Re: Travelling Circuses
Originally Posted by
swimfeeders
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Hi
A difficult issue.
Animals are not to be abused for our pleasure.
My dogs however have loved obstacle courses and getting wet.
Flatcoats have a natural instinct to jump into any water at all.
They loved it when one of the kids threw a toy into the water in the local brook and they had to swim to get it.
It was brought back straightaway with tails wagging for the next time.
If they are having fun for themselves, I have no problem with it.
My dogs loved dog agility classes.they could not wait to jump into the back of the car for them, tails wagging and went mental when they got there.
I do not consider this to be abuse of animals.
With respect Swim, training for Agility is nowt to do with circus animals.
It is the capture and terrible abuse of
wild animals, and the cruelty involved that should have been banned years ago.
Many domestic dogs love agility, it's like a game to them, and they go round the obstacles like a thing possessed, barking, tails wagging and happy.
Mostly the only time it can do damage is if the owner starts them too young, but any respectable club wouldn't allow that anyway.