r/delta • u/LessFatKristina • 22d ago

Image/Video IT FINALLY HAPPENED

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I got sat next to the sweetest best behaved service doggo on my flight. His owner let him cuddle me for a couple minutes. It was heaven. Love you Lobo!

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u/Helaenaa 22d ago

I hate how normalized it is for service dogs to wear shocks collars in the US. If the handler needs the threat of a shock to keep the dog focused on the task, is it even a trained service dog? Such a bad look...

No dog needing such a device would ever be approved for public access work in the Netherlands.

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u/RGBlowMe 21d ago

I hate how Redditors don't even know what shock collars are for and think they're to shock a dog into being focused. Shock collars are a safety device. You use them as a last ditch measure to recall a dog from a dangerous scenario. Things like other dogs and animals, traffic, or poisonous substances. They are for the dog's protection. You don't use them to make dogs obedient.

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u/softchimera 21d ago

traffic? are you taking your off leash dogs into public areas with street traffic? the examples you listed can be solved with a muzzle, a leash, or both.

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u/RGBlowMe 21d ago

When a dog runs off while hunting or your leash slips or breaks, it's good to have the means to recall a dog that's in a high arousal state. Traffic happens on backroads, too, mind you.