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Post by Laura on Jan 27, 2004 15:40:02 GMT -5
For all those on the board, HBO will be airing the documentary "Shelter Dogs" tonight at 7:30 pm EST. I would like to discuss the movie AFTER you have watched it, and then enlighten you all on what REALLY takes place .
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Post by Brooke on Jan 27, 2004 16:01:17 GMT -5
Oh! I wish I could watch it tonight! We don't have cable (which is why I'm on the internet all the time). I called and I'm having my grandma it for me and send it. I know they've been talking about it a bunch at the SS Killing Machine. Thanks for the reminder Laura!
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Post by Willow on Jan 27, 2004 20:04:35 GMT -5
Aaarrrrgggghhhhh....We cancelled HBO.
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Post by Dobemom on Jan 28, 2004 8:19:42 GMT -5
I didn't see this until this morning. Too late.
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Post by Nicole on Jan 28, 2004 10:53:29 GMT -5
I missed it too. Tell us about it Laura.
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Post by amyjo on Jan 28, 2004 10:58:40 GMT -5
I don't have HBO but I would have really like to watch as well. Tell us Laura! Tell us!
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Post by Laura on Jan 28, 2004 16:55:36 GMT -5
"Shelter Dogs" is about the infamous Sue Sternberg and her Rondout Valley Kennels in upstate NY. Sue is the woman who invented Assess-A-Pet temperment testing and the fake rubber hand to test for aggression in dogs (usually seen on the show Animal Precinct, etc.). There is a major controversy brewing over her tactics and methods, as she is a self proclaimed "doggy Hitler" (her words, not mine ), and has stated that she would like to see 75% of the abandoned dogs in the Northeast euthanized. This temp. test is inaccurate at best, cruel at it's worst. Many of us here have dogs that would NOT pass this test, all it takes is failure on one part of it to have a dog put down. Here ia a link to a site created by her former employees who left her after they could no longer stand by and watch as she put down good animals that would have thrived under better circumstances. hometown.aol.com/chicaanaranjada/Be sure to hit all the links on the site, sad and informative at the same time. There is also a Yahoo group dedicated to stopping this trend of temp. testing and finding a better, more humane alternative. groups.yahoo.com/group/StopThe_SS_KillingMachine/
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Post by packerdogs on Jan 28, 2004 17:25:03 GMT -5
I haven’t seen it yet, but I already know what my reaction will be. I had to put HBO on my Directv again, it’s on tonight at 5:45pm, HBO west (I think that means 7:45pm my time, we’ll see). If you go to this link, it is on a lot, so if you still haven’t seen it you can: www.hbo.com/apps/schedule/ScheduleServlet?ACTION_DETAIL=DETAIL&ID=93595Sue Sternberg is a self proclaimed dog expert who indeed is doggy hitler. She knows nothing about dog aggression. She’s a sick individual. Cathy
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Post by packerdogs on Jan 29, 2004 9:12:15 GMT -5
Darn it all! Now I have to wait until Saturday to watch it. I guess 5:45pm on HBO West, somehow translates into 4:45pm in Wisconsin. Good thing is though, I have yet to hear anyone say a good thing about it. And I’m glad that at least in the credits, they say it’s about a controversial shelter. Now if they’d only do a similar one on a real shelter.
Cathy
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Post by Brooke on Jan 29, 2004 13:04:02 GMT -5
I can't wait to see it!
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Post by Brooke on Jan 30, 2004 22:47:04 GMT -5
I get to babysit my neighbors 16 yr old toy poodle at her house this weekend, so I get to play with cable! I will be watching..
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Post by Brooke on Jan 31, 2004 13:43:45 GMT -5
I'm getting ready to watch it here shortly... I found this about it off of an AOL board... www.shelterdogs.org/
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Post by sibemom on Jan 31, 2004 14:08:36 GMT -5
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Post by sibemom on Jan 31, 2004 15:26:53 GMT -5
OH MY GOD HE HAD AN ADD AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE AGAIN Does that guy ever go away?
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Post by Brooke on Jan 31, 2004 16:42:28 GMT -5
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