Two things particularly bothered me today.
The first was finding out that someone is considering using an
e-collar on their Barbet.. NOT an Elizabethan collar that you get from the vet when you need to stop your dog or cat interfering with a wound, but an Electric collar, used to shock dogs when they display unwanted behaviour including barking.... or as an aid in gundog training. Thankfully they are not commonly used in the UK and a complete ban has been in place in Wales with a fine of up t £10,000 if caught using them.
The second thing today that bothered me was meeting a guy walking a Doberman. We kept Dobermans many, many years ago, so the thing that was quite obvious to me was its' pointy sticky up ears. They had been cropped. Cut. Made to stand up. Totally barbaric and illegal here and this one hadn't been imported!
The first was finding out that someone is considering using an
e-collar on their Barbet.. NOT an Elizabethan collar that you get from the vet when you need to stop your dog or cat interfering with a wound, but an Electric collar, used to shock dogs when they display unwanted behaviour including barking.... or as an aid in gundog training. Thankfully they are not commonly used in the UK and a complete ban has been in place in Wales with a fine of up t £10,000 if caught using them.
The second thing today that bothered me was meeting a guy walking a Doberman. We kept Dobermans many, many years ago, so the thing that was quite obvious to me was its' pointy sticky up ears. They had been cropped. Cut. Made to stand up. Totally barbaric and illegal here and this one hadn't been imported!