PucciNPoni
Well-Known Member
I have avoided watching his programme for the most part and the snippets I've caught here and there have left me feeling uneasy. Not because of what he does is groundbreaking and new - that part I think is great. But he comes across to me as showboating a bit. It reminds me of the early days of Caesar Milan.
Aru, I read your post with a lot of interest - and I appreciate your POV on this matter. Our orthopaedic vet from our practice went to one of his seminars as well, and mean to ask him his thoughts.
People are funny, and their reactions to this sort of thing are varied. Some think that getting their dog's hair cut is an unnecessary expense and yet groomers do a lot to establish bond and routine within the pet/owner relationship and are front line in finding health related issues for vets to fix and yet we still get grief for highlighting problems. Sorry, I'm digressing a bit. But my point was to say that some owners will never want to know about their dog's health problems and even something like a broken leg they're funny about getting fixed. A man came in to our practice with a wee dog with a broken leg, wanted to know if surgery would 100% be guaranteed to fix it. How is anything medical ever 100%? But parting with £1500 to £2k on an uninsured pup was a big deal for him. So suggesting a £10k operation on a hip op for a malamute which will be bloody difficult to rest properly for recovery, hmmm, it seems unreasonable to me.
Aru, I read your post with a lot of interest - and I appreciate your POV on this matter. Our orthopaedic vet from our practice went to one of his seminars as well, and mean to ask him his thoughts.
People are funny, and their reactions to this sort of thing are varied. Some think that getting their dog's hair cut is an unnecessary expense and yet groomers do a lot to establish bond and routine within the pet/owner relationship and are front line in finding health related issues for vets to fix and yet we still get grief for highlighting problems. Sorry, I'm digressing a bit. But my point was to say that some owners will never want to know about their dog's health problems and even something like a broken leg they're funny about getting fixed. A man came in to our practice with a wee dog with a broken leg, wanted to know if surgery would 100% be guaranteed to fix it. How is anything medical ever 100%? But parting with £1500 to £2k on an uninsured pup was a big deal for him. So suggesting a £10k operation on a hip op for a malamute which will be bloody difficult to rest properly for recovery, hmmm, it seems unreasonable to me.