After Murph got his collar caught inside one day and I saw how easily he panicked and was choking himself, I decided no collars in the house anymore. I use to put collars on Murph and Maddie, when outside though. Being terriers, I was always a little paranoid about them getting out. But over the years I realized, they never tried to escape and if they did get out accidently, by an unlatched gate, they never went any further then the neighbor's yard.

Actually I stopped worrying about collars on them, while staying with my Mom for a few months. I went off to work and Murph and Maddie were in the back yard. Sometime during the day, Mom went through the gate and didn't latch it properly. I was quite surprised upon returning from work, to find Murph sitting outside the fence waiting to get let back in and Maddie never even left the yard.

Oz and Gully are both microchipped, so I only have collars on them, if we go on a trip. Recently when my Mom was staying with me, she didn't latch the gate all the way (hummm seems to be a pattern forming here.). I was busy with the sprinklers and heard Gull barking at the gate. So I looked over my shoulder to see only his body. Odd. Then I realized the gate was open and his head was through it, barking at some kids playing. He never bolted through it though. He came right to me, when I called him and I went and latched the gate back. Don't think he's gonna get much of a better opportunity to take off and he didn't take it.

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