scary. good thing you were there.

 

Oh wow. I am so glad you found him!

I can totally see Jody doing that. :wacko:

 

Wow, close call! Glad all turned out but it got me thinking as to how many dogs have actually died this way, I wonder?

 

When I worked at a boarding kennel, I talked to a woman with a Beagle who had suffocated in an empty potato chip bag while she wasn't home.

This is one of many reasons my dogs are crated when I'm gone and my trash is kept in a cupboard with a child lock!

 

One of our dogs is quite the trash digger. We've used trash cans like this one for years with great success, once we trained the 2 legged kids to always lock it. The dog still checks the lid regularly, in case we neglected to slide the latch. simplehuman® Rectangle 45-Liter/12-Gallon Step Trash Cans - Bed Bath & Beyond

 

Seamus (my light colored larger Standard) is a garbage hound. I've tried just about every type of trash can. The kind you reference is child's play for him, he just knocks it over. I figured that I could go 2 ways...train him to stay out of the garbage, or 2. Keep the garbage under the sink.

I've chosen #2, garbage lives under the sink in the cabinet. I figured I might get him trained to stay away from the garbage, but about the time I would think he was bomber trained, he might lapse and there might be something dangerous in the garbage.

For the sake of health for both of use, it's not out.
Joe

 

Wow, you shudder to think what would have happened if you were in the shower or something. And, it's something I'd never given a seconds thought to whatsoever as well. Thank goodness you found him!

 

I am always paranoid about my dogs getting into stuff. Not that they do, you just never know. I usually take them into the bathroom with me LOL

 

I never used to worry about it but if the temptation is there you just never know. My dog has crawled all the way into a Fritos bag but other than a slight freak out it wasn't dangerous.

 

Holy crap that is terrifying! I am so glad that Uno is ok. Thank god you were home!!!

 

Avery will not touch the garbage at my place, nor would he touch food left on the counter. Or his food left out to thaw...

But at my moms house the garage garbage is fair game, so we try to either make sure it's empty when Avery's out there but sometimes we forget. I think he just acts out at my moms though cause he gets left to his own devices more often..and as they say every time they get into the garbage or counter-surf they are reinforcing their own behavior...

But boy that's scary!! Good thing you were home!!!!

 

Oh wow, how scary.
I am sure glad that you were home and that Uno is ok.