Wales bans pet shock collars

Ross — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 09:35:23 +0000

Shock collars have been a controversial part of pet behavioural training for a while now, with animal welfare groups campaigning against them as a heavy handed and barbaric way to discipline unruly animals which could easily be replaced by better training methods. Now, the Welsh Assembly has voted in favour of a complete ban of the collars, with penalties of up to £20,000 and six months in prison for using them.

While I think the penalties are a little excessive (obviously they are the worst-case, but still), the ban itself does make sense. I’m not a fan of the electric collars and find that when they are used, they simply result in a pet which is no longer trusting of its handlers even if its behaviour improves.

Still, what do you guys think?

Dog eats dog trainer tickets

Ross — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:31:32 +0000

Dogs have a sense of humour. We all know it – there is just something about them. So it should come as no surprise that when a couple from Scotland who owned a dog decided to get tickets for a dog training show, the hound would inevitably find a way to work against them!

The dog, an 8 month old female Labrador, had never touched the mail before the tickets arrived just after Christmas. Nevertheless, she still tore the tickets into pieces – while leaving all the other mail intact, of course.

Something tells me this dog knew what those tickets were for, and had to deal with them… And how!

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Wales bans pet shock collars

Dog eats dog trainer tickets