Unruly Kids? Try the Bratzapper

[dukedogsmom]

Precisely why I put it in the dog house.

[catnapper]

You should see the kids that come to Adoption Days... some of them are good as gold, others, well... we had to put blankets over several cages at the last AD because two kids upset them so much. We stopped an adoption in the middle of it because if they were scaring the cats so much at Petco, imagine the horrors they'd be at home!

I find that people who's children run amok like that are the most insulted when you politely ask them to assert some control over their child's behavior. We should have one at every AD, and each time a kid pulls a cat's tail *zap* 'em and they'll get the message

[LoudLou]

Wish I had one tonight!
I am doing Concert Security for an All Ages show tonight...Believe it or not though out of 500 screaming, hyper kids in a hot and stuff concert hall, the ONLY time I have a problem is with the ADULTS! Go figure...

[LKPike]

Originally posted by Pit Chick
I'll take two. One for each hand.

lmao!!!

[RobiLee]

Originally posted by Christiansmommy
I know this is just in jest, and I wasn't going to say anything, but if someone posted a dog zapper for a dog, I think we would be getting negative feedback...whether or not is was serious or in jest.

I do have a toddler, and I know they can get unruly at times...but I didn't find this too funny...although, I am aware that it is a joke...i just thought that it would have been a double standard if this was posted about a dog...just my 2 cents...in all seriousness...i am not trying to start issues...b/c i AM NOT like that, but it was something I thought was worth pointing out, anyway.

I have to admit that this was basically my first thought also. I don't know why but the first thing that popped into my head was if I had made a joke about using a ZAPPER on Katie or Tori OR a PRONG collar I would be in deep doo doo here at Pet Talk.

I know its a joke and I did have a grin when I was looking at it but I couldn't help but think how some people have double standards.

[K9soul]

I think it is just easier to laugh at because a mouthy/snotty adolescent (NOT aimed at any of the younger PTers) seems much less innocent than an animal. Of course, even jokingly I couldn't chuckle at the thought of a toddler or small child being zapped. I guess I picture one of those snotty girls that I went to high school with telling their mom to shut up and getting a zap, then I can laugh . In all fairness, there's probably more adults I'd like to zap from time to time

[GoldenRetrLuver]

I love it. LOL.

[LKPike]

Originally posted by RobiLee
the first thing that popped into my head was if I had made a joke about using a ZAPPER on Katie or Tori OR a PRONG collar I would be in deep doo doo here at Pet Talk.

I don't think any would be made at you for properly using a prong collar There was a very recent thread in Dog General about chokers versus prongs, and alot of people voted prong, including myself

[Luvin Labs]

I'd love to have that for the brats (any age!!) that I see in stores or in the roads or what not. If their parents aren't around exerting their right to parenthood, THEY get zapped too.

heeheheehee

[jackie]

" It's not bad kids, it's parents who don't know how to raise them"

EXACTLY. Some people need to get a backbone and teach their children manners.

[lady_zana]

Personally, I thought it was hilarious! - but then, I'm not a 'kid person.' I told my husband that I'd found the perfect gift for his aunt; she could really use it.

One problem I see with his family and some on my dad's side of the family is that these kids have too much stuff. I know parents want to give their children the life they never had but do they *really* need a GameCube or a Playstation 3 the second it comes out? Can it not wait until their birthday? Or does your fifth grader need a cellphone? My friend was a student teacher last semester and she taught fifth graders, some of who, yes, had their own (not borrowing mom or dad's) cell phone.

I didn't grow up rich by any stretch of the imagination but I grew up comfortable. There was nothing that I *needed* that I didn't have. There were things that I *wanted* but unless it was Christmas or birthday or some really special event, I saved up my allowance and bought it myself.

Anyway, I'm off the subject and I don't want to offend anyone out there. It's just I've seen these kids backtalk their parents and other relatives and I want to scream! - maybe I'd feel different about the cellphones and such if they were nice, polite children who seemed to deserve them....but like I said, I'm not a kid person, I'm an animal person. I know there are many people that are both...I'm just not one of them.

[moosmom]

I'm not a 'kid person.

Neither am I , Lady_Zana. My best friend told me it takes a big person to admit that. I admire you!

[dukedogsmom]

Ah, let the flogging begin. I'm not one either! However, that's not why I put this here. It's tongue in cheek kind of humor. And, this is directed to the people out there that call themselves parents but do nothing of the sort and let their kids run wild in stores, etc. I was at a Pizza Hut for lunch one day and cringed because I saw a pretty big kid party. They were around 9 years of age. I ended up telling the teachers how much I appreciated their great manners, as it was very rare.

[caseysmom]

I don't have any issue with folks that aren't kid people....I don't like it when people hate kids because like everyone has said its usually the parents fault.

Anyway its a good thing everyone doesn't want kids this planet would get too crowded.

[Pit Chick]

Originally posted by caseysmom
Anyway its a good thing everyone doesn't want kids this planet would get too crowded.

I know there are good parents out there with good kids, but it seems that the most irresponsible, stupid, poor people have more kids at one time than they can raise or take care of properly which means the world is filling up with a bunch of poor dummies that society has to pay for as they grow up on welfare and then when they are in jail. Can we say, mandatory sterilization? The people that should be having kids don't want to or they only have one or two. Go figure. Come on smart people, it's time to outnumber the idiots, start pumping out more kids.