[nagdu] update

[Passle Helminski]

Hi,

Pilot spikes are hollow and not sharp. They do not dig into the skin and do not go all of the way across the chest.  A mother dog correcting a pup would cause more discomfort than the spikes.

Fact and not an opinion because I briefly used them when I had work done on both of my hands.

Passle

On May 27, 2015, at 9:16 AM, Abigail Bolling via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Hi,
> Nimer I think you're correct about the chest pads being used when a handler has been given a dog that is too much for them to reasonably handle. At least, that is what I've seen and that is my humble opinion. But, on the other side, it's not comfortable for the dog. A lot of times, I have seen dogs with sores on their chest from where the spikes have done into their skin. This I feel is a very inhumane way to treat an animal, especially when you're expecting the animal to help you.
> Again, this is just my opinion.
> Abigail Bolling 
> 
> Wright State University-2019: Social Work
> 
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