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I read a lot of advice columns. Whatever I can get my hands on. I think I like hearing about other people's problems. It's like gossip... and it probably makes me feel better about my life.
Ugh, can I talk about the last letter from this column?
There's so many problems with this person, where do I begin?
OK, 1st, if your dog barks really loud when you "let him out", why not try walks? Maybe your dog is bored. 2nd, anti-bark collars are cruel and if you really are an "obedience instructor", which I don't know if I believe, you would know that spraying a dog in the face or shocking their neck when they bark doesn't teach them jack, because they have no idea why they're being sprayed in the face or shocked on the neck. There's no association with the barking and the punishment. So, in essence, you are just torturing your dog for no goddamn reason. 3rd, and, now we get to the root of the problem, at the end of the letter... I don't understand why this person can't see that putting the dog outside, alone, is triggering it's memories from the previous trauma of being outside, alone
If you get a "rescue" dog, or any "used" dog, you have to understand that they may come with issues from any trauma they have experienced before you. Or just from being shipped from home to home to home. Some behaviors can be broken, but some may remain, and you will just have to accept your dog, as is. If people can't deal with this, then I suggest getting a puppy, or maybe a goldfish, 'cause puppies have their own issues too.
