"Mike Lyle" wrote
Another sad case of an untrained dog-owner, methinks. I don't want to
belittle anybody, as it can seem difficult to train a dog, especially
if one has the bizarre soppy attitude to animals some British people
have; but if one lets a pet get into that kind of habit, one really
has only oneself to blame. Dogs _like_ being strictly trained; in
fact, it's emotional abuse to deprive them of it. If one doesn't enjoy
working and playing with dogs, there's not much point in having one at
all.
/rant

If you see that tv programme 'It's Me or the Dog', it appears a lot of
people treat their poor animals as Barbie doll substitutes! :-/

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Sue