What could go wrong will go wrong at the worst possible time. Murphy’s law is used to prepare for the worst case scenarios in all areas of life. From engineering to emergency response planning, it’s the foundation of all planning to ensure safety and save lives. Pet owners will always account for obvious risks to their companions but pet accessories are commonly overlooked.
“All I was thinking was that he was going to die,” said Julie Anderson.
Frankie is an energetic and curious cocker spaniel puppy. He’s lived with the Anderson family for his entire life and has gotten into various acts of mischief. His curiosity has gotten him to venture into areas restricted to him and to destroy various items. Despite this, Frankie loves to follow members of the family, especially Julie.
Frankie was given a collar as his chewing made his previous harnesses unusable as a result. The family didn’t see any issue with this as the family’s late dog, Fluke, faced no issue from his collar.
The Anderson family was enjoying the Calgary summer in their backyard. Frankie had obscured himself in the shade of the table according to Julie. She noticed that Frankie was whining while laying down; he typically does this while playing with something and so she assumed he was attempting to get at something under the table. She only realized something was wrong when he didn’t get up to follow her.
“His eyes were bloodshot and wide” said John Anderson “it was horrific”
Frankie had gotten his collar caught in between the deck boards and was suffocating. Panic struck all members present. Some tried to free him, others called for the neighbours assistance and Julie immediately went for pliers. She cut the collar freeing frankie.
Frankie recovered quickly from this event and is back to his usual self. To prevent anything like this happening again; the Anderson family has decided to stop using collars permanently.