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Originally Posted by Breeze  Ok, I'm trying to figure out what the difference of debarking and docking is? Both seem unnecessary and painful to me. Docking seems to be at this point more exceptable. Why??
Why do some have no problem having yorkies with docked tails but are against debarking? They say a dog that is debarked does not feel pain after a few days, I would think it would be the same as docking. |
I remember when I felt the same way a lot of people here feel until I went into rescue and realized I would rather see a dog debarked by a qualified vet then be given up by its owner for barking and destroyed. I remember when my rescue mentor said the same thing about debarking and spay/neuter and docking/cropping. It put things in a little better light for me.
I will say I do not agree with breeders who debark because the noise bothers them....my feelings are they should go find another hobby. Somewhere some of these breeders stop loving their dogs and the dogs become their ego's in the show ring. Many breeders who debark have their dogs live in dog rooms in cages also. I feel you have to take the good and the bad with dogs if this is your passion.
This is not a simple yes or no answer to me.