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Originally Posted by QuickSilver  I'm not really sure how to respond to this, but I find the comment about my neat little list a little snide. Not sure if it was intended that way. I was merely trying to point out that we control almost every aspect of dogs' lives, and some we take for granted, while others seem horrifying. I disagree with some of your points, but I am not in favor of de-barking, so I don't really want to get into a point by point debate.
For the record, I don't believe in tail docking, declawing cats, or debarking. As I said before, there are many training alternatives, so no, it's not something I would do, particularly since it appears to be a permanent solution to a temporary problem. |
No it wasn't intending to be snide, I'm sorry, if you took it that way. It was one of those "lists" where people can say, "yes, yes, yes, yes", and think that somehow these ideas support something. It's a form of persuasive arguing, and used by many politicians.
(Now that was snide.)
It was almost as if you were saying we do this and this, so why not this? Or perhaps, you were saying if debarking is considered wrong, all the other things should be wrong as well. Either way, I have to disagree.