 Debarking a dog?
There seems to be a trend here lately.
Occasionally I browse ads for Yorkies just because I'm curious what dogs are being rehomed. I've seen 6 ads now saying that the dogs have been debarked. Who does this? This seems like incredibly cruel treatment to me. If I went to my vet and asked him to debark my Yorkies (and the new rescue, Daisy, is a yappy little thing with the most annoying whimper that resembles nails on a chalkboard), he'd probably have ME euthanized! I can't imagine depriving a dog of their ability to vocalize. It's a dog thing. If you can't stand barking and aren't willing to train that behavior to a tolerable amount, then you shouldn't have anything beyond a stuffed dog. Why doesn't this practice fall under the legal classification as abuse?
I just needed to vent! |