Doug Weller

On 29 May 2005 00:56:39 -0700, in uk.rec.pets.misc,
YourDoggysMomma@HushMail.Com wrote:

>HOWEDY alison you congenital idiot,
>
>Alison wrote:
>> <lucyaafar@claque.net> wrote in message
>> news:1117088211.514374.80530@g44g2000cwa.googlegro ups.com...

Alison's post wasn't in any of these groups. Howe is just going wild and
madly crossposting from a thread in another group. However, since I am now
reading uk.rec.pets.misc and she posted a nice UK website, I'll repost my
response to her post:

On Sat, 28 May 2005 21:01:36 +0100, in rec.pets.dogs.behavior, Alison
wrote:

>
>
><lucyaafar@claque.net> wrote in message
>news:1117088211.514374.80530@g44g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
>> sighthounds & siberians wrote:
>>>
>> Whoever your "we" may be, certainly it's not the persons who come
>here
>> looking for help with their dogs. Most of the times, they do
>> desperately need a method that would enable them to cope with their
>> dog, and what they usually get from the regulars is a lecture about
>> what lousy dog owners they are; and, of course, the recommendation
>to
>> killfile the information that would perhaps allow them to deal with
>the
>> problem themselves in a fast, easy and safe way, without causing any
>> harm to their dog.
>>
>>> Lucy>>
> Lucy,
> I understand where you are coming from. I was friendly with Jerry
>myself once. You're saying his method is fast , easy and safe but do
>you think you're qualified to judge?
> Why not pop along to this postive training and behaviour forum and
>find out why actions like throwing cans of pennies around can often do
>more harm than good.
> http://www.takingthelead.co.uk/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl

Thanks for the url, for some reason I haven't run across that forum. I
like the fact that you have to agree to this statement:
"It deals with them in a positive manner using positive methods. It does
not advocate, agree with or suggest the using of harsh, negative methods
(such as choke chains, pinch collars or electric collars)."

Howe gives positive training a bad name by his hysterical abuse. He's
also dangerous if what I've read about his blaming owners for diseases is
correct.

There's a wealth of information and help on the web for people who want to
use positive methods. Ignore Howe, find help from people who like dogs
and people.

Doug

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