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ozzymama · 03-09-2010, 02:43 PM

I think you will have groups and organizations against everything. E-collars is no different, of course there will be persons for and against them. At the end of the day it is a personal preference. I have never used one and to be honest would prefer never to have to, of course I felt the same way about the prong, however without it I probably never would have gotten Ozzy's pulling under control and I would have one arm which drags the ground and one which doesn't.
It doesn't matter what method you use to train your dog, there will be people vehmently against it and those who stand up and applaud you. Both parties have no right to say anything about it. Cruelty, pain, abuse mean different things to different people. And varying degrees exist within each in regards to each word. I make my 14 year old collie go up and down 22 stairs each day several times a day and all she gets is a baby asprin for pain. Some people would think I was horribly cruel, would think a dog that age I must be ignoring her pain. Same dog walked over 5kms on Sunday with us....... Slept most of Monday

but did the walk no problem!

The thing for me is I have never had a dog requiring a shock collar, prior to Ozzy I never had a dog requiring a prong, Sandi never wore a leash until we got Ozzy, she was off-lead trained and perfect at being off-lead. So I cannot say what I would or would not try to train my dog. I know what would be my last resort........ And if it were a choice I had to make I would hate for anyone to have anything to say about it. Owning dogs is hard, you have to be responsible for them 24/7, you have to watch them, their diet, their coat, their training, protect and nurture them. I mean with kids, ya just throw a piece of astroturf down, enough food for the night and out you go, dogs, now that is a difficult creature to raise. (Being slightly sarcastic, a non-breeder so I do make cracks like that to the chagrin of my breeder friends) The fact of the matter is it is an individual choice, not always one made lightly and no matter what you do, at some point in some way an individual or group of people is going to have something to say about something you do. That I believe is the crux. A group has formed on facebook, (insert nasty comment about facebook addicts here LOL) against something that is controversial in the dog world, but something that garners support from non-sporting, competitive, working dog owners, people who may not understand how or why a product is used, even those of us who do understand don't always like it.
I think the world just loves controversy.
Sorry for being long-winded, off now to start a blog about how I don't like picking up dog crap, anyone want to join my facebook page?

03-09-2010, 02:43 PM	#61 (permalink)
ozzymama Crowned Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: ontario, canada Posts: 5,913	I think you will have groups and organizations against everything. E-collars is no different, of course there will be persons for and against them. At the end of the day it is a personal preference. I have never used one and to be honest would prefer never to have to, of course I felt the same way about the prong, however without it I probably never would have gotten Ozzy's pulling under control and I would have one arm which drags the ground and one which doesn't. It doesn't matter what method you use to train your dog, there will be people vehmently against it and those who stand up and applaud you. Both parties have no right to say anything about it. Cruelty, pain, abuse mean different things to different people. And varying degrees exist within each in regards to each word. I make my 14 year old collie go up and down 22 stairs each day several times a day and all she gets is a baby asprin for pain. Some people would think I was horribly cruel, would think a dog that age I must be ignoring her pain. Same dog walked over 5kms on Sunday with us....... Slept most of Monday but did the walk no problem! The thing for me is I have never had a dog requiring a shock collar, prior to Ozzy I never had a dog requiring a prong, Sandi never wore a leash until we got Ozzy, she was off-lead trained and perfect at being off-lead. So I cannot say what I would or would not try to train my dog. I know what would be my last resort........ And if it were a choice I had to make I would hate for anyone to have anything to say about it. Owning dogs is hard, you have to be responsible for them 24/7, you have to watch them, their diet, their coat, their training, protect and nurture them. I mean with kids, ya just throw a piece of astroturf down, enough food for the night and out you go, dogs, now that is a difficult creature to raise. (Being slightly sarcastic, a non-breeder so I do make cracks like that to the chagrin of my breeder friends) The fact of the matter is it is an individual choice, not always one made lightly and no matter what you do, at some point in some way an individual or group of people is going to have something to say about something you do. That I believe is the crux. A group has formed on facebook, (insert nasty comment about facebook addicts here LOL) against something that is controversial in the dog world, but something that garners support from non-sporting, competitive, working dog owners, people who may not understand how or why a product is used, even those of us who do understand don't always like it. I think the world just loves controversy. Sorry for being long-winded, off now to start a blog about how I don't like picking up dog crap, anyone want to join my facebook page?