Oh my Amy! You must have been shaking so badly. I would have been for sure! I am so glad you were able to get it off poor Nebo. That must have hurt and frightened him so badly. Give him a hug from me!

Tonya your story is just awful. My condolences to you on the loss of your Rosco. We had a similar thing happen many years ago. I had a standard poodle and a miniature then too, Whitney and Ashley. One day while playing I heard an awful yelping sound. I ran into the other room and Ashley (mini) had gotten her lower jaw stuck under Whitney's collar and she was hanging from Whitney's neck! Fortunately we were home and freed her immediately but I shudder to think what would have happened if we weren't. Their collars were removed right then and there and were only put on for walks, etc. after that. I do have collars on Bella and Ripley and it worries me a little, but my Ripley was brought to the shelter as a stray and the one time he got out he was very hard to catch up with. I am so afraid of not having a collar on him. My husband, on the other hand, hates having them wear collars and didn't want any future dogs to wear them but ultimately relented. This post has made me re-think the whole thing. I think from now on I will take their collars off while we are at work. Amy, thank you for your warning about the giggle ball and Tonya thank you for sharing your story. I know it brought back some painful memories. It woke me up a little and I am grateful!