Agreed. My dog used to have a barking problem when we stayed in hotels so whenever we went to a hotel we had to bring a bark collar when we left the room or we would be getting a call from the front desk and eventually booted out of the room if it kept up. It only took a few times and he stopped. Now you just have to show him the thing or put it on him but not actually "on" and he chills lol. It's only static electricity, it's harmless, it just startles them.
I have tried it on myself a bunch, sometimes on purpose, sometimes I had it in my hand or pocket and crossed the line, it's not fun but it's not torture, lol.
It's so hot and dry down here, my wife almost passed out just from holding the ladder while I trimmed the coconut trees. Got two wheelbarrows full of them. Nothing much else is growing, one poor tomato left, a few pineapples and a guava tree that needs more rain. Also we have a star fruit tree (carambola) that produces a ton of them, and we make hot pepper jelly with it. Awesome. So we keep the soaker hose on low underneath her. Hopefully we get a crop this summer. A few random bell and hot pepper bushes. Poblanos, jalapenos, habaneros, and thai bird peppers I think. We dehydrate and smoke some of the hot peppers for dips and concoctions. Have some rosemary, sage, basil, dill, and lemongrass growing in pots. And a sour orange tree that gives juicy fruit for marinades and mixers. Oh, and one raggedy banana tree, it's an apple banana variety, small fat nanas, very sweet, like candy. I'd like to get some dragonfruit in the ground this fall. Tastes like kiwi and grapes. Yummy.
Yea... what it really does, from a training perspective, is distracts them from what they're focused on, and reminds them they don't just get to do anything they want... whether that's run into the road, bark incessantly, or not follow commands. Dogs like to know their place is the pecking order. It actually reduces their anxiety not having to challenge anything and everything constantly for top dog. They like to know exactly where they are in the pecking order, and what they can and can't do. Makes for a happy dog.
This can also be applied to the employer - employee model. One reason I now free lance. I used to have female sales reps (very hot and manipulative) try to hit on me at work, when I owned the publishing biz. I have morals, contrary to some of my late night posts. And an all knowing wife. Never let it happen. It was even worse when they tried my partner, who was old, short, fat, bald and drunk by noon.
My buddy has them for his dogs... Every time he has a party we end up putting them on for fun.. Always leads to a funny night
This theory actually applies to lots of things in life, pets, children etc. I have been using that methodology in my business to train my customers. When I first take in a customer they are infused with the idea that the customer is always right. Even though I believe that customer concerns should be dealt with quickly with an effort to make them happy, they are not always right. I gently teach them the boundaries of the relationship and what they can expect from me to make right what they find "wrong". Overtime they figure it out and become good customers that I keep for a lifetime. Some don't get it and I black list them but most people pick up on it and are a pleasure to deal with. They are happier too knowing the boundaries.
I was waitin for that one. I ain't (yet) tried that one, but sounds pretty funny. Maybe restaurants that give you that beeper or coaster that lights up when your table's ready could try the doggie collars.
The very first time I got one, I thought... "I won't put anything on my dog that I wouldn't put on myself." So I tried it... I held it up to my throat and barked. Loudly. Repeatedly. They work...
The shock hurts, but for some reason it always makes me laugh. One time I had it in my pocket and my neighbor walked up so I met him at the picket fence, the wire runs along the fence. I heard the warning in my pocket but since I didn't remembered it was in there I ignored it then ZAP! I fell backwards in the grass and starting laughing my azz off. My neighbor was looking at me like I was an idiot, which I guess I was.
Found the PC user! Eh, I didn't feel like resizing it. You know, they refer to it as sh!1posting cause you do it on the throne. Usually with a 3" screen in your hand or in my case 3"s of somethin. Remember when we all kept books and magazines in here? (Guess what I'm doin right now!) The Sears catalog was a favorite and much more plausibly deniable than a Frederick's of Hollywood. Remember when'd you spot a tiny amount of aerola poking out a bra or a hint of bush under nylon? Man, those were the days. Now there's no Sears (almost) or bush (almost). Thank G-D imgur, keeps the native image size, randomizes the image name, and strips the metadata >> so you get the big picture and someone like me doesn't get your Facebook userId, camera make/manufacturer, or the gps coordinates where you took the picture And you must be ignant. What's your point you crusty old iguana? Barry, you is a old turkey lizard. Which is funny cause they is a lotta turkey lizards in PuerRico, I seen em, but not so many in New Hampshire, ya cold blooded sumbyatch. Mostly New Hampshire is full of boring, liberal, white pypl So now that New Hammy has done the Peter Tosh Mon; you gonna grow your own Barney?
