This is terrible!

[Willowhand]

Spinning a dog around on the end of a leash--ie pulling its front or all legs off the ground and turning so the dog is pushed out to the end of the leash by centripetal/reactive centrifugal force.

Who does that, why do they do it, and how does it not qualify as abuse?!

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[CanadianGolden]

Mostly people like Cesar Milan who don't understand dog behavior or training at all and have no other means of control. And of course it qualifies as abuse (in fact, nearly everything CM does qualifies as abuse).

 

[BlacKAT33]

wow i'm just in shock. this is too much abuse to hear in one day!!!

 

[HopefulAg]

Spinning a dog around on the end of a leash--ie pulling its front or all legs off the ground and turning so the dog is pushed out to the end of the leash by centripetal/reactive centrifugal force.

I can't even picture what this looks like. Don't guess I've ever seen it before, and it's the first time I've heard the term.

 

[DVMDream]

I can't even picture what this looks like. Don't guess I've ever seen it before, and it's the first time I've heard the term.

I would assume it looks similar to this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAzZtCTodiM

except they are swinging the dog with its leash instead?

 

[HopefulAg]

What the ****? Why on earth would you do that with a leash? I'd think, at the least, you'd choke the poor animal.

Where the hell in the wild has anyone ever seen something remotely similar to that in wolf behavior?

 

[sumstorm]

Where the hell in the wild has anyone ever seen something remotely similar to that in wolf behavior?

Most of what is attributed to wolf behavior doesn't actually happen in wolves. Helicoptoring was used with dogs that lunged at other animals, lunged to the end of the leash, aggressed at handler or others, etc. I have seen CM do it quite a few times. Most of the time the combination of factors has to be right for a handler to helicoptor a dog: medium to large (but not giant) dog, reasonably strong handler, collar (I have never seen anyone try it on a harness) and momentum of the dog and agile movement of the handler. I can't think of any reason it would be used in appropriate dog training...except maybe in proof training a schutzhund dog.

But my point was: anyone, anywhere, with any level of experience and ability, can call themselves an animal behaviorist. There is a very small group of specialists that are veterinary behaviorists. So when I hear 'animal behaviorist' I swallow it with a huge lump of salt.

 

[IHeartGoldens]

This "pet spa" looks awful! That poor cat is terrfied, the fact that it is called a "spa" does not mean it is relaxing

This is where educated pet owners/consumers need to say "No" and eventually that "spa" will go out of business.

 

[purplesaurus]

utterly traumatic.

also, not to sound too weird, but I really like washing my dogs. in the shower. with me. am I the only one?

I used to work as a bather at a groomers, and I might as well have just showered with those dogs. I did not stay dry at all. If I ever get a dog and he fits in the shower, that is definitely what I would do!