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Old 21-05-2012, 15:14
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.... sick for putting that dog on in the first place and even sicker are those who voted for the dog to win.
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Old 21-05-2012, 15:21
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.... sick for putting that dog on in the first place and even sicker are those who voted for the dog to win.
Dogs are trained, by use of clickers and rewards. If a dog doesn't want to dance, it won't (remember Mexican Mayhem last year?). Bears are forced to dance using various methods of torture.
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Old 21-05-2012, 15:50
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Dogs are trained, by use of clickers and rewards. If a dog doesn't want to dance, it won't (remember Mexican Mayhem last year?). Bears are forced to dance using various methods of torture.
Well said.
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Old 21-05-2012, 16:06
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I thought you meant the dancingbear website there for a minute!
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Old 21-05-2012, 17:15
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You can see that Pudsey loves it. If he didn't, he wouldn't do it. Bit extreme comparing it to dancing bears IMO. Do you have a dog and if so, have you taught it to sit?
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Old 21-05-2012, 17:18
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I spoke to a dog trainer. He trains police dogs and sniffer dogs and is a policeman. he knows a lot about dog training.

He said ...'to train a dog takes loads of patience, lots of love and a big stick'

Me: whats the stick was for?

Him: To show who is boss. Hardly ever have to use it. But it has to be used once or twice at the start to show what it can do. Then the fear of the stick makes the process easy without actually having to use it.

I think that it is the same with a wild animal like a bear. for starters it takes a lot of guts, teh stick is used at the start. Then the bear learns faster and fears the stick.

The charities that need your money just show the stick bit.
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Old 21-05-2012, 17:21
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I thought you meant the dancingbear website there for a minute!
So did I!

Now if one of those took part, it might shut Amanda up for a second!
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Old 21-05-2012, 18:07
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Good website, that.
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Old 21-05-2012, 18:07
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Dogs are trained, by use of clickers and rewards. If a dog doesn't want to dance, it won't (remember Mexican Mayhem last year?). Bears are forced to dance using various methods of torture.
Exaclty, the two are complety different.
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Old 21-05-2012, 18:47
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I spoke to a dog trainer. He trains police dogs and sniffer dogs and is a policeman. he knows a lot about dog training.

He said ...'to train a dog takes loads of patience, lots of love and a big stick'

Me: whats the stick was for?

Him: To show who is boss. Hardly ever have to use it. But it has to be used once or twice at the start to show what it can do. Then the fear of the stick makes the process easy without actually having to use it.

I think that it is the same with a wild animal like a bear. for starters it takes a lot of guts, teh stick is used at the start. Then the bear learns faster and fears the stick.

The charities that need your money just show the stick bit.
The RSPCA and myself would strongly disagree with the 'stick' bit and I doubt that it is 'official' police policy. I am reminded of a case a few years ago when a young cadet blew the whistle on a training officer for using excessive violence and killing a dog. He had raised concerns early on but had been told 'this is what the dog training books say, but we know better' or words to that effect. There is no need for using violence or it's threat to teach animals!
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Old 21-05-2012, 18:59
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i think if the dog happy they will dance , you can tell ashleigh loves pudsey
as for dancing bears its disgusting i remember watching something about it, they take the claws and teeth out so they cant attack them (such degrading treatment for a bit of money)
and the police using a stick, he shouldnt be using any such thing, forcing an animal by hitting it to do something it doesnt want to do is horrible

i love animals, and have a lovely pet cat
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Old 21-05-2012, 21:45
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The RSPCA and myself would strongly disagree with the 'stick' bit and I doubt that it is 'official' police policy. I am reminded of a case a few years ago when a young cadet blew the whistle on a training officer for using excessive violence and killing a dog. He had raised concerns early on but had been told 'this is what the dog training books say, but we know better' or words to that effect. There is no need for using violence or it's threat to teach animals!
Agreed. The official training scheme for military dogs (presumably police too?) is positive reinforcement, not negative. Either the copper trained years ago when these methods were slightly more acceptable (lie the roled up newspaper as a toilet training aid ) or is talking sh*t and trying to ake himself sound 'hard' or he's a complete idiot that shouldn't be training a dog at all. A relationship built on fear is never 100% secure. What if the dog was out on a call and misbehaved - no stick = one uncontrollable dog.
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Old 21-05-2012, 22:54
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Don't agree with the stick thing at all. My Uncle is a dog trainer and I remember years ago he was holding a class for new dog owners and somebody said to him that they were told using a stick is normal to let them see who is in charge. My Uncle replied he'd never once used a stick on a dog and if a dog trainer says they need to use a stick to show them who's in charge, then their shite at training dogs I always remember that cause I was about 8 at the time and couldn't get over my Uncle swearing
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Old 21-05-2012, 23:07
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Its ok culturally in the UK, which makes it ok.


