Cable Restraint Traps -- Be Prepared!!
Yesterday while exploring some of North Missouri's private land/public access areas, our dog Rill was caught in a cable snare. Fortunately both Elaine and I carry cutters and were able to cut our dog out before she suffocated. It was a frightening few moments, and I shudder to think about the prospects if we had been further away from her.
The area prohibits traps of any kind. We were in an area with lots of Amish, and there were fresh horse tracks to the set area (horses are also prohibited on the property).
My advice: learn how these snares work...and carry the means to cut your pup out should she/he be caught.
I also carry a rope and handle devise I created to open a killer type trap. I still recall with great sadness one of our member's account of losing his pup to such a trap.
Be careful...Be Prepared!
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