Shock collars!
Dear Darcie, I was shocked to find out that PetCo and PetSmart both sell electric shock collars to “train” dogs and “eliminate problem behavior”, and as I looked around, so do all the other pet stores. I guess I just never noticed, I feel so bad about that. I’d been doing some of my business with them but no more. I am guilty of using a shock collar years ago. My poor dog, she was a mass of nerves and never really recovered from my shocking her. Thank you, Darcie and SitStay.com, for not carrying anything that will hurt a dog including metal collars. My money is with you. I won’t support the stores sell things that can hurt dogs. I just wanted you to know. Emily
Dear Emily,
Yes, in the hands of those who are less than experts (that includes most of us), shock collars can do a lot of damage to a dog. Even the experts have been known to ruin a good dog with a badly timed shock. The dogs never quite recover mentally or emotionally, do they? I agree with you, using a shock collar is not worth the chance that your dog will never trust you again.
You might like to tell your friends that if they want to know what it’s like to wear a metal collar, put one on. Wear it out in the sun. “But my dog has a fur coat to protect him from the metal.” Really? Okay, put on a fur coat and a metal collar and then wear them in the sun. Then have somebody attach a leash to the collar and jerk on it for you. From your dog’s perspective, it’s no fun either. So much damage has been done to dog neck bones and spines with metal collars. Nobody thinks about that. I mean, it’s just dog training, isn’t it?
As I always say, people have the right to make money any way they want to. I choose to make my money without hurting a single dog.
I know that people vote for their favorite stores with their wallets. Thank you for voting for SitStay.com. We won’t let you or your dog down.
SitStay.com is where you find Good for Your Dog Supplies.
Thanks again,
Darcie