Like its ok to eat beef, but if you went to India, you couldn't eat beef. If you go to Pakistan you can't eat pork. If you go to Korea you can eat dog etc.

Obviously all other religions and cultures are wrong and cruel and sick and our culture is the one thats right.
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Old 22-05-2012, 10:45
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So did I!

Now if one of those took part, it might shut Amanda up for a second!
Good website, that.
Glad I weren't the only one lol. They wouldn't need to get Amanda drunk first either I bet!
It is a good website!
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Old 22-05-2012, 10:48
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Now this is a fun dancing bear!
http://www.animal-space.net/2012/03/...i-know-it.html
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Old 22-05-2012, 11:23
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Its ok culturally in the UK, which makes it ok.


Like its ok to eat beef, but if you went to India, you couldn't eat beef. If you go to Pakistan you can't eat pork. If you go to Korea you can eat dog etc.

Obviously all other religions and cultures are wrong and cruel and sick and our culture is the one thats right.
too much sense not allowed.
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Old 22-05-2012, 12:11
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Its ok culturally in the UK, which makes it ok.


Like its ok to eat beef, but if you went to India, you couldn't eat beef. If you go to Pakistan you can't eat pork. If you go to Korea you can eat dog etc.

Obviously all other religions and cultures are wrong and cruel and sick and our culture is the one thats right.
Too damn right!! Rule Britannia! Britannia rules the waves...
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Old 22-05-2012, 12:22
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Too damn right!! Rule Britannia! Britannia rules the waves...
bloody imperialists. They got booted out of everywhere.
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Old 22-05-2012, 16:50
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Dancing bears... if you ever had the mkisfortune to see them... were beaten and showed signs of stress, were kept in disgusting conditions and whipped... hardly the same as that well fed well loved dog.
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Old 22-05-2012, 16:55
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Dancing bears... if you ever had the mkisfortune to see them... were beaten and showed signs of stress, were kept in disgusting conditions and whipped... hardly the same as that well fed well loved dog.
I saw the news story on them some years back; it was heartbreaking.
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Old 22-05-2012, 16:56
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I spoke to a dog trainer. He trains police dogs and sniffer dogs and is a policeman. he knows a lot about dog training.

He said ...'to train a dog takes loads of patience, lots of love and a big stick'

Me: whats the stick was for?

Him: To show who is boss. Hardly ever have to use it. But it has to be used once or twice at the start to show what it can do. Then the fear of the stick makes the process easy without actually having to use it.

I think that it is the same with a wild animal like a bear. for starters it takes a lot of guts, teh stick is used at the start. Then the bear learns faster and fears the stick.

The charities that need your money just show the stick bit.
Dancing bears are often made to 'dance' by being put on hot coals which forces them to try and move their feet off them to avoid burning. To us it looks like a dance but to them, it's trying to avoid agony. It's not just waving a stick at them a few times.

And Pudsey is a pet, the dancing is just an added bonus for Ashleigh. It's just a spin off from training him, she didn't set out to make money from him. The bears are not pets, they aren't loved, they're just used by greedy people to make money from those with no ethics.
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Old 22-05-2012, 18:14
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too much sense not allowed.
I failed to detect a single word of sense in it.....
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Old 22-05-2012, 18:20
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I failed to detect a single word of sense in it.....
Not even the eating dogs in Korea bit?
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Old 22-05-2012, 18:21
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.... sick for putting that dog on in the first place and even sicker are those who voted for the dog to win.
You can't compare the two!

On one hand you have a wild animal, chained, and abused to make it 'dance'.

On the other, you have a much loved domestic animal, who wouldn't do it if he didn't want to - and more to the point, wouldn't be made to do it either.

You can roll your eyes as much as you like but the comparison is, frankly, ridiculous.
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