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Catgirl
I work at a dog grooming salon at a retail store....a guy was walking his pit bulls,very tamed and well behaved,up to the door to go in the store.He stopped to adjust the leashes they were both on and because he was frustrated that one of them wouldn't sit to make it easier for him to adjust them he smacked it in the head hard a few times.I saw this sitting outside right by the door.I hate this.b thinks this sort of this is funny sometimes I know.yah yah but now I feel bad for not standing up for what I believe in by telling the guy something.But what?I do not know how to say stop beating your dog you prick.what's the best approach while at work seeing this sort of thing?
>> Anonymous
>>237583

I've seen people handle their dogs roughly by dragging them around by grabbing their collar (to get the dog away from party food) or prod them with a stick. I've never had problems with those people. It's better to be rough to your dogs than have your dogs act willy-nilly to a system that doesn't even work all the time.

The dogs in question are fucking pitbulls, they're not chihuahuas or corgis, they can handle some rough handling. It's also fiendishly difficult to train pitbulls in the same way you would train a labrador. So long as the dog wasn't whining or whimpering, I don't see the fault in it.
>> Anonymous
>>237586
Agreed.
>> Catgirl
i get dogs to listen to me at work all the time without snapping their leashes,jerking them or smaking them.so..I dont think its needed is all im saying.The dog was being well behaved...just didnt sit when he wanted it to.
>> Tough love Graham Wa
>>237593
Sorry to break this to you but I had dogs my entire life and somtimes tough love is the best love, and some times its the only one your dog will respect. I have a 2 year old golden retriver and right now I am trying to teach him NOT To head butt people when they bend over ( Just to let you know this dog hits me so hard that I see stars and knocks me on my butt. I am a 6 and a half foot tall man, 280lbs ) This dog knocked my mother out the other day, by head butting
>> Anonymous
>>237593

That's different. Ever heard the term "familiarity breeds contempt"? The dog is in a foreign situation with smells of other dogs and whatnot, and it is only there for a short time, usually within supervision of the owner. They're not listening to you, they're listening to the owner not objecting to you.

If you met the same dog at a normal setting, say, on the kerb or at a park, you will find that the dog is unlikely to listen to you.