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September 25, 2007

Welfare code to protect canine workers


Don't discipline the farm dog with a stick, use a rolled up newspaper instead.

That's the recommended practice in a draft code of welfare for dogs released last week for public comment by the National Animal Welfare Advisory Committee (NAWAC).

Verbal scolding was usually sufficient to control a dog, but for the "most severe" punishment, a firm non-bruising blow with a soft object like a rolled-up newspaper may be appropriate, the code said.

NAWAC chairman Dr Peter O'Hara said while it may be difficult for farmers to lay their hands on a newspaper at the back of the farm, they could still discipline their dogs without harming them.

"Often verbal noise will get their attention," he said.

Palmerston dog trainer and farmer Lloyd Smith laughed at the suggestion of using a newspaper to discipline a dog.

"It's like throwing a handkerchief at someone," he said. MORE>>

Good read the rest of the article.... gives one something to think about when submitting their ideas.

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