could not have said this better - PLEASE SHARE FAR & WIDE Shame on you American Kennel Club. I could not have said it better. Deb Jones post says it all I am extremely disappointed that the AKC is attempting to retract the statements made on Fox & Friends about using friendlier and less painful training methods. In your attempt to placate those who regularly use shock devices you have now alienated those of us dedicated to positively based force-free training techniques. Your spokesperson was articulate and clear, and sent a very good message. And now you are trying to backpedal, which is too bad. The fact that your 2001 policy suggest that shock devices are appropriate to treat dog aggression goes against all scientific knowledge and common sense as well. Maybe the AKC should stay out of training issues if this is what you have to say It is the position of The Pet Professional Guild that It is the position of the Pet Professional Guild that effective animal training procedures lay the foundation for an animal’s healthy socialization and training and helps prevent behavior problems. The general pet-owning public should be educated by organizations and associations to ensure pet animals live in nurturing and stable environments to better prevent behavior problems. In this effort, it is the position of the PPG that the use of electrical stimulation, or “shock” or “e-collars,” to train and/or modify the behavior of pet animals is not necessary for effective behavior modification or training and damaging to the animal. For the purposes of this statement, electrical stimulation devices include products often referred to as: e-collars, training collars, e-touch, stimulation, tingle, TENS unit collar, remote trainers. Numerous countries have banned electrical stimulation devices, and the PPG’s official position is that electrical stimulation can play no part of effective and ethical animal training. Studies and the experience of the PPG’s membership finds that training and behavior problems are consistently and effectively solved without the use of electrical stimulation devices. Evidence indicates that rather than speeding the learning process, electrical stimulation devices slow the training process, add stress to the animal, and can result in both short-term and long-term psychological damage to animals. In Conclusion It is the position of the PPG that all training should be conducted in a manner in which to encourage animals to enjoy training and become more confident and well-adjusted pets. All PPG members should encourage and use positive operant and respondent training methods, both personally and professionally. Further, the PPG and its members actively eschew and recommend banning the sale of electric stimulation devices and all related training and control aids to be used as any part of an animal training or behavior modification protocol.
Posted on: Tue, 16 Sep 2014 22:58:18 +0000
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