Comments | dot_pet_snark: Did you know shock collars don't hurt dogs?

collie222 in dot_pet_snark

Did you know shock collars don't hurt dogs?

Sep 10, 2010 17:01

True story. And anyway life shouldn't be all rainbows and flowers for dogs, cause it isn't for humans either! Who cares if the dog in question is blind, the invisible fence works for everyone!

(sorry, I'm having a bad day and feeling snarky! It's not the post, it's the comments that kill me.) Leave a comment

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into_focus September 10 2010, 21:13:40 UTC

woah, I had no idea that post exploded like that.

papilio_luna September 10 2010, 21:16:45 UTC

What the good goddamn was that person on about? Tie-outs automatically traumatize a dog no matter how you use one? Yet shock collars are a-okay?

collie222 September 11 2010, 00:17:28 UTC

love the icon!

copper_season September 10 2010, 21:32:24 UTC

My friend's dog is blind and they would never use a shock collar or electronic fence. They take her out on a leash and supervise her constantly.

I just don't understand how someone thinks a tie-out is horrible but will endorse shock collars. If a tie-out is used responsibly, there will be no trauma or aggression issues.

ichbinkelsey September 11 2010, 00:21:19 UTC

Oh yeah, that's another thing that was weird! Like, the consensus is "of course you will be leaving the dog outside unsupervised for 9/10ths of the day, and you will either be doing that with a fence or a tieout/shock collar." No acknowledgment at all that you maybe shouldn't leave your dog unattended outside for long enough to go crazy on a tieout period.

copper_season September 11 2010, 01:01:39 UTC

Exactly!

My friend's yard isn't fenced either but her dogs are never let outside without being on a leash and supervised.

ichbinkelsey September 11 2010, 01:09:28 UTC

I have two excitable terriers and have never had a fenced yard, so except for trips to the dog park and whatnot (which we do a lot), they have been leashed outside every single day they've spent with me. So I was a little blown away by that discussion.

I am somewhat concerned about the exercise situation for 99% of America's dogs.

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simplylvoe September 10 2010, 21:46:24 UTC

It almost reads like someone just decided to be a troll today.

entheos September 10 2010, 22:14:01 UTC

Looking at the usernames there, I am really not surprised.

For some reason, there's been an influx of insane furries into SPO. (Note: not all furries are insane. Or at least not in a pejorative sense.)

silverblaidd September 10 2010, 22:19:42 UTC

Just because it just occurred to me, you'd think furries would be more vocal about humane treatment towards animals, y/n?

entheos September 10 2010, 22:26:35 UTC

You would think so, but based on the (insane and not representative of the fandom as a whole) furries that've popped up lately, it seems to be more about letting animals live NATURAL, WILD LIVES than responsible animal ownership.

I was going to say animal husbandry, but that just made me think of the guy who married his horse. nnnrrrgh brain bleach

silverblaidd September 10 2010, 22:30:30 UTC

For some reason, the few I'm thinking about specifically are pretty vocal about punishment, shocking animals, and doing whatever they can to be against anything that makes it illegal to do whatever you want to animals, including cut their vocal chords, declaw them, cut their tails or ears, etc. Nothing about that is natural or wild, so what gives?

I just can't connect people who want to be or think they are non-human animals and treating animals like shit.

Also, there is no need to bring up that guy. That's just playing dirty.

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