Sorry my dog bit you, he's feeling a bit blue
I know, I'm on holiday. But just got a message from the office to say BBC Radio Surrey and Sussex want to interview me about today's story in the Mail that says that aggressive dogs are probably just depressed and that basically, some prozac could sort them out.
What do you think of this story folks?
It's true when a dog becomes depressed they can't just put Morrissy on the Ipod and eat loads of cakes. They can't write us hate mail. The reason more people are getting bitten could be there's a lot of sad dogs out there. Here's a link to the story.
Or is this a PR puff from the drug industry? Are we going to just be buying a pill to make our dogs happier when perhaps all they need is a good walk, some quality time with us and a bit of love?
Do let me know your thoughts, interview just after 2pm UK time.
What do you think of this story folks?
It's true when a dog becomes depressed they can't just put Morrissy on the Ipod and eat loads of cakes. They can't write us hate mail. The reason more people are getting bitten could be there's a lot of sad dogs out there. Here's a link to the story.
Or is this a PR puff from the drug industry? Are we going to just be buying a pill to make our dogs happier when perhaps all they need is a good walk, some quality time with us and a bit of love?
Do let me know your thoughts, interview just after 2pm UK time.
Comments
Like BSL it moves the focus away from the real problem and thereby makes it worse.
"If a very serious dog and a very serious handler are lucky enough to walk into a serious world together, then there is, say, no biting problem. In a different world with a different handler, that's a different dog, and someone has to haul out either some doggie Prozac or the sodium phenobatbital."
Funny how no one mentions that all dogs are not alike and that MOST dogs need a LOT more excercise than they are getting.
What most people want is not a dog, but a puppy.
And what most people need is a CAT.
Patrick
Our local rescue commented that they would do very well from designing their own range of cuddly toys. There being so many people coming through the doors wanted a dog but only one that was just the right size, colour etc and being fully trained from the off, so no effort would have to be made. They could take a toy instead as they certainly wouldn't get one of their dogs.
Yes - the cat & the Setter were treated unkindly. Yes - the vet fiddled an insurance claim, perhaps to help the client who would have otherwise exceeded their insurance limit per claim.
Yes - vet nurses were doing procedures they weren't qualified to do, but I bet that happens on a regular basis everywhere.
Considering we would have only been shown a carefully edited version it wasn't too bad at all.
I woudn't be happy at my pet being treated in that way, & in an ideal world it wouldn't happen, but it's not an ideal world.
If I used Medivet it wouldn't put me off using them.
Like a friend commented to me - maybe someone at the BBC felt they had been overcharged by Medivet & fancied doing a minor hatchet job on them!