Collars are very helpful for dogs. They provide a way to put a visible identification tag on your pets as well as allowing you a way to quickly stop a dog from darting out of the door. Although collars are necessary and very helpful there are some hidden dangers that you may not think about when you leave a dog collar on your dog when they are left alone. Here are some things to consider for dog collar safety.

If you leave your dog in a crate the collar can get caught on the wire of the crate preventing your dog from accessing water. In a worst case scenario dogs can get their collar caught in a way that ends up cutting off the animals ability to breath.

If you really are not comfortable leaving a dog without a collar on you could always use break away collars. These collars allow the snap on the collar to open if tension is applied to the collar which would allow your dog to get away instead of being caught by the collar.