I guess the OyTube community is all aflame and burning down the innernet because some turd brained, chit skinned influencer was using a shock collar on his dog. Not surprisingly, he’s a progtard. Apparently he had the pooch wired for 220V and the collar was way too tight. - and the monkey lit him up when the dog barked too much.
I've been around the innertubes too much to get outraged on command anymore. Shitty, rotten people say shitty, rotten things, they do them, evil walks the earth - especially people like these. If they're worth my while I might troll them or antagonize them for sport and entertainment but otherwise I generally tend to ignore stupid people.
The shock collar is a training aid. Just like the spikey choke collar (such as the one The Niglet wears) - is a training aid. Their primary purpose is NOT to inflict pain - but to get the dawg's attention. The best way to train your dawg is with a bag of cookies and a rolled up newspaper and the dawg decides which one he gets. It takes time. There are no shortcuts. Bigger docile breeds naturally tend to thrive on compliments and treats much more than pain and punishment. My experience is that once they learn they are even eager to show off their tricks and obedience to commands. Rescued dawgs and traumatized dogs are another can of worms.
Pete The Meat dabbled with shock collars on his purebred, papered and tattooed Schutzenhunds and I just turned my nose up at them the second I saw them. Properly employed, they are only "hot" enough to get the dawg's attention - like a tap on the shoulder. I think they eventually dispensed with them too. You're far better off with a bag of treats in your pocket to reward good behaviour. The spikey collar is there if the dawg decides to get snippy and pissy - and all dogs do at some point just like humans - and the correction is final and instant. Whenever I use it, I find the first excuse I can to reward the pup and compliment them afterward. You never want to end a training or play session on a negative hurtful note.
Crate your dogs if you can. That is also essential. Train the dawg so that he regards his crate as his bedroom and his quiet time private space. Do NOT use the crate as punishment! Having said that - if you have to ream the dog out for yapping or being obnoxious... sending them to their crate is a great way for them to settle down and behave themselves. My retarded pup has big problems going from play to quiet time and sometimes I have been sorely tempted to get the bloody fish bonker out! But they are generally seldom and not habitual. Habitual behaviour problems mean you have to do some remedial work of some kind and think about it. The good news is that most of them can be rectified without hurting either of you.
For what it's worth... this blog is officially against shock collars and directly opposed to idiots that use them improperly. If you want a good dawg... DO THE WORK.
My mom, in her 80's, decided to get a motherfrigging Rhodesian Ridgeback. She has a shock collar that makes a loud beep noise when it shocks. After initial training, she's been able to turn the shock part off and just use the beep noise. Like you said, it's a training aid to get their attention. Not necessarily bad, just use it correctly. I've used the chain choke collars in the past (no spikes) and used correctly they just hang loose and jangle as the dog walks beside me. As a kid, nothing quite got my attention like my Dad reaching for the paddle on top of the fridge - instant change in attitude and obedience from all three kids at that moment. Dogs are the same.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely. It got to the point with my derpy Lab that all I needed to do was clear my throat and he'd park his furry butt at my feet. Took a lot of work but was so worth it. If we're out in public and my pup behaves better than your children, you have a problem.....
ReplyDeleteMy daughter uses a shock collar on their German Shepherd but that's because they never trained it. I wouldn't use anything like that on Wolfgang, but then again I never would have had to.
ReplyDeleteI sure miss that dog.
I can imagine, BP. The buggers sure take a chunk of you when they go. I cannot be without them unfortunately. The castle gets to quiet and I guess I LIKE a little pandemonium in my life… 😂
DeleteHe should have to wear that collar and let the viewers have control of the button. What an asshole. He was shocking the dog for being a dog.
ReplyDeleteI'm opposed to shock collars but i have met a few people who i think could benefit from being forced to wear one.
ReplyDeleteExile1981
I'm 70 years old, and I've had dogs all my life, except for a few years in schools. I've probably had 15 critters. They've all had different personalities, but the one constant thing with all of them is that they wanted to please me and get my approval and affection. A few were sometimes a little stubborn when they wanted something, but mostly they just wanted to be family. The problem was never that the dog was rebellious or contrary. The problem was always communicating what I wanted across to the dog so he or she understood. I've had to use barriers so they didn't wander out of the yard, particularly with hounds who would get a scent and just follow it wherever it led. But other than that, I've only used positive feedback when they did the right thing and expressed disappointment (or even simply ignoried them) when they did the wrong thing, and that was enough. I've never had to use pain as a training technique.
ReplyDeleteWhat about invisible fences?
ReplyDeleteHassan Puker, even before this disgusting act, was a disgusting act and needs to be sent back to Somalia or whatever other puke filled country he and his ancestors came from.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great country it would be, Canada too, if all the leftists and muzzies were shown the door.