I desperately need some reference articles about leash choking dogs and petichial hemorrage or death that can be caused by it.
Several of my coworkers prefer to handle our big dogs with a "choke and drag" method using very thin nylon slip leads. This can include choking for several minutes at a time. I am
noticing several dogs that had clear eyes when they came in that now have pure red rings around both eyes.
It is very distressing to me. We were all given much more humane leashes to use but I am the only one who uses them. I would like to make a case for better handling at our facility.
If your training with corrections then get a pinch collar. They look like a torture tool but they are MUCH better at spreading out the pressure on the dog's neck.
To be honest I'd find another trainer then one who teaches a "choke and drag".
Marker training is fantastic. You may use corrections later in the game but until the dog understands what you want all behaviors are rewardable. Corrections before the dog understands is non productive!
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Okay, unfortunately most of the articles on this topic are uncited and written by animal rights groups...
I'd look for reports of neck damage in dogs, and work backwards.
5 second google-fu with this method turned up this http://dogmatters.webs.com/pullingonleaddamage.htm with a cited source (that I can't currently access on my ipad). It's not choke specific but addresses problems in yanking and jerking or prolonged pressure on a dog's neck and relation to injury. Perhaps you can locate the original study and start there?
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Choking/strangulation in humans causes petechial hemmorrhage in the eyes of humans.
Personally, I think you will have a very difficult time finding any recent articles about this as this method of training seems particularly harsh, and most trainers are now using positive reinforcment methods. A vet school might have outdated articles, I doubt they'd get a current study past IRBs, jmho.
My animals are not "like" family, they ARE family.
I would like to make a case for better handling at our facility.
An effective case might be made if this facility would start losing its customers or well-intended employees. If my dog were being treated like that or come home with those type of injuries, I would drop them in a heartbeat. I at least admire you for trying to do the right thing.
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