Duct taping a dogs mouth shut for training

[Danzig]

First off,
I DID NOT DO THIS
I DON'T PLAN TO DO IT
I DO NOT CONDONE THIS
AND I DON'T PERSONALLY KNOW ANYONE WHO DID THIS

With that being said, has anyone heard of taping an object in a dogs mouth to stop it from eating said objects? For example, if a dog kept eating your chickens, you would place a chicken in its mouth and tape it's mouth shut. This was said to be used by the Amish, and I have found a references to doing this in published books. There is more to this but nothing I can post at this time. Just looking to see if anyone has ever really seen it done or know of anyone doing this first hand.

[Crewdawg141]

Originally Posted by Danzig

First off,
I DID NOT DO THIS
I DON'T PLAN TO DO IT
I DO NOT CONDONE THIS
AND I DON'T PERSONALLY KNOW ANYONE WHO DID THIS

With that being said, has anyone heard of taping an object in a dogs mouth to stop it from eating said objects? For example, if a dog kept eating your chickens, you would place a chicken in its mouth and tape it's mouth shut. This was said to be used by the Amish, and I have found a references to doing this in published books. There is more to this but nothing I can post at this time. Just looking to see if anyone has ever really seen it done or know of anyone doing this first hand.

No, that is a first that I ever even heard of duct tape being applied to a dog. What reading material did you find and where?

[rabbithead]

Fifty years ago it was common practice for country folk to tie objects around a dog's neck. Like if the dog chewed up a shoe, you would tie it around the dog's neck for a day. Duct taping a dog's mouth shut sounds like something the POS Amish would do.

[ICit]

Omg... hell no

Now I haves seen duct tape used to try to stabilize a dogs broken leg...still not a bright idea

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by rabbithead

Fifty years ago it was common practice for country folk to tie objects around a dog's neck. Like if the dog chewed up a shoe, you would tie it around the dog's neck for a day. Duct taping a dog's mouth shut sounds like something the POS Amish would do.

In doing my research, I read about the method to tie an object around the dog's neck for a day.
and FYI, I do not know of any Amish who did this to a dog.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Crewdawg141

No, that is a first that I ever even heard of duct tape being applied to a dog. What reading material did you find and where?

I started here Dog Training with Duct Tape. [Archive] - Straight Dope Message Board and there is a link to a book and then I found a few other links. I guess I spent a little over an hour looking into this before I posted here.

[Danzig]

After the last PM I got, I will also say AGAIN.

I DO NOT PLAN TO DO THIS
I DO NOT THINK IT SHOULD BE DONE
I DO NOT CONDONE THIS

[Katelin (Premo)]

An interesting and detailed article on the evolution of the methods and psychology of dog training/behavior modification, and how Koehler really changed and improved that work, including his work with many of the dogs in the Disney movies, however there is this disturbing notation:

But there was also a dark side to Koehler that I can only describe as sadistic. If your dog digs holes, his method to stop the behavior was to make sure the hole was deep enough, then fill it with water, and hold his head under until he "thought he was going to drown". If your dog chewed up your furniture, he advised that you take pieces of the fluff, fabric, and chewed wood bits, stuff it in the dogs mouth, and duct tape his mouth closed. Koehler Method, minus the "sadistic" practices is still one of the most common methods of training today.

Here is the entire article.

Koehler died in 1993 at age 82.

[vraiblonde]

Originally Posted by Danzig

First off,
I DID NOT DO THIS
I DON'T PLAN TO DO IT
I DO NOT CONDONE THIS
AND I DON'T PERSONALLY KNOW ANYONE WHO DID THIS

And you expect that to deter the hysterics?

[Nickel]

How would you even fit a chicken in a dog's mouth?