[nagdu] Hypothetical Situation

[minh ha]

Wow,
That really is a scary situation! At GDB, they strongly advise us to
take off collars when dogs are playing to prevent scenarios like what
you described. Accidents do happen though and I figure if humans can
snap and get aggressive, so can dogs.

On 3/20/14, Mardi Hadfield <wolfsinger.lakota at gmail.com> wrote:
> I recently had a situation here with my guide Neechee and one of the rescue
> dogs.Huskies play very roughly with each other.Both dogs are huskies.I was
> very lucky that I was outside with the dogs when it happened.Neither dog is
> aggressive,they just play rough.Tess got her lower jaw caught in
> Neechee'smartingale collar and in trying to get loose,she twisted the
> collar even
> tighter.She could have broken her lower jaw and Neechee could have died of
> strangulation if I were no there to rescue them.Neechee's collar was so
> tight that I could no get my fingers in it to lead her to the house. I had
> to grab her by the scruff and lead Tess by her collar from the far corner
> of the yard, into the house where I tried to cut off the collar.Both dogs
> were still struggling while I was trying to cut it. I grabbed the phone and
> called a friend that lived 5 minutes away,but I finally got the collar cut
> off by the time he arrived.We both checked the dogs over to see if they
> were hurt in any way. Both were OK.This could have had a different outcome
> and I could have lost my guide dog and Tess could have been injured
> badly.These things do happen and this is not the first time I have dealt
> with this type of situation.This time it was my guide dog, the last time it
> was 2 rescue dogs.Again I was there to rescue them. I now keep a regular
> leather collar on both dogs so the leather will hopefully break or get
> chewed off if this happens again as these dog still are playing roughly.I
> only use the martingale collar on Neechee when she is working.Her collar
> was brand new one and I had to cut it.I am using an old one for now until I
> can get her a new one.This was not a case of aggression but still,it could
> have ended in the death of one dog and the jaw injury to the other one. It
> had been several years since the other incident and thought it would not
> happen again,but that is the reason I spend the time I do out with the dogs
> when they go out. Much relieved dog mom, Mardi and Shaman and much relieved
> Neechee!
>
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