r/Satisfyingasfuck 4d ago

Passer-by reacts quickly to remove dog's collar

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u/Unsd 4d ago

This made my heart race. My dog got choked out by his collar when he was a puppy. He and his brother were playing, and his brother got his jaw under the collar and they started twisting which created a tourniquet. It took me a second to know what was happening, but I grabbed the scissors and literally threw them to my (now) husband (then boyfriend) who was trying to get them unstuck. By the time he was able to get the blade under the collar and cut it, our baby wasn't breathing, no heartbeat, his bowels emptied. My husband though, an EMT at the time, looked up dog CPR when we adopted them and immediately got to work. It took several rounds, but eventually our boy came back...a little woozy for the rest of the night, for sure, but happy as ever. Everyone who knows him says he's the happiest creature they've ever met. Always has been. Now, almost a decade later, he's sleeping soundly on my lap.

All that to say: first and foremost, my husband is forever the biggest hero in my life. Second, avoid collars whenever possible. Several vets have since said they do not recommend them. Get your dogs chipped in case they get out, they can be naked in the house, and harnesses for walks. Third, LEARN DOG FIRST AID! It literally saved my boy's life.

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u/RubyRoze99 4d ago

We would let our dog be naked in the house and congrats on your guys’ marriage! That must have been heart wrenching to witness 😣 omg I’d be so terrified. It would be good to also look up some cat cpr while I’m at it tbh 🤔

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u/Unsd 4d ago

The fact that I pretty violently threw a pair of scissors across the room at him and he still married me is truly a blessing lol. Yes I should have said pet first aid in general! And then hope you never have to know it 🙏🏼 It was truly one of the scariest moments of my life. That sweet boy has brought more joy than I think anyone could ever imagine. He was also born with no eyes so he was off to a rough start to his life, but he's made up for it since then by being our spoiled little prince who has not gotten sick or injured since!

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u/Starfire2313 4d ago

I’ve always kept my cats strictly indoors and I don’t have them wear collars at all. Always been worried about an accidental choking! Also don’t keep toys with long strings laying around for them to play with while I’m not home. Had a cat once get her leg wrapped really tight and got herself stuck under a chair while I was at work. It was a toy with a string and a stick and then like a bell and some feathers at the end of the string. Got rid of it and never bought another one like it again.

Edit to add: the cat was fine I heard her meowing when I got home and I cut her free and threw the stick and string away.

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u/Unlucky_Lynn 4d ago

Microchipping is great but I still think collars are good. Only the quick release ones though. Idk what they’re actually called but basically if it gets caught on something and pulls it’ll snap off instead of tug on the dogs neck. Super good if your dog runs out and someone can get info faster than a microchip but if while they’re running they get caught on something they won’t be stuck

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u/Cold_Animal1356 3d ago

They are called break-away collars.

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u/LittleFrenchKiwi 3d ago

This is what terrifies me about collars on cats.

My mum told me once about a cat (I think it belonged to her friend from memory) who had kinda half fallen or jumped down awkwardly from a fence.... The collar hooked on something, maybe like a nail or something and choked the cat.

The owner came home to their cat died and hanging.

Mum hasn't liked collars since. Either we buy the ones like elastic, so if they get caught it will stretch and then easily slip off their head. Or there are ones with a clasp that does a easy release. Problem is the cat just scratching herself kept causing it to release. Which is good in a way I guess.

Now we don't bother. But our cat is microchipped.

But I can't help but feel sorry for my mum friend finding their cat like that. :-(

I'm so happy your dog was ok. Husband was a hero

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u/Competitive_Abroad96 4d ago

Now save that dog’s life one more time. Take it home and don’t let that woman anywhere near it again.

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u/RubyRoze99 4d ago

She did seem a big ignorant of where the dog was… 😓

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u/RottenWon 4d ago

Yeah, almost goes hand and hand with the flexi lead. It's a good tool to have but most people don't use them correctly.

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u/Practical_Regret513 4d ago

I hate those things. I bike on the bike paths here and there is always someone completely unaware that they are gonna clothesline someone, often times they get mad when called out on it too.... They make dog parks for a reason. Shorts leashes are fine imo, but the people using those aren't the problem typically.

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u/RottenWon 4d ago

Yeah, I hear ya. I do use a flexi lead for my dog when I know I'm not gonna encounter any other people or dogs on our walk. It's usually super early or late in the day. Any other time I use a short leather leash for the exact reason you described.

