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Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/technolo...agg-tells-you/
Okay, this is taking helicopter parenting to an extreme level. The mailing list of the people who buy this thing will give you people with money to burn, and also abnormally obsessed with their pets (not the finder function, but the exercise tracking)
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It's also going to be used by really fucking stupid people. My secretary has taken it upon herself to start a campaign to stop people from running their pets after watching two dogs pass out from heat stroke on a popular running trail in a one week period in September. One of the passed out dogs, a bulldog, ended up needing CPR.
People think because dogs "need exercise", their dogs can run three miles in 90 plus degree heat at the same pace as their people. They don't bother to check to see if the dog is panting or what their eyes look like, and their concern is more for getting their own run in than the dog's well being. And because dogs are people pleasers, they're not going to complain about the fact that they can't breathe/are over heated/are exhausted, and if they do falter, they just get their leash pulled on more.
If you think your dog needs exercise, take it to a dog park. Throw balls or let it play with other dogs or just sit there. Let it decide what its pace is. Make sure that there is plenty of water available, plenty of shade, and that it's not too hot.
