Dennis Jones Webboard User Reg: 06-13-2004
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Quote: Rachel Schumacher
Prong collars and Ecollars are illegal in Switzerland, Germany and Austria. .
@Dennis: Nope we don't import our working dogs. My Mal male is from France , imported as a puppy, because of the lines in Mals I like. One finds his/her ways in training LOL.
I would imagine the enforcment is spotty esp at the private clubs and their own police and military units
yeah it the same in ireland your not allowd pinch collors and if it dangers breed like pitbull or dobermans germans sheperds have to have on muzzle and be on lead or it any thing from 300 euro to 1000 euro fine
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Many of the guide dog schools are going to totally positive training. Failure rates have dramatically increased and many more dogs are returned after placement too. Even more would be returned if some blind people who are on their first dog knew how a properly trained guide dog should work.
Service dog schools, who train assistance dogs for the disabled, also are on the increase in using totally positive methods. I know of a woman in Tucson who was instructed to ignore her dog's behavior when it showed aggression to cats, and give it a treat it as soon as it stopped. While getting off a public bus her dog saw a cat and took off. The dog's leash was attached to her wheelchair. (Also as a normal practice recomended at the school.) The chair went over sideways and the woman, who couldn't get her seatbelt unbuckled quickly enough, was dragged some distance. She had to be hospitalized, her wheelchair was totalled, and the dog's certification was NOT revoked. The school excused the dog as being young (only 4) and excited.
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Quote: Joy van Veen
Many of the guide dog schools are going to totally positive training. Failure rates have dramatically increased and many more dogs are returned after placement too. Even more would be returned if some blind people who are on their first dog knew how a properly trained guide dog should work.
Service dog schools, who train assistance dogs for the disabled, also are on the increase in using totally positive methods. I know of a woman in Tucson who was instructed to ignore her dog's behavior when it showed aggression to cats, and give it a treat it as soon as it stopped. While getting off a public bus her dog saw a cat and took off. The dog's leash was attached to her wheelchair. (Also as a normal practice recomended at the school.) The chair went over sideways and the woman, who couldn't get her seatbelt unbuckled quickly enough, was dragged some distance. She had to be hospitalized, her wheelchair was totalled, and the dog's certification was NOT revoked. The school excused the dog as being young (only 4) and excited.
Man, if I was that woman, I'd be suing that so-called school big time. While I do believe in positive training, I also believe in well-timed, appropriate corrections when warranted.
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Re: illegal training tools
[Re: Rachel Schumacher ]
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