Beware Of Your Dog's Collar!! We had the scariest experience last night with Jackson my 11 month old Yorkie. My boyfriend and I were in our home office talking and the dogs (we have two pomeranians as well) were playing around. I heard Jackson yelp and turned around to see him hopping on the bed. I jumped up there and his collar was stuck in his mouth. He plays with his tags on it all the time and scold him to stop but like most puppies, he does it anyway. So .. back to the story .. I try to slip it out of his mouth and back around his neck but it was wedged really far back and his teeth wouldn't allow it to come out. My boyfriend immediately jumped up there with me and grabbed him. We both tried slipping it out, un-strapping the collar as if you were taking it off but it wasn't doing any good. Finally Jim (my boyfriend) grabbed the scissors and told me to hold him and we cut it off. Blood, from a lost tooth, was everywhere and Jackson along with Jim and I were very obviously traumatized. We watched him really close, examined his mouth and think he'll be just fine but I will NEVER but a collar on him again. I only used the collar for his Vet/Name tags anyway as I harness him for walks. The only weird thing is since the incident he's been licking excessively, first his paws last night now us (our hands), I'm guessing it's just nerves but does anyone have any ideas?? :confused: Lis |
I am so sorry this happened to your little guy. Any time Oscar is hurt, he licks himself and me as well. I think they just do it by instinct. Oscar does not wear a collar and has gotten his harness in his mouth like that. But it was not tight and did not do any damage. I put his tags on his harness and he wears it anytime we are on the road in the truck or walking outside. Maybe try a breakaway collar. I hope he will be o.k. |
How scary for all of you. The other night I was playing with Cali and she let out a liitle scream. I looked in her mouth and one of her top front baby teeth had pulled out, she has retained them all, but anyway she kept licking her lips for about an hour. |
Sounds like he's licking due to anxiety. I am sure that was a bad experience for everyone and he may have misread your concern at being upset with him that is maybe why he is licking you to show submissiveness. Don't let either become a habit (he can really do damage to his feet if it becomes a habit). Give him something to chew on to distract him. |
Thanks so much for the advice!! He was a little subdued today but was playing around with Sammy (our Pomeranian) later in the evening. I honestly think it scared him as much as it did us!! Lis |
my dog id that one time too but luckly we had bought him one of those snappy collars so we just unsnapped it and it came right off no blood or anything :) |
oh that happened to nina as well! my bf and i came home from watching a movie, and who knows how long the collar was stuck like that! i felt so bad... there was blood all over the collar because nina was also teething at the time. our trainer recommended getting a leather collar with an ordinary belt-buckle-like clasp, not the plastic kind that click with the extra loop, because apparently a yorkie can get caught in the loop too. surprisingly, as nina has been fighting the collar ever since i've tried to get her to wear it, she likes this one. but yeah, what a scary experience!:p |
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that is so scary!! my trixie did that and I had to cut it off as well. You just gotta find a collar that fits properly. Because, the way I see it....if your dog ever gets out and has no tags on only bad things can happen. Trixie has gotten out twice and she didn't have her tags on. Luckily we finally caught her though. |
We bought a break away collar for one of our dogs. It works well. Shelley |
collars for young doggies I don't have a collar for Moe, he wears a harness if we go anywhere...but I was looking into the collar idea and the vet said for his type dog if I want a collar on him the stretchy cat collars are best as they have give on them, they make these in a break away model as well. |
That sounded very scary for all of you. I'm glad things turned out good. |
My pup has done the same thing with both his harness and with his collar. They are usually too loose if the pup is able to get them up into his mouth. Anyway - now my pup never wears his collar or harness unless we go outside. In fact, he hasn't had his collar on for months. I just put his harness on when we go outdoors. I agree - you like to have their tags, etc., on them in case they get lost. Microchips may be a solution -- but to be honest, I ran a poll in my office, and half the people there had never heard of a microchip and therefore would never have checked on that anyway. There has to be a good way to put a collar on - so that it's not too tight, but still not so loose that the pups can get it in their mouth. And - of course -they don't need to wear a collar and tags unless they are free-running outside. It's six of one and half a dozen of the other --- isn't it??? Good luck - Carol Jean |
I have seen that exact thing happen to my parent's poodle puppy and for that reason my boys don't wear collars around the house. I have my house gated heavily so they don't have access to doors and they are only allowed outdoors in my presence. Man, I know I sound like a security guard but because I choose to not put ID on them on a 24/7 basis I feel it's my responsibility to look out for them in any way possible. Thanks, for the reminder I think the collar issue is definitely something everyone needs to be aware of. |
I am so very sorry for your scary scary experience. Thank goodness it was only a tooth, could have been so much worse..... Give that baby a hug! |
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