How... shocking. *shudder*
Dear lady at the dog park:
I appreciate that you rescued your adorable Jack Russell after he was dumped from a moving car. He obviously is a smarty pants, and loves to fetch. And fetch. And fetch. AND FETCH. But. A shock collar? And you shock him every time he growls at anything? Do you have any clue how he must feel when he tries to express his discomfort with something and gets jolted with electricity? All he did was tell my obnoxious ill-mannered puppy to back off (and to her credit, she did), and he gets shocked for it. I think it's awesome that you are trying to socialize him, but making him MORE afraid of dogs isn't going to help you as much as you seem to think.
Not much love,
Me
I appreciate that you rescued your adorable Jack Russell after he was dumped from a moving car. He obviously is a smarty pants, and loves to fetch. And fetch. And fetch. AND FETCH. But. A shock collar? And you shock him every time he growls at anything? Do you have any clue how he must feel when he tries to express his discomfort with something and gets jolted with electricity? All he did was tell my obnoxious ill-mannered puppy to back off (and to her credit, she did), and he gets shocked for it. I think it's awesome that you are trying to socialize him, but making him MORE afraid of dogs isn't going to help you as much as you seem to think.
Not much love,
Me