco's tags, i use a harness). Thanks for this post and again i am so glad to hear Zach will be ok. Oh and he is for sure a cute baby __________________ "Be the person your dog thinks you are" ..author unknown

08-10-2011, 07:47 AM	#21
lexi43 YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Deer Park New York Posts: 1,586	Zach Almost Died Last Night [QUOTE=katirob;3629314]On some other thread I was reading yesterday, the OP talked about breakaway collars for cats that they used on their yorkies. Apparently they're pretty cheap (like $2.00) and the closure opens with a tug. Intended for cats who get hung up in trees and stuff so they can free themselves. This person said she used them for tags but a harness, of course, for walks, as the collar would come off if the dog started pulling at the leash. FYI. I can tell you from this experience breakaway collars don't work. When Zach and Zoe got into the mix they were both wearing breakaway collars and they didn't open I had to cut the collar off Zach. Zoe's worked after a fight with it. The best collar for small dogs is no collar I learned the hard way I also had them on my cats and for the most part they didn't work either. Since my cats are all indoor cats they don't wear collars either.

08-10-2011, 07:24 AM	#18
katirob Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Snoqualmie, WA, USA Posts: 124	On some other thread I was reading yesterday, the OP talked about breakaway collars for cats that they used on their yorkies. Apparently they're pretty cheap (like $2.00) and the closure opens with a tug. Intended for cats who get hung up in trees and stuff so they can free themselves. This person said she used them for tags but a harness, of course, for walks, as the collar would come off if the dog started pulling at the leash. FYI.

08-10-2011, 08:33 AM	#22
Monika Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Fresh Meadows, NY USA Posts: 137	That is so terrifying! So glad to hear Zach is ok! __________________ Porscha & Bentley

08-10-2011, 09:26 AM	#23
MauiGirl Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Maui, Hawaii Posts: 7,740	Thank goodness you were there to save Zach. He is one very lucky, and very cute Yorkie! Boy, what a scare! __________________ SANDY, MOM TO TIKI , KAYLA , KARLEE , R.I.P. MEIKA

08-10-2011, 09:44 AM	#24
Ahis_Mama Living In Paradise! Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Ewa Beach on the island of Oahu Posts: 3,588	I'm glad he is ok. How scary that must have been for you. I am for sure now going to get the Kitty break away collars. There was just a thread on here about those collars. Hugs to you and Zach. Btw Zach is my sons name. __________________ Aloha & Have a wonderful day! Roni~ Ahi Shibi Roxie Heart Alize & Prada

08-10-2011, 09:54 AM	#25
Lil Sis Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: South Florida Posts: 8,008	omg!!! What a scare!! I am so sorry you had to go through this but I am glad he is ok. Is his enlarged heart from the lack of air? I am confused but mostly happy he is ok.. he is such a cutie! __________________ Shinja mom to Remy lil Sis to Bailey and Sammy

08-10-2011, 06:19 PM	#26
Britster Action Jackson ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 17,815	WOW! That is soooo scary. I'm sorry but I am so glad he is feeling so much better. __________________ ~ Brit & Lights! Camera! Jackson! CGC ETD TKP ~ Follow Jackson on Instagram: https://instagram.com/jacksontheterrier

08-10-2011, 06:58 PM	#27
ladyjane Resident Yorkie Nut Donating YT 20K Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 27,493	Thank God you were there and a quick thinker! What a scary incident. I had an incident many years ago where one of my pups was jumping up and down in the kitchen while I was preparing food and she got caught on the handle of a drawer. She was just hanging there. I shudder to think what might have happened had I not been there. Collars can indeed be very dangerous! __________________ CLOUD NINE BEDS--YORKIE HAVEN RESCUE MY ETSY SHOP

08-10-2011, 08:19 PM	#28
gumbysuz Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: WA state Posts: 250	We stopped using collars when our Peach got her little lower jaw hooked under her collar and was choking herself. I heard a strange noise from upstairs and found her hacking, drooling and choking. The collar was pulled too tight to unbuckle, so my quick-thinking hubby grabbed the scissors and cut it off. Whew! Makes me shiver just thinking about it. So glad Zach is on the mend. __________________ Suzi & Dori Vicki, Meggie, Snookie, Peach

08-10-2011, 08:39 PM	#29
Sandysbabies YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Dallas, Texas Posts: 2,234	You know you would never think of something like that happening, but, long before our yorkies, we had Mandy, a min. schnauzer and Tina is a very very small schnauzer, about the same size as our yorkies. When she was younger she liked to get up on Mandy and pull on her collar. I was on a long distance phone call and heard her screaming. She had gotten her teeth hung in Mandy's collar and Mandy was just slinging her round and round. I threw the phone half way across the room, screaming too and finally got her loose. Our situation was alittle different since Mandy was bigger and Tina was the one getting hurt. Scared me to death. From then on I put the collars on them that had a more smooth, slicky material, and never had another problem. But, collars are dangerous and I will never forget that day. So, so, glad your baby is okay. It could have been a real tragedy and almost was. Thank God you were there. My yorkies don't wear collars and my 2 schnauzers do wear collars, but, very loosely. I never kennel them with a collar though.

08-11-2011, 07:45 AM	#30
beachdog Paris: Always in my ♥ Donating YT Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Neptune Beach, Fl USA Posts: 991 Blog Entries: 1	Glad Zach is ok, I never put a collar on Paris either. Once, when he was little He wore a collar and while I was at work it got caught in his mouth. By the time I got home his whole chest was covered in drool and he had a look of terror in his eyes. I felt so bad, I still feel bad when I think of it. He has never had a collar on since. www.paristheblindwonderdog.blogspot.com