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Yes, that is a pronged choke collar around his neck. When you write your outraged email please spell my name right: Wondrous Being of Light and Splendor. I’ll write back with a picture of someone walking their dog off leash, Coco going nutso, and no one dying from an open wound because I can restrain the animals in my care.
(Please walk your dog on a leash. Please. Pretty please?)