Absolutely no way.
I've heard of this but I LOVE hearing my girls 'talk' and to take that away from them would be cruel.
It's my understanding that the procedure done by vets is different than what I heard about Debarking at Puppy Mills. But..it must REALLY HURT a dog to do this. I think it's cruel no matter what.
Puppy Mills do this in a horrifying way ...and I won't post it.... but let's just say it made me cry when I found out years ago.