a polite request to unlock a thread?

[leashedForLife]

and another has been pulled down, already.

Originally Posted by critter

If nothing else, it proves to the Trolls that they will not be tolerated...

is that what it proves, Wayne? funny - that's not the message that i am getting.

LuvMyDog_Worldwide
Old 24-04-2011, 08:43 PM
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Re: Pavlov on one shoulder...

Quote: Originally Posted by leashedForLife
YouTube - The Stinky Blog: The No Bark Collar

think Stinky will love his crate, after this?... [what will he classically associate with the crate?
security? comfort? relaxation? a frozen stuffed Kong? a food-puzzle or chew-toy?... Nope.]
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Does having a nervous handler affect the dogs behavior Terry? How do you explain this:

YouTube - What's New Scooby-Doo - Best Chase Scenes

It must be true, it is on YouTube after all....

regards,
Austin

Old 24-04-2011, 09:33 PM
LuvMyDog_Worldwide

Re: more...
Quote: Originally Posted by leashedForLife
YouTube - How to Use a Remote Collar Teddy's Story

with or without sound - Ur choice; or once each way. I recommend muted first, then with sound.
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I recommend putting on the Wizard of Oz and muting the sound, then playing The Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon in sync.

Do you actually have any original views? Maybe your own theory, in context, somewhere?
Never been tempted to rely on your own ability to train a dog and share the experience?
Full of talk, but no substance.

Today, 04:43 AM
grandad - Pet Forums Member

Join Date: Apr 2011 - Posts: 187
grandad will become famous soon enough

Re: Agility - Please explain
I think I'm coming to the opinion, with fly ball, dog dance and agility that it's more for the owner/handler than the dog.
It is in essence more like a circus act than a sport.

The sooner animal circus / dolphin / whale shows are banned the better, by the way.

* teaching a dog flyball, freestyle or H-T-M, or agility is the equivalent of kidnapping a wild-animal
& having the wild-animal perform for the general public, for money?

for those who participate in agility, freestyle, H-T-M or flyball -
how much do U earn per appearance? what are Ur fees?

where did U capture Ur dog? Must U still use a whip & chair to safely control her or him?

Yesterday, 07:58 PM
LuvMyDog_Worldwide

Re: Dog Dancing/HTM Whats that all about - please explain

Quote: Originally Posted by RobD-BCactive
Yep, I've had to shout at ppl to pick their dogs up, because they were reacting on leash, with Deer about to
stampede them. If they'd been able to run with their dogs reliably, release the leash, even, it would have been better.

Sit & stay would have got their dog injured, even killed. Leave would have been irrelevant, unless it was RB's Spaniel
"bogging off" on cue. They needed to turn round, and have the dog focussed on following them, to get it out of danger.
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Are you Batman[,] Rob? How do you manage to find yourself in all these exotic scenarios where you're the hero
saving some happless dog owner in the wilderness who's aparently never been in the wilderness before?
And of course you have all the answers?

How's about your wikkwe fwiends get ready to click a like on your reply?
Bunch of charlatans! So desparate for attention......

regards,
Austin

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01-04-2011, 07:33 PM; LuvMyDog_Worldwide

Re: self correction collar
Unfortunately the prong collar attracts a lot of emotive comments, and more than its fair share of "experts"
spouting half truths they're read on a random website. It's a real shame[,] the amount of guilt forced on prong collar
users and potential users[,] when [use of a prong-collar] could actually make significant improvements
to the quality of both the handlers and dogs lives.

There's no shame in using a prong collar, there shouldn't be an imposed sense of guilt by detractors of dubious
"knowledge" and "experience".
Personally I'd never use a headcollar as an alternative to a prong collar, and R+ with a bag of bribes
and a clicker is not as effective as some might make out too. If you're sticking with a failing method
for fear of what other people think then that's actually cruel, not your choice of equipment.

regards,

Austin

* a prong-collar could significantly improve the quality of life for both handlers and dogs?
* headcollars, recommended in specific cases by vet-behaviorists & supported by AVSAB, are bad?
* marker-training which may use a clicker, whistle [marine-mammal], flash [deaf-dog], etc, is ineffective?

* positive-reinforcement, used worldwide with a marker, is a failing method?
that explains why zoos, captive-breeding, rescues & sanctuaries, aquaria, SeaWorld & free-flight bird exhibits
use marker-training: it's ineffective & fails. it's all very clear to me, now. i've fallen thru the Looking-Glass.

prong-collars & shock-collars are kind.
headcollars & front-clip harnesses are cruel.
clicker & other marker training is ineffective.
rudeness & personal attacks are acceptable on the Forum.
if i post my personal-experience, it's mere anecdote.
if i post a link to a professional opinion, the pro is wrong & i am lazy.

welfare & professional organizations which condemn shock, prong & choke collars are all wrong -
no matter how reputable they are - but the makers of the collars are trustworthy sources.

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Old 06-04-2011, 08:41 PM
LuvMyDog_Worldwide

Re: self correction collar

What would it take to put a collar on and exert force to lift that dog off it's front paws against it? [snip]
...to hold back a Jack Russell... no probs. So because the dog can't pull me over I'm able to hold them back,
but what about the damage to the small dog... did you consider that? No. Prong collars actually protect the dog from the owners!!

A headcollar can't do that... really... a headcollar? Do you use headcollars?
Do you know what [headcollars] can do to a Jack Russell and not a Newfoundland?
Do you have any idea what a headcollar can do to a Labrador?
Dobermans, that's a dog who needs a knowledgable owner.
American bulldog, lovely breed with a few quirks.
Do you know a staffie that can chew up a railway sleeper... only has a 16" neck in the morning and can grow it
by 2 inches by afternoon from all the jaw [exercise, sic]?
Ever seen how badly a specialist police dog walks on a lead?
Ever sell a prong collar out your boot on a car park to several members of a vehermently "anti prong collar" organisation?
Of course you haven't, but wouldn't you have to be absolutely certain you knew what you were doing if you did,
and trust your customer to be sensible? Wouldn't that be worth being able to say, "shut up, Rob."?

regards,
Austin

* implies headcollars are 'safer' for giant-breeds [Newf] but hazardous to medium-large [Lab] or small [JRT].

* dogs can add 2-inches of muscle to their necks in one afternoon, thru jaw-exercise. really?

* telling others who disagree with U to shut up is intelligent, reasoned discussion.

[momentofmadness]

Im sure you are all aware of the rules re locked threads how it isn't worth starting another one up to discuss the locked thread..

If it was Tashi who locked the thread then you need to PM her rather than airing your thoughts on the open forum..
This way Maybe Tashi would have done something for you.... As you are aware we do not have the ability to see all threads and sometimes it takes someone to point something out to us...

Re the locking and removing of threads.. Please remember Its easier for us to lock the threads so we can go through them and then delete the necessary posts, rather than leave it open with people still posting as it does take for ever to go through... Some are also removed whilst this is being done.. Its purely the choice of the mod who is dealing with it..
Thread we feel that deserve to be unlocked and put back on the open forum, this will happen with them..

Also please remember we are all volunteers and when a report comes through, we may not have a couple of hours at that particular time to go through the whole thread, to make sure it is ok to leave on.. There for it will either be left locked or removed until someone has chance to deal with it..

Now.. Im going to lock this thread.. as I have said.. If Tashi has removed a thread..
It is Tashi you need to speak to..
Not to air on a new thread!