{"id":293,"date":"2016-04-18T06:00:52","date_gmt":"2016-04-18T06:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/happypetsinfo.com\/blog\/?p=293"},"modified":"2016-11-20T23:25:37","modified_gmt":"2016-11-20T23:25:37","slug":"safety-collars-for-dogs-and-cats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/happypetsinfo.com\/blog\/safety-collars-for-dogs-and-cats\/","title":{"rendered":"Safety Collars for Dogs and Cats"},"content":{"rendered":"

How Safety or Breakaway Collars Could Save Your Pet\u2019s Life<\/h1>\n
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Pets can be in danger of injury while wearing conventional collars<\/p><\/div>\n

Most pet owners are completely unaware of the risks and possibility of collar strangulation accidents until it is too late. \u00a0Safety, or breakaway collars are designed to prevent pets from getting entangled by their collars.\u00a0 Safety collars can be purchased in most pet supply stores or online at Amazon<\/a> or Chewy.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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Keep Safe Breakaway Collar for Dogs<\/p><\/div>\n

For dog owners, off-leash play can be dangerous to your pet if the collar gets stuck on something and chokes the dog.\u00a0 A safety, or breakaway, collar has a special buckle that releases and the collar falls off if gets caught on a fence, deck, crate, kennel, bush or tree.\u00a0 At the dog park or at doggie daycare, this could easily happen.\u00a0 Dog often play with their mouths, and when wrestling they sometimes grab the neck area of their playmate.\u00a0 If teeth get stuck in the collar or the collar gets stuck under the jaw, the dog wearing the collar may panic and cause the collar to tighten and choke. If you cannot let your dog \u201cplay naked\u201d without her collar or harness and need to have ID tags for legal or safety reasons, please consider a safety collar.\u00a0 This will provide a safe off-leash environment that minimizes the risk of injury, or worse, due to a collar mishap.\u00a0 Some breakaway collars<\/em> for dogs have a feature that has two D rings that are used when walking the dog with a lead, but has the breakaway clasp for off-leash play.\u00a0 This is the Keep Safe Collar<\/a>, and it can be purchased online at Petsmart.com<\/a>, Chewy.com<\/a>, and Amazon.com<\/a>. Also check your nearby pet supply stores for different brands of safety collars and look at the designs to choose the right collar for your dog\u2019s safety.
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