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Yesterday I bought a dog choker chain, but it's not for him. I bought it to lock my bicycle up when out and about.

Brownie is a rescue adoption, I don't know how he was treated before we got him, but I can clearly see that he knows what a dog choker chain is.

Brownie is a very good boy and doesn't need a dog choker, I literally only bought it to lock my bike up with a combination lock.

Anyone have any advice? Or is he just gonna have to get used to the occasional sound of chain clatter and ultimately realize it's not for him?

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[–] seitzer@piefed.social 2 points 10 hours ago

I once paid thousands of euros for a vet clinic with the most sophisticated equipment...to get the wrong diagnosis. Animals are so hard to read and sometimes they just...have a bad day.