Jack (part German Shepard) was rescued by a neighbor in '99 when he was about 6 mos old. He was wearing a harness that had been applied when he was a small pup. He grew and the harness didn't. It was imbedded into his chest and the skin grew around it. The harness had to be cut out by the vet and anti-biotics administered to guard againt infection at the open wound.
Bailey (Golden Retriever) has a much happier adoption. We chose him from the litter of 11 pups when he was 4 weeks old and brought him home at 9 weeks.
Above you will see they are preparing for their diving lessons with the grandsons. :)