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Originally Posted by yorkiepuppie  i am REALLY surprised that reputable breeders are supportive in debarking dogs...it's not a choice between
1)de-barking sophie
2)rehome shopie
there are OTHER options,
one happy option i can think of is moving.
i don't understand why moving is so easily written off as being something that is impossible to do  , and debarking the dog is a good option when moving is an option. then i guess you should never sell to anyone who lives in an apartment, because they won't move, they'll just debark dog instead.
i can *understand* the reason why a breeder might de-bark a dog if a barker gets a room/house full of dogs to bark non-stop. but i did not know show breeders would de-barked dogs prior to reading this thread. and even though i can hardly talk to my breeder everytime i call her because her dogs all start barking, now i have a lot more respect for her for not debarking the barky ones that get all dogs to start barking.
please educate me if i am misinformed. if debarking is not so bad, why is it outlawed in some states? and i would like information on the benefits of debarking, and the safety of debarking. thanks. |
Where in my post did I say I supported de-barking. What I said was I wasn't an advocate of the procedure, or that I have done it. What I did say, if I had exhausted all possibilities and the alternative option was to rehome......Never say never. As, the rehoming option would never be one for me. My dogs will never leave home. Have you ever worked with a re-homed dog....I have, they have feelings. I've dealt with my mother's dog and taken me 3 years to deal her having lost mother and fell normal and comforted again.....be a happy dog as she once was.
I have never debarked, so I have not researched the safety or the benefits.
As, "Walk A Mile In My Shoes" and Never Say Never........