If I put a prong collar around your neck and lifted you body and bones off the floor? You would need an ambulance and a trauma center – you wouldn’t be magically “fixed”. But yet, when dog daddy or other trainers do it – people are cheering it on.
On the left is your neck. On the right is your dogs neck. What are the differences? Any? They look the same to me.
But yet – vets have to know this anatomy. Vets have to know that prongs and ecollars cause damages to the dogs neck – but many vets still push these tools as safe. And when the dog gets injured? Who makes money? Vets of course. Dog trainers are doing damage too – and vets make off like bandits.
Damage the trachea with crank and yank – would you notice? Probably not. Trainer damages the thryoid, it could take a while for symptoms to develop. What symptoms you ask? Unexplained allergy.
How many dogs are suffering with unexplained allergies? How many people are paying thousands to a vet to treat their dogs unexplained allergies? One of the side effects of hypothyroidism is unexplained allergies – but according to vets – hypothyroidism is overdiagnosed – and most won’t even test for it. Think about that. My ex has a dog that was hypo – spent thousands of dollars on treatments for allergies. I had to fight with vets to get the thyroid panel done – and sure enough. $20 a month for synthroid – and vets lost their cash cow.
Combine that with spay and neuter – another leading cause of hypothyroidism? The dog doesn’t stand much of a chance.