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Originally Posted by Nancy1999

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.

Well, thank you for intentionally being snide this time. I said I disagree with de-barking, so I'm not sure how you got I was claiming that someone must agree or disagree with the four other points I listed off the top of my head. Thor is neutered, after all. There are many other ways that we make dogs' lives "artificial". When we control the fate of a species as completely as we do the dog's, we need to challenge ourselves to consider all aspects of how we care for them. I'm sure you agree that we have tremendous responsibility towards our dogs and all dogs. There's nothing wrong with taking a step back and reconsidering our beliefs once in a while.