Gosh, that must have been such a traumatic event for all of you! Thank heaven things turned out OK! You know, this is one reason why I am such a big fan of harnesses. For some reason they're not as popular as collars, but I think they're great. Leeloo doesn't wear her harness around the house because I like her to be completely comfy, but even if I were to forget and just leave her harness on her while she was at home alone, she would never choke if she got caught on something.