Toy Aussies

02/18/2025

02/10/2025

This is not my dog. Sharing for awareness. Please share.

This grieving family lost their beautiful pup two weeks ago when he suffocated in a plastic container of Animal Crackers, leaving them heartbroken. Alyssa Davey writes, "R***r, our “mini” Australian Shepherd, had just turned 7 - only 10 days before we experienced a devastating accident. My husband and I have two small children and another “mini” Australian Shepherd who is preparing for ACL surgery. Life is hectic as we get ready each day, making sure everyone gets where they need to go, shutting all the doors, and ensuring nothing is left out that the dogs could get into. Like many families with young kids, we often have typical toddler and kid snacks around the house.

I want to help raise awareness about the dangers of plastic containers, as well as plastic bags. No matter how well-trained, dogs are animals, and at the end of the day, they will do what animals do. We had left out a plastic, bear-shaped animal cracker container - something we had done countless times before. Despite the lid being on tightly, R***r managed to chew it off while we were at work, and he got his head stuck. By the time my husband got home, it was too late.

My husband, like many men, carries a pocket knife and keeps it sharpened regularly. Even with that, he found it much more difficult than it should have been to cut open the container. He was left with cuts all over his hands, and nearly two weeks later, he still finds himself looking down at them—painful reminders of the horrible scene he walked in on and how hard he tried to save our baby.

Our vet was incredibly supportive and compassionate, but even they couldn’t do anything to save R***r.

I have filed a complaint with the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Yes, the container should not have been left out, and the guilt eats us alive. But no container should be that difficult to cut open. Not only do I hope to prevent another dog—or any animal—from suffering this way, but awareness also needs to be raised for children, who could just as easily get trapped in a container like this.

We miss our boy more than anything in the world. He was the happiest, most attention-stealing, ball-loving, fetch-playing, best boy ever."

We have had reports of several dogs who have suffocated in containers similar to this bear-shaped one that holds animal crackers. We urge everyone to keep all food bags and food containers safely out of reach of your pets. Though the family did the right thing by keeping the lid on tightly, R***r was determined to access the container. All pets can be unpredictable at times - so we always need to exercise caution to prevent pet suffocation. Please share in honor of sweet R***r, gone too soon.
www.preventpetsuffocation.com

02/07/2025

Education is key. ❤️

01/28/2025

01/28/2025

01/28/2025

This is a simple, inexpensive way that can help save a dog’s life. This “go bag” can be kept in your vehicle, along with a Dollar Tree leash, and can be something that may help keep a lost dog in the area until a rescue can show up to help, or it may help a dog that has been out for an extended period of time and is hungry/thirsty. What a great idea!

01/26/2025

Every year, about 100,000 dogs die because they ride in the back of trucks. And that’s just the number of dogs that die—even more get badly hurt.

Truck beds don’t protect dogs from the weather. On hot days, the metal floor can get so hot it burns their paws or skin. If a dog is left in the sun without water or shade, it can get heatstroke very quickly.

Even though dogs might look happy with the wind in their faces, dirt, dust, and other stuff in the air can hurt their eyes, ears, and lungs.

Never tie your dog to the truck bed. If the dog falls or jumps out, it could get strangled by the leash. This can happen in an accident or even if the dog just tries to jump out.

If your dog has to ride in the back of a truck, put it in a crate. Make sure the crate is tied down tightly so it can’t move around or fall out. This will help protect your dog from the wind and weather.

Keep your pets safe!

01/26/2025

Great photography ❤️😍

01/13/2025

TIP: The next 4-6 weeks is mating season for coyotes. Please do not let your dogs out alone. The coyote gets your dog to chase him and then somewhere in the distance the pack waits for your dog. Then the outcome is tragic as they can & will attack/kill your pets (they will easily kill your cats also). Just be aware it can happen to your beloved pet. {Coyote breeding typically peaks in late February and early March, the gestation period averages 58 to 63 days. Male coyotes can become more aggressive during this time of year, the long and short of it all is that coyotes always pose a risk to your dog (and other small pets). That risk increases during mating season.}