Created by 1st year veterinary students at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan as an assignment in their Animal Behaviour class
Yes, that is a valid concern. As the instructor I debated whether this video should be uploaded due to the stress they may have caused the dog. I also thought the information was correct and useful and for those reasons decided to share it with TH-cam viewers.
Great video! Your students may enjoy joining my Facebook discussion group "Observation Skills for Training Dogs" I have shared this video there.
However, I am concerned that the dogs were purposely scared just for the video. Isn't that a conflict of ethics?
Yes, that is a valid concern. As the instructor I debated whether this video should be uploaded due to the stress they may have caused the dog. I also thought the information was correct and useful and for those reasons decided to share it with TH-cam viewers.
Poor dog:-( was it necessary to stress him out? Aren't there other videos you could have sampled with the body language you wanted?