[Mizelenius]

http://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/pet/352088674.html

 

[RockStarMom]

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Originally Posted by when the dog barks, a citronella spray is ejected from a device into the dog's face.

Yeah that's disgusting. I support the shelter's right to not give a puppy back to inhumane owners.

 

[mesa]

Well, I don't personally think a citronella collar is in any way abusive. The fact that another dog (and not the puppy) was wearing it, yet they still took the puppy is troublesome.

But she didn't permanently adopt the pup, either. Temporary guardianship.....blech. I wonder if the mentioned training methods/devices in their contract that she was forbidden to use. I doubt it.

I understand the plight of rescue....but really, they need to use some common sense. If rescue wants people to stop buying dogs in pet stores and rescue instead, they need to be reasonable in their requirements for adoption. Some breeders go too far also.

I feel bad for her. I know how hard it is to get a dog to stop nuisance barking. You get stuck between a rock and a hard place...on the one hand, you have local authorities and neighbors breathing down your neck, yet on the other hand, you get blasted for using "devices" like bark collars, which sometimes is the only way to stop the barking.

 

[2tadpoles]

Those collars don't spray the dog in the face. They mist away from the dog's face, but the dog can still smell the citronella, which they apparently don't like.

I think the shelter is being ridiculous and that these types of collars are not inhumane.

 

[Zamber]

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Originally Posted by 2tadpoles Those collars don't spray the dog in the face. They mist away from the dog's face, but the dog can still smell the citronella, which they apparently don't like. I think the shelter is being ridiculous and that these types of collars are not inhumane.

Exactly. They seem to misunderstand how the collar works. It acts like a distraction for the dog, not a punishment, and I have heard of a few people who have considered trying it on their dogs because they were faced with noise violations/evictions/etc. Not to mention that it was her boyfriend's dog, not even hers that was wearing it. That contract was for that dog only. She did not use that collar on that particular dog, and thus to me she did not break the contract.