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what do u think would have happened if you had said somethinng like ‘ya know, there’s a better way. one that’s kinder to your dog. gets good results. is more fun for you and is based on sound, scientific dog-traininng principles.’ My hunch is that most of those people would have gotten defensive and pissed off at you. Right? So sad for the dogs. And those people don’t even realize they are abusing a living creature, one that coevolved with humans, for no good reason and, in the process, are depriving themselves of the genuine satisfaction that comes from a solid relationship w/their dog. Just to get a trophy. And if they trained right, they could still get the damned trophy. I could go on……
