https://youtu.be/j1MVqFYfIhw How to remove a snare from your hunting dog. How to recognize likely snare locations. South Dakota fish and game
https://youtu.be/5wZgA40X3gA (Cable lock explained). Two labs Released from snares.
Alive
https://youtu.be/CS9TpDgRMl4 Go to 1:22 (one minute 22 seconds into the video)
Solid neck caught coyote sitting waiting patiently to bite someone’s face off.
Smart dog.
Alive
https://vimeo.com/90911489 Alaska fish and wildlife. How to remove snare from your dog
https://youtu.be/BtEOQv-FCI8 At 4:00 (4 minutes into the video)
Border Collie released from a snare unharmed
Alive
https://youtu.be/TrNlTnXhqFcWild canine wearing a snare. He had twisted and pulled very hard. Neck cut bad.
Alive
“February 2019, Kelowna, BC
Boss was fortunate to survive the grasp of a snare trap in the Kelowna area. According to his guardian, Boss was out for a walk in an area popular with recreationlists and dog walkers - a local kennel club visits the area regularly, he said. No warning signs were posted, the snare was baited, and Conservation Officers verified that it was a legally set trap. (Source: Castanet.net)”
Alive
https://youtu.be/K6hbrIgd1eM snared coyote. Alive
https://youtu.be/QoHWoTas3KI snared coyote at 3:30 into the video.
Alive
https://youtu.be/sAfBg0xFd7M snared coyote.
Alive
https://youtu.be/FwwsejKbYV4 Snared coyote stepped through.
Alive
https://youtu.be/jvbOlupELO8 snared coyote. Alive
If you need more, there are hundreds of stories of dogs taken out of snares alive. (Do your own research). I have been hearing them since the seventies. Dog owners and trappers are happy to tell these stories. And yes, I am sure they did not tell me the unhappy stories. There might be just as many. I don’t know.
And I bet there are a million photos and videos taken by proud young trappers of coyote and fox in snares. Alive. For many, this is their first coyote or fox because they are easy to snare; Hard to trap by comparison. And a live one makes a more interesting photo than a dead one.
Cable cutters on amazon: If you don’t know how to open a snare. With these you don’t need to know how. (Pliers/side cutters don’t work to cut cable). Very expensive but slick. I’ve had mine since the eighties. Still cuts cable like it’s kite string. Just don’t use them for other things. Cable only. At times I have had to use them to take the snare off beaver because they had the cable so twisted behind the lock.
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=c7+cable+cut ... 6_11126241“Unless the dog can be resuscitated within minutes, death will occur. Generally speaking, a dog cannot survive if the brain and other organs are deprived of oxygen for more than about four to six minutes.Aug 15, 2019”
I have never tried big bolt cutters on a connibear trap. But I bet it would work. (they will not work on cable, at all). If you don’t want to learn how to open a connibear, might not hurt to have a pair of long handled bolt cutters in your truck. I heard someone call these a “master key”. But it looks like you might have a couple minutes to get them out and save a dog that is caught in a connibear set in a culvert by the road or something. Actually, even if you know how to open them, it can be difficult, and if I was close to the truck, I think I would grab the bolt cutters. I bet you could cut through it four times in about Six seconds.
But really if you cut once on each spring, that would release the pressure and you could force it open or slide the rings to the hinge and open it.
I came across a story of a dog that came home wearing a connibear trap. I can only beleive it did not get a true hold on his throat. But don’t give up, even if the dog seems dead. I had one hang (it was Rachel) and she was out, and I thought Dead. I did my best with mouth to mouth (mouth to nose, more accurately) and cpr, and she revived and lived for years. Don’t give up!!!!!!
“If performing CPR alone, give your dog artificial respiration after each set of 15 compressions. Begin by sealing the dog's lips. Place your hand over the dog's muzzle and ensure the mouth is completely closed. Next, place your mouth over the dog's nostrils and blow gently, watching for the chest to lift and expand.”