Comments on: Eva Mendes choke-collars her giant puppy: inappropriate or understandable?

By: Great Dane Puppies

Great Dane Puppies — Sun, 11 Nov 2012 03:56:12 +0000

I wonder if she is still using the shock collar on her great dane puppies or if she took it off of them. Any picture I have seen with this dog she has this collar on him and it does look afraid.

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By: DrM

DrM — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 10:26:01 +0000

I feel sorry for the dog. Choke collars are unnecessary and unkind, shock collars are cruel, plain and simple. I have two greyhounds, who weigh more than 50 and 65 pounds respectively. I don’t hit them, ever, and I don’t use any kind of hard collar. Both my dogs are well behaved and obedient. If someone cannot handle their dog without resorting to hitting, or using a hard collar they should not have that particular dog. The dog looks like it is being yanked along up on its tippie toes…which isn’t comfortable. Not good..

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By: janie

janie — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 02:42:50 +0000

how often do you encounter a guide dog? rarely.

however, i was in a store where there were 4 dogs, none of them having to do with therapy. one tiny store. and dander gets everywhere. allergies are not the only reason anyway. some people are scared of dogs. there are appropriate places to bring an animal.

i don’t see why it is a federal case that the decision to have an animal should not be imposed on other people.i have a dog, but i don’t feel the need to drag her everywhere. if it needs to be socialized, take it to a dog park.

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By: skuddles

skuddles — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 18:47:21 +0000

It’s not about being nice, it’s about getting a large, possibly dangerous animal to respect your space. This particular dog was a bit of a loose cannon and later had to be turned into a sled dog as it could not be trusted with people or other pets. My intention was not to hurt the dog, only to cause it enough discomfort to make it back off. Kind of hard to smack a dog’s rump when it has its face shoved right in your face. I love animals dearly and generally treat them with much kindness and respect but I will not tolerate a big dog running amok on my person and that’s that.

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By: Jo 'Mama' Besser

Jo 'Mama' Besser — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 18:25:27 +0000

‘Do u really think a nursing home is going to quiz each and every resident as to whether they have a dog allergy?’

The one where I worked did. It’s not exactly therapeutic if it’s making you sick. They didn’t assume anything there or at the facility where my mother works. So many inoculations. They have myriad ways to make people crazy, but they’re good at covering their butts and looking out for their own.

You can’t anticipate every person’s health triggers, but you can’t very well dismiss them once you’ve made aware, either. Yes, lots of things can make people sick but the burden of proof isn’t on the person in discomfort to convince the other person that they’re not just being hyperbolic or peevish. Sure, some are but what’s that to do with people who aren’t?

I say, as long as the person with the allergies remains civil, it’s not really a person’s place to cast aspersions on the validity of the person’s condition because just as a lot people can be hypochondriac pills, there are also a lot of pet owners who completely lose perspective when it comes to their own animal and both types can be extremely tedious.

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By: Jo 'Mama' Besser

Jo 'Mama' Besser — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 18:00:49 +0000

Oh, I’ll find a way to see that city someday, I’ll just be drugged to the tits. My hometown is neither a sprawling metropolis, nor is it a sleepy hamlet so pets were barred from entering a lot of public establishments and public transportation (save seeing eye dogs, or small pets kept in a kennel on the lap), so it was a bit of a culture shock to see a dude riding his bike with his golden retriever keeping pace during my first grocery shopping excursion in my new town.

You can’t fake a rash, so dog owners, please understand it’s not about hating pets, it’s about defending our ear, nose and throat pavilions–THEY hate pets. I’m not a type to cause a scene, nor is anyone who I know who has the same kind of allergies interested in doing so, it’s about compromises, right? But it really is appreciated when people are mindful of trying to lessen discomfort if it’s realistic for the situation.

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By: Liv

Liv — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 14:36:31 +0000

This pic where she has something in her mouth – do you really think her dog looks happy there? I think he looks afraid. He seems to be a insecure dog, because there are many photos in which he seems to be afraid. Those dogs are, when not given confidence, the most difficult dogs, especially for people without knowledge.

This dog probably needs structure, rules and the sense that she’s the leader – otherwise he will start to follow his own rules and that’s probably why she uses a shock collar.

Of course it’s hard to say something based on pictures…but I think something’s off between them, they don’t have a healthy, trustful relationship

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By: Liv

Liv — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 14:19:59 +0000

There are so many pictures where she uses a shock collar instead of a leash – just google it.

I don’t think she handles the dog well, he’s obviously afraid.

Shock collars are not for every-day-training, they are for difficult dogs and certain people, who have knowledge. One must be unbelievably correct when using it, otherwise the dog doesn’t understand you and is confused and insecure.

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By: Liv

Liv — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 14:14:56 +0000

+1!!

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By: Liv

Liv — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 14:13:13 +0000

She probably called them…

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