We normally don't have collars on our labs indoors, but this week we have done so as we are having the kitchen refitted, and although the dogs are in the utility room off the garage while the men are here, we thought it was safer just in case of an inadvertent open door.....
Today I was waiting in the lounge for the fitter to come, ready to rush off with the dogs to the utility room as soon as I saw his van. Maggie was in her favourite place, on an ottoman in front of the lounge window and radiator. Suddenly she was rushing round the room in a panic with the grid off the top of the radiator attached to her collar It's quite large - about four foot by three inches, and her tags had caught in it. Thankfully I was on the spot, as she was scared and obviously it could have caused damage to poor Luke who was wondering what in the wide world had happened. I managed to disentangle her, but we were all quite shocked, as I was imagining what would have happened if I hadn't been there - even if as now I was upstairs using the computer..:-(
It hadn't dawned on me when people talked about collars getting caught that it could be the actual tags that became entangled....I'm wondering if it's worth getting collars with an integral identification panel....and needless to say they're now in the utility room without their collars.

Even if it weren't for the tags, it can still be dangerous. :( I had 2 dogs playing that both wore collars, ones mouth got caught in the the other's collar and got totally stuck. I was asleep, woke up from the screaming, and managed to get them apart. Had I not been at home one of them would have died as she was being strangled.

My Puppy wears one of these http://www.traininglines.org.uk/dogwear_info.htm#KeepSafe with his tags on 24/7  & also a half check with an NDTR tag on it when he goes out-haven't got round to buying him a rolled collar yet as he hasn't finished growing yet

The other dogs are never left alone & if I leave two together(like in the car) they wear the above breakaway collars. Normally they have close fitting rolled collars with their macho collection of dog tags ;)

Think it might order some of them!

A similar thing happened to my friend whose dogs were in the garden. One got his tag caught in the decking.  I think it is a good idea to have some sort of ident panel on the collar.  I must admit I leave my two wearing their's when I'm out because (I know it may sound daft) but I worry in case there's a fire or something and they get out with no id on, though they are microchipped.

My mother inlaws dog had the collar catch between the deck as well...

I wear leather tree top studded collars on my dogs and have never had a problem since they don't bite them. When I had the nylon ones on they would be pulling on them and just ruined them and found these to be a treat and they are still in great shape. Mine always have their collars on and I have not had a problem knock on wood.

I never leave collars on dogs! Only have them on when being walked...ruins their coats and 'ruffs' for one, second the danger! Even my cats have break away collars on them, very sensible idea! All the best, Dawn X

I NEVER, EVER leave a collar on my dog - his brother died at 12 weeks old when he jumped up at a door and hung himself. A freak accident I know, but these things happen. His owners have moved all their door handles up to 4 feet high before they get another pup.

I never use collars on my danes even outside (although we only go to the beach) when my oldest was a pup she jumped a saftey gate and was wearing a half check and it got stuck and if i hadn't been there that would have been it she was literally choking to death.

When we got our 2nd dane i had them back on half checks and the younger one got his mouth entangled in the older danes collar and the screams were just shocking.

So nope dogwarden or not mine do not wear collars anymore.

I've had 2 close calls with mine getting teeth caught in each other's collars, so they don't wear them in the house.  We are so lucky now and have just moved to a farm so they don't have to wear collars when they are out either!!

Mine only wear collars in exceptional circumstances.  I've had to retrieve a pup from deep inside a bush with his collar entwined in some sheep fencing.  It's far more risky to wear them and they are microchipped.

They are working dogs.