The complaints against us at "our" training ground is getting out of hand.
To cut a long story short, the issue now is that the Town Council did not give their permission for us to train there. Fine. Permission is between us and the CC.
Someone from AVA actually asked us for alternative training ground should the CC "revoked" it's permission for us to train there.
I find this a little amusing : Shoudn't AVA step in and offer some assistance?
With AVA advocating Responsible Pet Ownership, and training your dog IS part of being a responsible pet owner, shouldn't AVA have done something here?
This is what I find so ironic : on the one hand, AVA wants dog owners to train their dogs. On the other when we are kicked out of a place to train, the ball gets thrown back to our court and we're asked what we are going to do.
So I'm asking AVA back : you are not practicing what you preach. So all this advocating about training your dog as part of being a responsible pet owner is merely paying lip service?
We need a voice. AVA can be that voice.
But from the looks of it, I don't think we will ever be getting that voice, or any voice.
Afterthought : Maybe AVA can take the RPO campaign a little further. In addition to going to schools to sell the "snake oil", for a start, work with Singapore Sports Council & SKC and promote agility as a sport, and if I may push the envelope a little, promote obedience as a sport also, like badminton or swimming, etc. A family thing.
While I understand educating the young ones are important (that's why the school visits), educating grown ups are just as important, especially those "averse" to dogs (to quote from AVA) and what better way for them than to see the interaction, team work and joy in agility & obedience training.
Maybe, that's wishful thinking on my part.....
To cut a long story short, the issue now is that the Town Council did not give their permission for us to train there. Fine. Permission is between us and the CC.
Someone from AVA actually asked us for alternative training ground should the CC "revoked" it's permission for us to train there.
I find this a little amusing : Shoudn't AVA step in and offer some assistance?
With AVA advocating Responsible Pet Ownership, and training your dog IS part of being a responsible pet owner, shouldn't AVA have done something here?
This is what I find so ironic : on the one hand, AVA wants dog owners to train their dogs. On the other when we are kicked out of a place to train, the ball gets thrown back to our court and we're asked what we are going to do.
So I'm asking AVA back : you are not practicing what you preach. So all this advocating about training your dog as part of being a responsible pet owner is merely paying lip service?
We need a voice. AVA can be that voice.
But from the looks of it, I don't think we will ever be getting that voice, or any voice.
Afterthought : Maybe AVA can take the RPO campaign a little further. In addition to going to schools to sell the "snake oil", for a start, work with Singapore Sports Council & SKC and promote agility as a sport, and if I may push the envelope a little, promote obedience as a sport also, like badminton or swimming, etc. A family thing.
While I understand educating the young ones are important (that's why the school visits), educating grown ups are just as important, especially those "averse" to dogs (to quote from AVA) and what better way for them than to see the interaction, team work and joy in agility & obedience training.
Maybe, that's wishful thinking on my part.....
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