A VERY touchy subject!
None of my dogs are debarked. However, I have spoken to a good breeder friend that has considered doing this with her dogs (just the key barkers). It's actually a laser surgery and they can even eat the same day.
The neighbor behind us has a poodle that has been debarked. Yes, this dog can still bark (argues with my crew all the time through the fence
). It's just not the shrill, high pitched, make your skin crawl kind of bark.
Puppy mills debark in a cruel way (ramming a pipe down their throats). However, if someone were to do it via vet then I'm not going to condemn them.
There was a time when I was against it completely and thought it was horribly cruel. However, now days, I try to keep an open mind to things.
Training my dogs to not bark is not as easy as it sounds since I'm not there to correct them all day long. Well, OP, good luck in whatever you decide. But, speak to a vet and find out the pros and cons and choose what is best for you, your family and your living arrangements.