TRAINING YOUNG PUP WHILE ON PAIN KILLERS - Page 1

On returning from our training club last wednesday night my wife told me that a new member there who had only been a few times came in with his young dog pup approx 5 to 6 mths old and informed everyone that the pup had injured himself the week before playing with a ball in garden, he said he didnt take the pup to the vet at the time because it was good friday so waited another day and took him on saturday, the vet put him on pain killers. This man had not even given the pup chance to recover before returning to the training club only a few days later , he said the pup was fine now, but thats because the pain killers were masking the pain !. If it were my pup I would have taken him to the vet on good friday and not waited till the following day !.  My wife also said that nobody at the club stopped him from training the pup .The pups owner is very arrogant and has an attitude , thinks he knows it all and look at me I am here type. He cant know as much as he is trying to bull everyone or he would not be training a pup on pain killers or waited an extra day to take the pup to the vet !.  Nobody at the club likes this oversized brute of a man.  I feel like complaining to the club officials or am I being silly ?????.

You do not mention what the diagnosis wasn that caused the prescribing of painkillers for this pup. Depending on the situation, it might be unwise to engage in activities. But, for example, perhaps the pup had panosteitis and was given Rimadyl or another anti-inflammatory medication a few days before and the episode is over. Personally, I would not be out jumping my pup, especially if it were still on some sort of medication, but mild exercise is not necessarily inappropriate. So you don't give enough information, nor am I sure you know all the information about what was the medical issue for anyone to make an accurate assessment. In general, it would be a mistake to exercise a dog who had hurt itself a few days before and was still on painkillers. But there are many people who lack common sense.

As far as anyone stopping him from doing anything with the pup, short of clearly abusing it, the bottom line is that he alone is responsible for the health and well-being of his pup. People at the club can make suggestions, and the training director, or someone who really knew the situation could make a suggestion that he not participate, or participate in a limited way. That is how our club would do it, and in our situation, people would heed such advice. But from what you say, there are other issues here that have nothing to do with the pup but rather, with this member. Perhaps those issues need to be addressed first by the club or, if this is only about your feelings, addressed by you.

Hodie,   I agree with you about the common sense aspect  this man is not using it if he has any. I don't know the actual diagnosis but I will find out more when I attend the club next wednesday.  The wife said the pup fell and hurt his elbow while playing with a ball and was in pain and lame, but this might not be the case .  I didnt like the way the pup was left in pain for longer than he should have been just because it was good friday . Yes there are other issues with this man , he is more interested in making sure people are watching him than paying attention and talking to his pup, he doesn't appear to have the ability to even read his pup.  I have been asked to take a class when I'm not training my own dog but I could not tolerate his arrogant attitude in my class.  I have spoken to a higher ranking person in our club today who told me they have been watching him so I hope things will change so other members won't feel so uncomfortable in his presence.  Its always the dogs that pay dearly for their masters mistakes.