scats
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My brother has a Malinois and has used both a prong and a shock collar with her. It’s not my thing and he knows my thoughts on it but unfortunately he likes to shout me down and tell me how little I know (he’s only had a dog for 4 years, but he’s an expert...) so I don’t get into the debate with him.
Today I found out that he met up with my mum and dad and made my mum put a prong collar on her little dog who occasionally pulls my mum. I’ve never had her pull me, but she does seem to do it with my mum. Parents were amazed that she didn’t pull once and despite me explaining that the dog was behaving out of fear or discomfort, my brother just shot me down again... I know nothing blah blah. He then started going on about the brilliance of shock collars and how he can walk his Mali off lead with one on...
Said I wasn’t bothering to debate it as he’s the biggest know it all and is ALWAYS right, but I said if he ever dared put a prong collar near my dogs, there’d be trouble.
He then shot back at me that there is no evidence that prong or shock collars are harmful. So I’m wondering, is there? Can anyone point me in the direction of studies that show they are harmful? Or am I being too soft?
I’m a dog groomer and I trained in TTouch, I do force-free grooming and I don’t believe in getting results with dogs caused by fear.
What are your opinions?
Today I found out that he met up with my mum and dad and made my mum put a prong collar on her little dog who occasionally pulls my mum. I’ve never had her pull me, but she does seem to do it with my mum. Parents were amazed that she didn’t pull once and despite me explaining that the dog was behaving out of fear or discomfort, my brother just shot me down again... I know nothing blah blah. He then started going on about the brilliance of shock collars and how he can walk his Mali off lead with one on...
Said I wasn’t bothering to debate it as he’s the biggest know it all and is ALWAYS right, but I said if he ever dared put a prong collar near my dogs, there’d be trouble.
He then shot back at me that there is no evidence that prong or shock collars are harmful. So I’m wondering, is there? Can anyone point me in the direction of studies that show they are harmful? Or am I being too soft?
I’m a dog groomer and I trained in TTouch, I do force-free grooming and I don’t believe in getting results with dogs caused by fear.
What are your opinions?