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They quite literally are in 97% of modern day, domesticated scenarios, with some breeds being 100%.theyre not helpless or weak.
Shock collars have their place.
Causing a large and dangerous animal increased anxiety and associating time with humans as painful is retarded precisely on the basis that they are large animals and not babies.Theyre not your babies,
These arguments to the otherwise are just anthropomorphising in the opposite direction. People assume a dog will experience pain and stop, they assume a dog will associate this with a behavior and stop doing that. They forget the entire psychological and instinctual processes that still exist within the animal. Because of their abundance and use in animal testing, dogs are some of the most researched animals on the planet. We know how they work. If pain is inflicted when a dog is, for example, being aggressive towards another dog, it doesn’t make them less aggressive - it teaches them they were right to be cautious in the first place. It’s not even about ‘shocking’ being cruel, it’s about how it’s been proven repeatedly that positive reinforcement gets the best results.
This isn’t biased research, it’s been proven over time with repeated studies, even aversion tactics like noise use was popular a decade ago because research showed it had promise, but when they realised it didn’t address the core issue and didn’t actually solve anything, they leaned away.
A massive issue exists in the fact people get dogs they don’t know how to train. Especially when they get a working dog breed for aesthetics and no appreciation of the difficulties such animals can present. So they rely on shock collars because they seem easy.
For the record, I’m only saying this because I looked into the topic for a while and other people might find it interesting, especially regarding reactivity. People get really passionate about defending shock collars so if you’re super into them, I’m not here to debate or derail.
A massive issue exists in the fact people get dogs they don’t know how to train. Especially when they get a working dog breed for aesthetics and no appreciation of the difficulties such animals can present. So they rely on shock collars because they seem easy.
For the record, I’m only saying this because I looked into the topic for a while and other people might find it interesting, especially regarding reactivity. People get really passionate about defending shock collars so if you’re super into them, I’m not here to debate or derail.
