A vet has issued a warning to dog owners about allowing their pets to wear a collar while unsupervised at home.
By law, all dogs in Northern Ireland should wear the correct collar identification and not doing so while in public could land the owner with a £1,000 fine.
And while many dogs wear their collars at home too, a recent trauma to a 14-month-old Golden Retriever has prompted a warning from a vet after the puppy needed emergency treatment because he managed to twist his collar and almost choke to death.
