geonni banner Posted September 27, 2015 Report Share Posted September 27, 2015 Happened upon this while looking for a pig video. I somehow thought that this was illegal, but there was one video only two mos. old. Monkeys riding Border Collies at rodeos and halftime shows. The poor dogs are so fat they're waddling. And the monkeys... poor things. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Brgs8tGAWk8 Disgusting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GentleLake Posted September 27, 2015 Report Share Posted September 27, 2015 Looks like it's in central Pennsylvania. Poor dogs don't look too happy about it . . . and neither do the monkeys as far as I can tell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debbie Meier Posted September 27, 2015 Report Share Posted September 27, 2015 Well, it's not illegal to my knowledge... but that's one of the poorest representation of the act that I have seen. But, the condition of the border collies is what has become more common, actually all dogs are more likely to be presented in a over weight condition then in fit condition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donald McCaig Posted September 27, 2015 Report Share Posted September 27, 2015 Dear Doggers, Earliest account of this act I know is 1840s. Donald McCaig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juliepoudrier Posted September 28, 2015 Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 Stupid. And just goes to show how ignorant people are. I'm surprised PETA isn't all over that. And three dogs to "work" four sheep? WTF? J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geonni banner Posted September 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 I'm surprised PETA isn't all over that. J. I thought that too. One of the videos I looked at had this HUGE rig - like a giant horse trailer for going from show to show. I expect the dogs and monkeys spend most of their time in cages. The show was called "Team Ghost Riders." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debbie Meier Posted September 28, 2015 Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 They have to follow USDA guidelines and are inspected both while traveling and their home facilities. There are restrictions as to their housing, such as space, more then most think since the housing has to be large enough to accommodate them for the duration of time they are at shows, amount of time hauled, temperature control, etc.Same regulations apply to any animal act that you see at fairs and such. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juliepoudrier Posted September 28, 2015 Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 I'd like to believe that USDA has a cadre of inspectors able to keep up with all they're expected to inspect. I have a feeling that inspections don't occur as often as we'd like to think or that regulations are enforced as they should be. There's something about strapping a monkey to a saddle on a dog's back that just doesn't seem very humane to me, no matter who's inspecting (or not). J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfreda Posted September 29, 2015 Report Share Posted September 29, 2015 I heard that homo sapiens was the most intelligent and influential animal on the planet. Perhaps a more entertaining act would be to have 2 men pen 4 sheep while carrying some eye-covering, hair-pulling toddlers on their shoulders?... hmm... too easy? O.K., put roller skates on one and high heels on the other Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloria Atwater Posted September 29, 2015 Report Share Posted September 29, 2015 The whole thing just looks grotesque. Those poor monkeys are tied down so they can't move anything but their heads. I should hope we've moved on in our sensibilities since 1840, but apparently not ....~ Gloria Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stockdogranch Posted September 30, 2015 Report Share Posted September 30, 2015 Not fair to the monkeys; demeaning to the border collies. A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue R Posted October 1, 2015 Report Share Posted October 1, 2015 Anna sums it up just right in only a few words. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geonni banner Posted October 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2015 Anna sums it up just right in only a few words. Yup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D'Elle Posted October 2, 2015 Report Share Posted October 2, 2015 That is truly revolting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GentleLake Posted October 2, 2015 Report Share Posted October 2, 2015 Not fair to the monkeys; demeaning to the border collies. I think it's pretty demeaning (as well as unfair) to the monkeys, as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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