I'll judge those that debark dogs. To take that animal's only effective way of communicating in the closed in environment they have to live in to comply with humans' wants and no way to express himself other than to whine or moan or bark to say hi, or a stranger is near, or I'm scared or I'm so lonely or I'm hungry, I'm itching, mom, need to pee or any of those things is just criminal. If one cannot manage to work a bit with their dog to teach it some basics, one of which is when to be quiet, then they don't deserve a dog. Dogs should get to have some dignity and at least a voice for goodness sake! All in the world it takes is some time, loving teaching and praise/treat and they learn impulse control. It's not hard.
Do dogs have to give up absolutely everything to fit in with the humans that are supposed to love and steward them? Are we supposed doglovers really so in love with our dogs we take their very voice?
__________________  Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis |