Hi, I too agree that wearing a collar while unsupervised can be a fatal situation. Dogs like to jump up after things that are above them, even if standing on their hind legs. If the collar loops over something when they are in the air then the collar acts as a "hanging noose" when they come back down. A friend of mine also had two dogs get collars caught while playing, she got them undone, thank goodness she was home like Terry, but when the dog whose jaw was stuck came loose it snapped it's mouth together and nipped of the end of my friend's little finger! Required the emergency room. Luckily the two four month old puppies were ok. They make "break away" collars for cats who might get stuck while climbing. I guess if these are not available for dogs, and you really want a collar on while you are away it would be easy enough to make a break away collar by buying a nylon collar, cut it into two, then tape it, or loosely stitch it together to hold, but only hold a light amount of pressure before tearing apart.
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