Force fetch is an inhumane training method used on certain dog breeds. This procedure consists of a painful ear pinch. When applying the ear pinch, the trainer grabs the dog’s ear and squeezes it with a hard object in hand. The hard object aids in applying extreme pressure and makes the dog yelp in agony; then a fetching object is forcefully shoved in its mouth. Once the dog has the fetching object in its mouth, the trainer stops the pain temporarily. “That when training a dog you must be in control at all times” ( Koehler 64) according to this well known trainer. Then the trainer takes the fetching object away and repeats the process until the dog is fetching without pressure. The training session lasts upwards of an hour. “A dog’s learning is no different from a child’s”(Wolters 26) this is the mentality used in forcing dogs.
An early force-fetch session begins on a table. Jim Dobbs, a pro trainer from California, is not afraid to admit the assets of force fetc
The electric collar teaches the dog to run on hand signals; hand signals that are provided by the handler. These signals will consist of arms extended left or right. The dog will respond with the same great intensity while traveling up to four hundred yards on pure hand signals. Naturally, the dog responds because the electrical device is connected to its neck during the entire session. If the dog makes one wrong move, it is shocked.
A remote control is used in later training stages to administer an inhumane electrical shock to the dog to reinforce the force-fetch method when the dog is out of range. With applied electrical shock, the dog is guaranteed to react no matter where the dog is located. The intensity levels vary from a mild buzz to a painful frightening jolt.
The inhumane force-fetch method used for training purposes causes extreme pain to a dog. This method has been used nation wide by pro and amateur trainers for over a century. The method has not changed only the tools that are invol
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