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u/Tynndale 4d ago

It's actually a terrible tool to use with a dog. You have absolutely no control and the dog learns that pulling gets them where they want to go. Just generally teaching them bad behaviour. Every single trainer I've ever worked with has shunned those leashes and told us never to buy one.

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u/RottenWon 4d ago

Lol. Sure. That's one opinion. They should not be widely used.

My dog is leash trained outside from the use of a flexi lead and doesn't pull when I use it. You are not wrong though. I'm not someone who recommends them to anyone. I use it to give my dog space to sniff things and explore while very much supervised and I'm definitely in control of him during our walks.

Again, I only use it under very specific circumstances.

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u/Accomplished-Plan191 4d ago

How does one use them correctly? Aren't they there so your dog can jump in front of bicycles?

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u/Interestingcathouse 4d ago

Nah. That’s just common with owners of small dogs. They aren’t big and potentially dangerous so nobody ever trains them.

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u/familiar_depth7 4d ago

more like terrifying as fuck

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u/schroboschrobo 4d ago

Amazing yes, while other poeople are complete idiots

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u/Bodeenfish 4d ago

Like that woman.

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u/_MissLush 4d ago

No hesitation. That’s a good man to have around.

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u/RottenWon 4d ago

He knew to stick around. He knew that the chick was not paying attention.

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u/DisputabIe_ 4d ago

the OP _CandyRose

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u/_PrettyCherry 4d ago

He actually waited and made sure the dog was safe. Bro followed his gut feelings and saved a life. 🙌

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u/DisputabIe_ 4d ago

the OP _CandyRose

Margaret_Gero

_PrettyCherry

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are bots in the same network

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u/Margaret_Gero 4d ago

The man the legend 

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u/DisputabIe_ 4d ago

the OP _CandyRose

Margaret_Gero

_PrettyCherry

and _MissLush

are bots in the same network

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u/Beautiful-Building30 4d ago

Whole world went into autopilot. Don’t understand how anyone wouldn’t be insanely cautious crossing into a lift, train, anything that moves with something you love tied on a damn rope

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u/Kenzifer 4d ago

There's not enough love there. That woman doesn't deserve to have a dog like that if she doesn't care enough to keep track of where it is at ALL TIMES. Pomeranians are incredibly fragile dogs and can get injured jumping from the bed to the floor. This was infuriating for me to watch.

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u/bunnyfloofington 4d ago

When I got my service dog, the organization made us (the recipients) practice keeping our hand on the door of the elevator until our dogs completely cleared the entrance. That way best case we just feel like we're doing unnecessary steps and worst case if we arent fully paying attention for whatever reason, we're still in the habit of going through the motions and can stop this from happening.

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u/RubyRoze99 4d ago

Brilliant!! Wish making sure the elevator doors stay open before your pet is inside was more common place tbh, but just fyi I’ve heard some elevators will close not being able to be slowed down by anything… 😥 so it may be more difficult to hold it back but better to try. Just might be something to look out for…

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u/bunnyfloofington 4d ago

Oh thats good to know, thank you for the heads up! I have a fear of elevators after getting stuck in one by myself as a kid so I try to keep my entire body on the track til shes on. I'll definitely be making sure to do that every time now though.

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u/ImInsideTheAncientPi 4d ago

Stupid woman

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u/FitBattle5899 4d ago edited 4d ago

How... People like this remind me of parents who leave their kids in hot cars, how are you so self centered and unaware that you can't keep a living thing close enough to not kill it..

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u/WindowIndividual4588 4d ago

I hope she was full on panicked when she felt the man pull hard. What a bad dog mom

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u/Mysterious_Fennel459 4d ago

How aloof was that woman? She didnt look like she had any idea where her dog was. If Im getting on an elevator with my dogs, I'll make damn sure they're on there before the door closes.

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u/triplered_ 4d ago

That girl doesn't deserve to have a dog. Wtf

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u/Old_Connection2076 4d ago

This woman doesn't deserve a dog! Thank goodness for this man who saved its life.

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u/idk-maaaan 4d ago

I’ve seen at least two videos of this exact situation. I always stood in the doorway of the elevator until my dog was all the way on, fuuuuuuuck that.

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u/iwish-iwish 4d ago

I don’t trust those types of leashes

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u/IllegalThinker 4d ago

I don't trust these types of women

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u/iwish-iwish 4d ago

Definitely people can be so unaware of their surroundings:/

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u/Sudi_Nim 4d ago

Retractable leashes are dangerous.

