scavenging

[alison higgins]

Hi everyone, does anyone know of any muzzle that is tolerated by setters. I have tried two so far and Jamie doesn't like them, he won't do any jobs whilst they're on. I need to muzzle him as he scavenges and I can't always stop him eating things he shouldn't.

[shirley walsh]

I think the dog needs more training/supervising not muzzling. Muzzling should only be used for a dog that is a danger to others .

[human friend]

There is a barking "muzzle" that the RSPCA in Australia have looked into and, from what I recall, apparently wasn't stressful to animals with no change in cortisol levels. It's called the Husher and comes in a range of sizes. Dogs can drink with it on, but even though they could probably eat small things I don't think they'd want to because the elastic around the muzzle is pretty stiff. It would be awful if your dog ate something that poisoned him ..

[alison higgins]

thank you for your advice, I will look into it as Jamie is unwell at present and no amount of training is stopping him from scavenging. I think your advice is a lot more helpful than the previous reply which comes across as a bit arrogant and totally unhelpful!