Today, I was talking to my brother about how careless people are. Minutes later, I shocked myself with my dog's shock-collar. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, my brother thought it would be hilarious to put his dog shock collar on me to wake me in lieu of my alarm. You know how those cartoon characters look when they're electrocuted? That's exactly how I woke up. FML
Today, at my surprise birthday party, my neighbor gave me a new dog collar. My dog was run over by him a week ago. FML
Today, my dogs broke through our electric fence, one of whom managed to get his collar off. I picked it up and, without thinking, went across the fence line. I screamed like a chihuahua being run over by a bulldozer. FML
Today, my neighbor's dog came to visit and I tried to bring him back home like I usually do. Only this time, when I grabbed the dog's collar, they zapped him! And it zapped me! My teeth still hurt! FML
Today, I let my dogs out, and then realized they didn't have their electric fence collars on. I ran inside to get the collars, then dashed out to put them on my dogs. I ran through the electric fence. The collars were on. FML
Today, I was walking my dog when another dog barked at him. My dog ran, pulling me with him. I fell to the ground in pain, with my hand still holding the leash. FML
Today, our electric horse fence broke. I turned it off so I could fix it. As I was grabbing the fence, my brother thought it would be hilarious to turn the fence back on. FML
Today, it's been a week since my brother asked me to watch his dog while he's on a business trip. I let his dog out to do his business, and he ran right in front of a pickup. The driver didn't stop in time, and crushed the dog's head. I went to check on him. He's dead, and I will be too when my brother gets back. FML
Today, as I was walking my dog, some self-righteous animal activist berated me on how it was animal abuse to put my dog on a leash. Despite warning her, she crouched down to undo it, my dog charged at her, giving her a gash on the cheek. She kicked my dog for it, and is now threatening to sue me. FML
Today, I was having a playful fight with my brother. I made the point that our dog likes me better than him. To this, my dog jumped onto the sofa, turned to me and vomited on my face. FML
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Enslaved 38
Good! Now you'll know how your dog feels if you chose to use such a cruel device. There are much better ways to train your pet than shocking them to obey.
itwontvalidate 18
that's just stupid
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Comments (141)
Ravike 17
It's shocking to know why people would want to use such a device on their pets.
flufee2 27
Ydi for even having one of those things... Poor dog
bombielol 20
why do you have a dog shock collar in the first place? you deserve it for putting your poor pet through that.
TheTacoMan 24
The shock collar doesn't hurt the dog, and it's not like they're enslaving the dog, it's just so the dog doesn't run away and get hurt badly. have you ever been shocked by a dog collar? Unless it's a Great Dane or some large dog the shock doesn't hurt, even for the dog it's just a pinch.
Chibi_Kitten 24
More like how careless of you to have your dog wear one of those torture devices. I am curious though, on why you would have your dog's collar in your hand while you are near a pad or the invisible fence.
KamiyaHaine 18
Try putting it around your neck & shocking yourself, then tell us if you too think YDI for even thinking of using it on your dog!
wang33334 12
YDI...I am a dog person. 'Nuff said
llamarrama01 21
I don't understand why people use shock collars. Can't you just train the dog not to leave the yard? I've done that will everyone I've ever had.
vixypixys 13
Not if you're lazy.
llamarrama01 21
If your too lazy to train your dog, don't adopt one in the first place.
Khaleesi_26 30
Some dogs will not listen to stay in the yard. Hence the need for a shock collar. And you actually have to train the dog still with a shock collar. You don't just put it on the dog and throw him outside for a free-for-all. You are suppose to walk your dog around the perimeter for AT LEAST two weeks so he/she knows what the fence is. And on the third week you still walk the dog but you let them free range on the leash and if they pass the fence and get vibrated by it they know better for next time.
llamarrama01 21
My dogs just never left the yard. If they started to head towards the road we'd call them back. Within a week they learned.
vixypixys 13
Shows how careless you are having such a device in the first place. **** your dogs life.
mrjiggles1992 18
YDI. Why would any self respecting person use them on a dog! You wouldn't use it on a child. Although I know a few I would....
GentlemanBastard 15
I'll say this for the millionth, and definitely not last, time: DOGS ARE NOT CHILDREN!
mrjiggles1992 18
No but both are living creatures with feelings and understand pain.
PoisonOrchid 21
Do you also not eat meat because of the inhumane treatment of the animals? Because, by your standard (living creatures with feelings and understand pain), the treatment of cows, pigs and chickens should be held to the same standards as children as well and no "self respecting person" would do anything to perpetuate anything less including eating the meat that fuels the industry. I'm just curious.
Mathametic 14
As someone from a family working with dogs, ignore the people whining about the shock collars, some dogs do need them. YLS on shocking yourself though.
redflamer 10
yeah some dogs totally need to be cruelly shocked instead of being trained not to do something shock collars are just a way to train a dog with fear and pain I would never use a shock collar on my dog and I don't know anybody who would consider using it on their dog
vixypixys 13
My neighbours had one for their dog and he would still bark with it on he was so bored and lonely.
Mathametic 14
Sorry to hear that, generally I don't think they should be used for a dog that's just barking. My parents own a security company and our dogs are police dogs that do need them while training, they don't hurt though, I've seen them just shake it off and continue messing about because they're just stubborn and tough bastards.
Arwen_Evenstar 37
I suggest your family gets a little better at working with dogs. Thousands of people train all sorts of dogs without them, so the problem isn't the dog, it's the trainer.
orbit 22
There are many ways to train dogs, some more effective than others. Shock collars are just another way of training. They immediately tell the dog that they were doing something wrong without hurting it.
redflamer 10
it's always ok to mistreat something or someone else as long as it's not you but when you're put in their place I bet you wouldn't consider shock collars ok then