Recent content by 123-muttley

I have never been present for one and do not want to be. There are many things I oppose for moral or ideological reasons without having to actually witness them. There are many reasons why I oppose docking beyond the actual procedure.

ugh...well so far I am waiting for him to call! I feel like a giddy high school girl waiting by the phone...

lol...I am biased which is why I have not stated my personal experiences as evidence against docking. I have been reading quite a bit of literature on the subject and formed an opinion. I have read quite a bit of the opposing viewpoint too, and have not found anything yet to substantially change...

I agree that people are not stupid or evil or crazy. I wanted to say that although I firmly oppose docking and support these laws I appreciate being able to have this debate in such a civil manner. It has made me much more dispassionate and objective on the subject to be able to discuss it like...

Even more reason why the study was accurate. If the study took into consideration all canine behavior there would be too many variables to draw an accurate conclusion. You defend docking and believe it is acceptable and beneficial to the dog therefore you are biased. This is not a bad thing, you...

I understand that you disagree with the study, but your observations are too small of a sample size and potentially biased so that accurate conclusions cannot be drawn. "Anyone who has worked with dogs can tell you... " is not a viable basis from which reliable and consistent conclusions can be...

If we have learned anything from our current financial crisis it should be that the consumer is often not very responsible. It would be fine to let the individual suffer the consequences of their mistakes were they the only ones affected. Unfortunately this is rarely the case. When people by...

This argument is about docking not dew claws and in order to argue more efficiently I suggest we focus on the subject at hand. From that viewpoint I don't know why we don't just amputate dogs legs because later in life they might have an injury and need one amputated. Surely it would be more...

County won't force permit on Bible study leaders Sounds like a blunder by an inept official which the county is taking proper measures to rectify. These things will happen as long as humans are involved, but I am glad that cooler heads seem to be prevailing.

Hi everyone. I am going to loose my mind quickly if i do not get help with my little monsters. In my search for a dog trainer to help with Muttley (and now Harvey's) dog aggression I have run across everything from shock treatment trainers to people that continually tell me I need to assert my...

Against my better judgement I'm wading deeper into this argument. I looked up one of the links posted in a previous thread in regards to the HSUS. I found that this site is run by the Center for Consumer Freedom a group which lobbies on behalf of the fast food, meat and tobacco industries. They...

Proposition "Civil laws aim at peace and self-preservation—it is easy but also dangerous to break them. But as men, for the attaining of peace and conservation of themselves thereby, have made an artificial man, which we call a Commonwealth; so also have they made artificial chains, called...

She is pretty much out of control around other dogs and it is destroying my life. My friends all have dogs. We like to hike and camp, but are unable to do so. I can not leave her at the dog sitters because of this problem. She ran out the front door and attacked a dog walking by. We don't have a...

I took everyone's advice and decided against using this trainer. Thank you for all of your input! This still leaves me back at square one with a dog aggressive dog and no trainer. I have called several today, but with my limited experience it is almost impossible to know who is qualified and who...

Thanks for the reply. My dog would be staying in home with me, not going away and I would be learning how to train her. T