{"id":4000,"date":"2021-12-21T06:56:10","date_gmt":"2021-12-21T12:56:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/petpundit.com\/?p=4000"},"modified":"2021-12-21T06:56:10","modified_gmt":"2021-12-21T12:56:10","slug":"shaming-owners-to-change-behavior-doesnt-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cathyrosenthal.com\/blog\/2021\/12\/21\/shaming-owners-to-change-behavior-doesnt-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Shaming owners to change behavior doesn’t work"},"content":{"rendered":"
Dear Cathy,<\/span><\/p>\n I <\/span>cannot believe your answer to John who “inherited” his daughter’s 115-pound Great Dane. Substitute “dumped” for inherited and “cruel” for metal cage daily. Oh yeah, that would require critical thinking on your part – instead of “pat” answers.\u00a0 Why not educate these people? Don\u2019t buy a dog you plan on leaving in a cage all the time. My heart goes out to the Great Dane living a horrible life in a cage. Probably went from a “puppy mill” breeder straight to a clueless owner and onto her clueless dad. Instead you should have asked these two morons how they would like to be left in a cage unable to do much else other than lay down or stand for most of their lives. I find both the question and your answer despicable. With contempt for your “expertise,” \u2013 Susan, via email\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Dear Susan,<\/span> While I didn\u2019t chastise the man (or call him names) for keeping the dog in a kennel most of the day, I did recommend he not keep his dog in a kennel anymore. I admit I could have added that kennels should be used for training and short-term management and not all day use. When it comes to educating people about animals, I have learned that if you chastise people, they tend to not listen to your advice, and the animal continues to suffer. <\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span> I am sorry to disappoint you. We clearly have different approaches to education. It doesn\u2019t matter w<\/span>hether the dog was \u201cdumped\u201d or \u201cinherited;\u201d the man was seeking advice on how to care for his new dog.<\/span><\/p>\n