And if they are "OK", how come they aren't allowed to be used on children? I've seen quite a few that I'd outfit with one if it were allowed...
> -----Original Message----- > From: Robert Munn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2006 1:05 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Eeek... Dog barking problem > Importance: High > > Shock collars are fine. I've shocked myself before with my Rottweiler's > collar. It isn't fun but it isn't especially painful. Dog trainers will tell > you that shock collars are effective are perfectly humane. I don't know > about giving the clicker to a neighbor, though. Too much potential for bad > blood to develop. > > On 11/22/06, Robyn wrote: > > > > I'm with you, Ray. I don't think I could give my neighbor the remote to > > a shock collar, but honestly, we were thinking about getting one for out > > dog (that *we* controlled) so that we could make sure she knows that > > barking is not ok when we are around (We do reprimand her now, but it's > > tricky to do so while she's outside and we're inside - this could make > > it more immediate...). I know several dog owners who really like these > > for their (now very well-behaved) dogs but I'd have to do more research > > before I'd be 100% convinced that it was humane/necessary. > > > > > -- > --------------- > Robert Munn > www.funkymojo.com > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:221197 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