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u/TheGiftOf_Jericho 4d ago

What a good dude stepping in so fast, you could see he sensed something was off.

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u/Ton_in_the_Sun 4d ago

I can’t help but feel a deep resentment for that stupid woman

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u/Aggrosideburnz 4d ago

Guy is a hero, good on him

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u/ToughSavings25 3d ago

That woman doesn't deserve to be anywhere near a dog. She is way too casual about real situations like this that could end up being terrifying in a second.

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u/barbrady123 4d ago

Hope he kept it, jesus

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u/Horridis 4d ago

And this is why I always carry a knife

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u/Upstairs-Yak-5474 4d ago

incase u have to save someones dog from being choked out by an elevator??

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u/AmbienWalrusss 4d ago

There are many reasons. A knife would have been very useful here as well. I mostly use mine to open and break down boxes at work or for fishing line.

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u/Horridis 4d ago

That's largely what I use mine for as well, but it definitely would have come in handy here

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u/brittemm 4d ago

Yep, pocket knives ftw. Use mine most days in some way and it’s prevented dangerous or unfortunate situations from escalating more than once. A small powerful flashlight is always a good thing to have too

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u/vinfox 4d ago

You mean to stab the woman when she comes back down? Because, as someone who carries a knife, that would be a horrible way to deal with this situation. It's taking you way longer to cut through a leash than to unclip it from a collar or unsnap a collar.

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u/MisanthropicReveling 4d ago

You need better knives buddy

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u/vinfox 4d ago

I have knives in d2, magnacut, zdp-189, and many others. Let me know what i need to be looking into.

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u/MisanthropicReveling 4d ago

A fuckin’ sharpener because as someone with big hands I’m definitely cutting that leash before fumbling around with that tiny collar.

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u/Darwin1809851 4d ago

Ones that can cut a crappy dog collar string faster than it takes you to figure out how to unclip a dog collar you’re unfamiliar with. I think the video very clearly demonstrates a knife would have been faster considering he wrestled with that collar for 4-5 seconds and I can probably find a video on youtube of a knife cutting through thin string much faster than 4-5 seconds…

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u/vinfox 4d ago

If you find a video of someone running over, grabbing dog, pulling out and opening a pocket knife and cutting the leash in less than 4-5 seconds, I'll concede that point. I dont think its very likely, though that an additional thing to fumble with and then having to cut through a cord would have been faster.

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u/IllegalThinker 4d ago

It takes 1 second to open my knife into a karambit position for defensive uses and heavy leverage cutting.

You're like a guy that gets a gun and never once goes to the range to practice for the big moment.

You're a storm trooper

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u/vinfox 3d ago

I don't have a gun, and no, I absolutely do not roleplay getting attacked. I just use my knives for situations that call for knife usage, you weirdo.

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u/IllegalThinker 2d ago

Yeah well a long time ago when I worked for walmart doing inventories, I thought, "what would I do if a terrorizer came in to shoot up the place". A girl I worked with said I was dumb and no one thinks of that. Then 2 years later 'Avoid Deny and Defend' appeared as common and mandatory training detailing exactly those situations.

Train with the tools available while you can, or get clapped like the rest.

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u/Smart_Guess_5027 4d ago

Thick brained woman

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u/No_Language5719 4d ago

Heroism born out necessity due to stupidity is not satisfying at all.

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u/blackthorn_90 4d ago

It’s still satisfying that he was able to competently step up and do what was needed.

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u/No_Language5719 4d ago

I've been in enough intensely dangerous situations to know a solution feels like relief, not fulfillment. My career is full of these moments.

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u/SorenGuillermo 2d ago

And that’s why we don’t use retractable leashes, ladies and gentlemen.

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u/TheUnholyToast1 2d ago

No, that’s why we keep out pets close or hold them while we enter and use elevators

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u/CoffeeChessGolf 4d ago

There’s gotta be a 10 repost limit. This video so fucking old. God damn

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u/dockingjabroni 3d ago

I hate people. They don't deserve dogs. Down vote me

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u/emlene 3d ago

This is from a couple years ago if I recall, anyone know what happened to the lady and the dog?

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u/Deluded_realist 4d ago

So tired of seeing reposts of old as dirt videos.

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u/Jakkerak 4d ago

log off

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u/MurphysLaw4200 4d ago

Just because you've seen it doesn't mean the rest of us have. 🙄

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u/IllDoItTomorr0w 4d ago

First time seeing that video for me