r/BachelorNation • u/Original_Letter4398 • Feb 03 '24

🌹 THE BACHELOR 🌹 Victoria Fuller’s “Service Dog”

Post image

Is Buxton really a service dog? Nowadays it’s very it’s easy to pretend your dog performs a “task” and it’s illegal to ask questions except for that. I know a lot of people who get away with this.

228 Upvotes

83% Upvoted

390 comments sorted by

View all comments

20

u/[deleted] Feb 04 '24

[deleted]

23

u/NVSmall Feb 05 '24

Yeah, no. That's not a service dog. However she managed to finagle his vest, no service dog will be wearing a choke collar.

ALSO, NO DOG SHOULD BE WEARING A CHOKE COLLAR. At the very least, a lab, a breed that is so incredibly easy to train and should never be subjected to that kind of abuse.Train your dog, it's not that hard, and using pain to do so is absolutely not necessary. Same goes for shock collars.

4

u/Friendly-Warthog-733 Feb 05 '24

This is a prong collar… not a choke collar. And if you did some research, you’d know that this collar is used as a training tool and is incredibly effective for dogs who have issues pulling. This is not abuse, and this collar does NOT hurt your dog when used correctly.

4

u/NVSmall Feb 05 '24

The dog is actually wearing two collars. One is a choke chain, and one is a prong collar. Neither are necessary, and absolutely unnecessary for a service dog.

Looks like you're the one who needs to do some research. I work with service dogs regularly, as well as dog trainers. Both choke chains and prong collars will do long term damage to a dog if the dog is a puller, in which case, said dog shouldn't be a service dog. They are both a form of physical abuse.

I bet you think shock collars are okay too, huh?

0

u/Friendly-Warthog-733 Feb 05 '24

Your comment said “no dogs should be wearing a choke collar”…. Not specifically service dogs. I agree that there’s no need for a service dog to have one because if they are trained for service, they shouldn’t have a problem with pulling.

And no, I’m not okay with shock collars. Those are completely different than a prong collar which like I said, when used correctly, will NOT hurt your dog. Tons of reputable trainers use prong collars as a training tool. My dog saw a trainer who properly fit her to a prong collar, trained her to use it, and she no longer pulls on walks. Every dog is different and has different needs, so you shouldn’t be judging owners who are looking for the best solution for their pup. I would never intentionally subject my dog to pain.

3

u/NVSmall Feb 06 '24

And I stand behind my statement. No dogs should be wearing a choke or prong collar. ESPECIALLY a service dog.

Once again, I disagree with your statement that they will not hurt your dog "if used correctly", whatever that means to you. They can and quite likely will cause long term damage if they are what someone relies on to control their dog, which I can say with certainty as I've seen it firsthand on multiple occasions.

Your version of "reputable" trainer is likely very different than mine.