Dog owners question
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Topic: Dog owners question
Posted By: JessDub
Subject: Dog owners question
Date Posted: 31 March 2010 at 10:24am
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Would you be pleased if you found out that your boarding kennel was putting your (normally non-barky) dog in an electronic barking collar?
I was very unimpressed when I found out. I spoke to the owner who said that she didn't have to ask my permission. As it turns out, I find the BK is not accredited so she's right, she doesn't have to ask my permission. Grrr. ------------- 
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Posted By: GuestGuest
Date Posted: 31 March 2010 at 10:31am
| What????!!??? That is disgusting! I would be absolutely furious. I've never used a BK for my dogs but when I do I'm going to get some recommendations and make sure they are accredited. Surely you can lay a formal complaint? Maybe call the SPCA and ask their advice. |
Posted By: luvmylittlies
Date Posted: 31 March 2010 at 10:33am
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I'd be furious and certainly never use them again. If it was standard policy to put one on all dogs boarded with them they should have the decency to tell you first. What's next - sedating all the dogs so they're easier to look after? ------------- Adoring Mum to Talisin 8/9/11 and Kiara 18/01/10 |
Posted By: JessDub
Date Posted: 31 March 2010 at 10:36am
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Little_Red - here is a website to find an accredited BK in your area.
www.petboarding.co.nz -------------
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Posted By: GuestGuest
Date Posted: 31 March 2010 at 10:41am
Great thanks 
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Posted By: Turtle
Date Posted: 31 March 2010 at 11:01am
| I would be furious also, I can't believe they don't think they should tell you something like that! |
Posted By: AandCsmum
Date Posted: 31 March 2010 at 11:02am
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Yes I'd be very pissed!!
Citronella collar I'd be fine with but a zap collar can scare the bejebers out of a dog. ------------- Kel http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: queenbean
Date Posted: 31 March 2010 at 11:03am
That's terrible, I'd be upset too  -------------   
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Posted By: MamaT
Date Posted: 31 March 2010 at 11:17am
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I would be so angry if they decided to do something like that without asking my permission first. Not on at all. -------------  
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Posted By: kiwi2
Date Posted: 31 March 2010 at 11:45am
| I would be really upset about them not asking you first. That is completely not on. I have used a barking collar on my dog when it came to the point of the neighbours laying a complaint with the council. Not something that I really liked doing. But came down to not upsetting the neighbous and not getting rid of the dog. Surely a boarding kennel is expected to be noisy and not a quiet place. Any dog person would expect noise at a boarding kennel so I would definately look around for somewhere else. |
Posted By: caraMel
Date Posted: 31 March 2010 at 11:45am
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I'd be furious!
Electronic collars are so debated that the kennel is asking for trouble by not informing clients about using them. I'd be giving the SPCA a call if I were you too. And be letting everyone I know know about it too so they can make an informed choice. ------------- Mel, Mummy to E: 6, B: 4 and: 
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Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 31 March 2010 at 1:13pm
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I would be upset too, and my understanding of bark collars is that you are suppose to be present when they are used they are not designed to be left o the dog only to be used for training purposes.
I have used one that makes a high pitch sound and a remote control shock one when she was getting really persistently naughty with barking through the fence at next doors dog but only for a short time and only with me around (obviously as I had to press the button to zap her). I would not be happy at all with anyone else putting one on my dog and certainly not if it was for the duration of a kennel stay, how upsetting will that be for the dogs? get put in a strange place and zapped when they bark (which is only natural for them to do in a strange environment). I also think the SPCA should be contacted about this and naming and shaming them on your facebook status (if you're on facebook) would probably be a good idea as then all your friends will know not to use them. ------------- 
 
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Posted By: HuntersMama
Date Posted: 31 March 2010 at 2:07pm
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No way! I dont like them at all and would definatley not like someone to put one on my dog without my permission!! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: JessDub
Date Posted: 31 March 2010 at 2:56pm
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I am waiting to hear back from the SPCA after calling them this morning. While they don't condone the use of electronic collars, it's potentially not an offence to do what the kennel woman has done.
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Posted By: flakesitchyfeet
Date Posted: 31 March 2010 at 3:15pm
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That is disgusting. I'd be pissed to.
Thankfully my dog can stay at my fathers house when we are away :S -------------  http://lilypie.com"> |
Posted By: RinTinTin
Date Posted: 31 March 2010 at 3:29pm
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I use to work at a BK but we never used bark collars on any of the dogs. We'd squirt them with water from time to time if they were really causing a raucus but at the end of the day, you can't run any kind of animal facility and expect silence. I also think it's disgusting that any facility like this can trade without being accredited. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Flutterby
Date Posted: 31 March 2010 at 4:04pm
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I would also be upset. What do they expect being a BK after all? I used to work at a dog groomers and we would have dogs barking a lot but never even thought about using a barking collar on them. There are many more safe and better ways to get a dog to stop barking. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: sarahfitchett
Date Posted: 01 April 2010 at 12:55pm
| I'd be furious if they did that to my dog. Did they give a reason for why they were doing it? Dogs don't usually bark for no reason. I've volunteered at my dogs kennel for uni work experience and the dogs bark all the time but it's usually either when someone arrives/leaves, food time or when they're allowed out for exercise. All the collar will do will be to teach your dog that the BK isn't a good place to go to, especially if they're doing it for virtually no reason. I'd get a new kennel for my dog if I were you. |