Shame on Skechers

Shame on Skechers: The mega-shoe company recently filmed its new Super Bowl ad at an Arizona Greyhound track. The soon-to-be-released ad features a small French Bulldog wearing Skechers sneakers and competing against Greyhounds at Tucson Greyhound Park. The small dog wins.

Unfortunately, we know the same cannot be said for racing Greyhounds. Just last month, GREY2K USA, with funding from the ASPCA, released a report detailing the horrific conditions of race dogs in Florida. Dogs are confined in small cages for 20 hours or more a day, often wearing muzzles; they are bred excessively in the quest for good runners, with the “excess” puppies killed or otherwise discarded; and they regularly endure serious and fatal injuries. Read the entire article

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Benefits of teaching your dog to sit...

“Rambuctious, rumbustious, delinquent dogs become angelic when sitting” Dr. Ian Dunbar. From The Artful Dog (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2006.) I have often said, that if you teach your dog a really good sit, you can resolve so many behavioral issues. Dogs that sit when greeting people can't jump up on them! Dogs that sit before going outside are less likely to rush the door! Dogs that learn to sit to say "please" for treats, attention, meals, etc, learn self control.

Click here for the list of things your dog cannot do while sitting!

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Skechers: SuperBowl Ad

Earlier this month, a TV crew was seen filming a commercial for Skechers shoes at Tucson Greyhound Park (TGP). Please join us in asking the company not to promote the cruelty of dog racing by using this footage.

At TGP, greyhounds are kept confined in small cages which are barely large enough for them to stand up or turn around. They are fed raw 4-D meat, the meat of downed, diseased, disabled or dead livestock. This was documented in a recent video investigation.

BellaWhile racing, greyhounds face the risk of serious injury. According to state records, between January 2007 and November 2009, nearly 1,000 greyhound injuries were reported at Arizona racetracks. Read the entire article

You may also wish to e-mail President Michael Greenberg and Vice President of Media Gary Patrick directly at michaelg@skechers.com and garyp@skechers.com, respectively.

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Like babies, dogs pick up on human intent...

USA Today

Man's beloved four-legged friends not only respond to the words and ministrations of humans, dogs can understand and anticipate the intentions of their people, researchers are reporting.

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On Shocking Our Dogs

December 18th, 2011 by Trish King

Just because we can….doesn’t mean we should



I want to eat. Actually, I need to eat in order to survive. However, eating has become a battleground between my need for sustenance and my desire to avoid pain. At each mouthful, I could taste food, or an electric shock could hit the side of my face like a hot, burning, lightning bolt, causing me to gasp and pull back. But, often it doesn’t, in which case, I can take the next bite. But do I want to take the next bite? Need and pain fight each other. The end result is that I eat very carefully, one bite of soft food gently following another. I don’t snack and, while I can’t say I don’t enjoy my food (it still tastes good!) it comes at a price that is difficult to pay. This, by the way, is what happens when you have Trigeminal Neuralgia, a fairly rare condition that was once called “the suicide disease.”

What does this have to do with dogs and dog training? A lot, as it turns out. Read the entire article

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