It really depends on the activity level of the dog. If they are the type that run, bound and jump over logs and branch piles and such, the risk of such an injury increases exponentially over the only leash walked dog.Yeah, I imagine that is awful!! Thankfully, we’ve never had that happen not anyone I know and I think it’s a pretty fast recovery when it does happen? So I’m not too worried but I totally understand why most choose to remove them.![]()