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| This Happens?; Sad Doggie Story - Warning | |
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| Topic Started: Nov 5 2009, 12:15 PM (219 Views) | |
| DairyQueen2049 | Nov 5 2009, 12:15 PM Post #1 |
DRAGON BREATH. DRAGGIN' BUTT
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DH's brother and wife had 2 boxers - Stella and Bella. Neither were well behaved - no come when you called, and notorious food theives (owner fault, yes) They were playing 2 nights ago and their choke chains caught up - and Stella was choked to death.  I won't go into details.Have you heard of this? Does this happen often?????? Awful just awful. |
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| kady05 | Nov 5 2009, 12:26 PM Post #2 |
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Yup, have heard of it happening, and it almost happened to my parents 2 Labs, Zack & Josey, when they were younger. They kept collars on them (not choke chains, just standard buckle collars), and while they were playing, Zack somehow got his canine stuck in Josey's collar. Josey FLIPPED out, started thrashing, rolling, anything he could do, which ultimately was strangling both of them. My dad got in between them and somehow got them separated, and got bit pretty bad by Josey in the process (he was terrified, it wasn't out of aggression). It was SO scary. I just remember hearing it from my room upstairs and running out to look over the catwalk and thinking "OMG my dogs are both going to die". Needless to say, after that the dogs never wore collars again, unless they were going somewhere. I would NEVER keep a choke chain on a dog 24/7. Those are training collars, and should only be used when training. Very sad though 
Edited by kady05, Nov 5 2009, 12:28 PM.
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| TatteredDaydreamer | Nov 5 2009, 12:38 PM Post #3 |
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Magical Leopluridon
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I have also heard stories of dogs getting choked to death by wearing the choke chains.....and that they are training aids, as Kady said, and to be taken off immediately after training session is over. It's just too easy for them to get caught on things because there's so much excess. Very sad....I'm sorry, DQ. 
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| DairyQueen2049 | Nov 5 2009, 12:44 PM Post #4 |
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DRAGON BREATH. DRAGGIN' BUTT
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Wow. I never knew!!!! Neither did they - at least leather you could cut.....still. I had never heard of this - never even considered it. But now it seems common sense almost. Just like we never turn a horse out in a halter.......
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| Big Day | Nov 5 2009, 02:03 PM Post #5 |
Shunnnnn the unbeliever. Shunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn.
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Another choke chain horror story. A dear friend of ours had brain cancer and he was trying to grab one of his dogs by the chain around the neck and the dog somehow flipped over and his hand was caught in the chain and the dog was pulling and making it tighter. He managed to call me to come help but by then the dogs were so panicked that my presence only seemed to aggitate them more. The paramedics were unable to do anything because they assumed the dogs were in attack mode. His wife finally got there and was able to release his hand. He died a few days later. Not from the hand injury per se, but they said that the incident took everything he had left. Needless to say, I am not a big fan of choke chains... |
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| Sing Mia Song | Nov 5 2009, 02:10 PM Post #6 |
I'm from the Government and I'm here to help.
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Yes, it happens frequently enough, especially with choke chains. When I was working in emergency, we had two Corgis who were wrestling and the male somehow got caught up in the female's collar. The struggle caused her to rupture some of the the blood vessels in her eyes, so that they were completely bloodshot. We kept her overnight for observation with the plan to pop her in the oxygen tank if she became dyspneic, but she was fine. The ones that really scare me are the people who leave prong collars on 24/7.
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| Sing Mia Song | Nov 5 2009, 02:14 PM Post #7 |
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I'm from the Government and I'm here to help.
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Oh, forgot to mention another sad story: people had three Shelties that were out playing and gamboling in the yard. One Sheltie got broadsided and broke her back--actual fractures of the vertebrae and enough presumed cord tear/displacement that her prognosis was very, very grim. They put her down. Very sad. There was nothing the owners could have done differently--what are you going to do, keep your puppies from playing on the off chance that a freak accident like this is going to occur? 
