This is NOT MY DOG and I don't have any attachment to this dog.

If you knew this dog and her behavioral issues, you'd find that she's probably not re-homeable. She wouldn't pass a behavioral test. Honestly, my step-daughter is afraid if she gave her up that she'd be put down.

Again not my dog, not my actual responsibility. Before everyone starts jumping on me, I simply gave an experience to let her know SOMEONE here understands what she's going through.

Rescues like Yorkie Haven don't just put a dog down.

Well if my step-daughter eventually decides to get rid of her Pomchi, then I will pass that information along, thank you. :)




I feel like I need to point out, my step-daughters dog is NOT and will NOT be de-barked. Literally all I said was that I relate to the OP's situation. I don't appreciate being put on the defensive over that at all.

She's looking for solutions and since she's made one post, we have no way of knowing how far she's gone to resolve the issue before feeling like she needed to resort to this. Whatever her decision is, I simply said I understand.

Debarking does not stop barking. They end up with raspy strange barks.

We must remember that a dog barks for a reason..it is the only way they can communicate. Do they sometimes bark too much? Yes...and they can be annoying. Training is the best solution.

Have you tried a citronella collar? If not, perhaps that would help.

I saw someone mention meds. Actually, I do have a pup on Prozac. He would bark and bark and bark uncontrollably and even go after some of my pups after he was in a frenzied state. The Prozac has worked amazingly well!

You just have to figure out why this pup is barking so much and then work on a solution.

Good luck!

I would never consider debarking, I would try the meds, the training, the behaviorist, and as a last ditch effort, I would use a bark collar. My brothers neighbor uses a bark collar on his small dog...rat terrier size little dog....it took them about 2 days to break that dog from barking, and now, they just remove the battery, put the collar on the dog, and it refuses to bark. My cardiologist has a pack of bird dogs that he hunts with. One was not working out at all because the dog got so excited he barked continually when in the field.....apparently they cant do that when they are pointing out birds....he told me he had used bark collars over the years, with excellent results. I would certainly try this before I debarked a dog. I have a female that barks like a maniac whenever she see a man, any where, any time, including my son! It is like he is from ISIS and is here to behead us all!!! She acts like she has never seen him before and Kara has been with us for at least 9 years. I am not in danger of loosing her or my home, so I just tolerate it.....but I would use a bark collar on her if I had to choose between losing her or resolving the barking issue. Now if I did the bark collar and it did not work, then I think I would have to find someone (a sweet little old widow lady that was not looking to remarry!) that had no males around the house and rehome her....I just do not think I could debark any of my dogs!

I have used a compressed air can to get Buster to stop barking. Just a little hiss and Buster stops in his tracks. I never point it at him just up in the air. He was scared of it at first but it is the one thing that stops him and gets his attention when he is all wound up. I was reading about debarking and it says that dogs can have physiological issues after the surgery and that it does not stop barking just makes them quieter. Sorry just creeps me out and I would worry about trachea issues resulting form the surgery.

Should be everywhere IMO.

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