Mini blind cords can cause death to dogs also.

Crowe It's not just mini blinds, it's BIG blinds, too.

When our first dog was a puppy, we used to lock him in the kitchen behind a gate. For a while he never made any attempts to escape (or he was foiled). We had a very small ranch, with a huge picture window in the front of the house, and equally as large a set of blinds. Couch was in front of the window.

Came home from work, Jasper had escaped, hopped up on the back of the couch and somehow managed to get the

draw cord completely wrapped around his belly.

He had a few rope burns but fortunately decide to just wait it out. I found him on top of the back of the couch patiently waiting for someone to free him. Needless to say we moved the couch and found a better way to secure him.

Wow. Thank God he just sat there. He is one lucky dog.

Interestingly, as I was installing the blinds I was thinking how far we had come with safety. Due to the fact that there are 2 'separate' cords on blinds now with big plastic pulls for added safety so the two cords can not wrap around each other easily. Unlike not to long ago where there was one 'continuous' cord which was more dangerous.

It was the plastic pulls at the end that prevented the 2 strings from releasing from between his toes.

I still feel real bad I didn't think of this danger before he got hung up in it. But I think that goes toward my still 'ongoing' learning curve of now owning small dogs vs the Great Danes.