My heart is racing just reading this! I'm relieved the pups are OK. How scary! I know your heart and mind were going nuts at the same time.

I keep a collar on Mz Logan now. This past summer, the gardener left the side fence open, which he's never done before, and since I always go out the her, I hears a neighbor yell "Logan, stop that!". I drew a blank for a sec, until I ran to the side of the house and saw she was barking at this guy's dog. Luckily, she came right back to me. i also realized she didn't have her collar on.

When Cody was a pup, in a crate, I'd take it off until he went out.