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| kady05 | Nov 5 2009, 04:12 PM Post #8 |
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 What are people thinking when they do that?!
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| Kikki | Nov 5 2009, 04:19 PM Post #9 |
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That is absolutely horrible. Some people just don't know any better and don't seek out good knowledgeable help with their dogs (and horses for that matter). Poor dogs 
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| AstonMartin | Nov 5 2009, 08:12 PM Post #10 |
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Shunnnnn the unbeliever. Shunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn.
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Mr Aston's first beautiful husky was killed when she jumped up to see something over the fence, cleared the fence and got her chain caught on the fence and was hung. They found her later that night. Scary sad and makes you think twice about having one on 24/7 |
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| gracetw22 | Nov 5 2009, 10:35 PM Post #11 |
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Exact same thing happened to my dad's irish setter. He can't even see one now without getting upset.
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| jillintexas | Nov 5 2009, 10:56 PM Post #12 |
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I am so sorry DQ. That's awful. I have come home on two different occasions and found 1) Monk with his bottom jaw hung his collar presumably from licking 2) My Jilli greyhound tied to the floor when her collar tags slipped into the floor vents where she was laying. My dogs all go collarless when left alone. I use a greyhound-type "slip collar" so it's easy to take them on and off. They are also not able to slip their collars when we're out in public. I LOVE these collars!! Website for Premier Collars. **This is the one that both my dogs got hung in...but they survived!! These collars are easy to slip on and off over heads, so you can remove them easily. They act like a "choke collar" but they have limited choking action, meaning they can only tighten so much. I do believe it saved my dogs both times. https://www.premier.com/store/Products.aspx?cid=1&pid=11 Edited by jillintexas, Nov 5 2009, 10:58 PM.
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| MissBri | Nov 6 2009, 04:58 AM Post #13 |
Cead Mile Failte ! ! SLAINTE!
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I've always called those martingale type collars - Josie is sporting a pretty multicolored daisy one right now - her's has a quick release buckle as well as the martingale feature. I will probably never go back to a 'regular' buckle collar. I love this one and think it would be stunning on Josie http://2houndsdesign.com/Fans-Green-pr-668.html This company has many gorgeous collars Edited by MissBri, Nov 6 2009, 05:09 AM.
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| goodhors | Nov 6 2009, 07:04 AM Post #14 |
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DQ, sorry about your brother's dog. We lost a German Shepherd when I was kid, when her collar snagged and choked her. Locally the laws SAY the dogs in County MUST be wearing their tags outside. Doesn't matter if you have fenced yard, dog is in your yard. I know two people who got tickets for untagged dogs. This was about two Animal Control Officers ago. He stopped at one house where old dog was laying on the porch, no tags on him, though the collar was just inside the door. She got a ticket. Another person was walking the dog on the sidewalk, he stopped to ask about tags, which was totally legal. No tags on the dog, she also got a ticket! Haven't heard that tag tickets have been issued lately, but any Officers CAN if they find you with no tags on the dog outside. The County law is in place to use. Lots of poor folks cutting corners, so maybe not getting lots of dogs licensed as they require. Mine wear their fixed size collars outside all the time. One dog has a leather collar, the other has a Dollar store nylon collar with the quick snap. If dogs should get loose, they are tagged for good or bad. I can be called if they get caught or hit by a car, bite someone. Have had a dog get loose a couple times over the years, gate not shut solidly. Not sure what the dog did when it was loose, but she was waiting at the gate when I got home. Just lucky in those cases to not have a bad ending for the dogs. You choose your evils, tags and collar is better for me, than a nekkid dog out loose alone. Ticket money is also a consideration. |
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| Sing Mia Song | Nov 6 2009, 07:08 AM Post #15 |
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Good point about tags. The bone-shaped tags are particularly easily hung up on cages and wire fences. I switched all mine to round tags after seeing it happen to a dog in the clinic. Annabelle still wears a collar because she would be impossible to catch otherwise if she were to get out (she's a bit of a freak  ). Everyone is also microchipped, but you need to be able to catch them to scan it!
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