I've had my dogs get things stuck in their eyes before and sometimes you can moisten a Q-tip and it will adhere to the Q-tip and that can help. Of course you have to be very careful and it's best to have someone help you hold the dog. You can also flush the eye with water if it's something that is in a bad spot and you just can't get it safely any other way. Have had good success with both methods in the past. Glad to hear you got it out, that can be scary.