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09-15-2014, 08:52 AM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Sunnyvale, CA, Santa Clara
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| Debark referral for San Jose, Stockton, Modesto, area I have been trying to get my little girl Sofi to stop barking and have tried everything. I want to stay in my home and so I need to get her debarked or I am going to lose her. Can anyone give me a referral of a vet that does it in my area. I love her. |
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09-15-2014, 08:59 AM | #2 |
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| First you have to decide if you are being fair to her by making her not be able to bark which is a natural thing for a dog to do just so you get to keep her. Im not trying to lecture you but you really need to think about it. Its like making a human unable to talk. Is that fair to her.
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09-15-2014, 09:09 AM | #3 | |
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Please listen to this Youtube. What a "debarked" dog sounds like, starring Molly - YouTube
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09-15-2014, 09:12 AM | #4 |
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| I believe it's illegal in California.
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09-15-2014, 09:20 AM | #5 |
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| Sorry, accidentally posted reply before I was finished. I believe it's illegal in California for landlords to require tenants to declaw or debark their pets to cut down on noise or property damage.
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09-15-2014, 09:22 AM | #6 |
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09-15-2014, 09:30 AM | #7 |
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| I really believe as Nancy has stated you can train them not to bark I havent done it but if I were in your situation I would be very motivated to do it
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09-15-2014, 09:34 AM | #8 |
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| I do not ever think it is fair or there is a good enough reason to debark a dog. It's cruel. If you have tried several trainers and none of them have worked I would look into rehoming her.
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09-15-2014, 09:37 AM | #9 |
I ♥ Joey & Ralphie! Donating Member | I'm not sure you can completely eliminate barking, but you can gain some control over it and reduce it greatly.
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09-15-2014, 09:37 AM | #10 | |
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My step-daughters Pom-Chi has a MAJOR issue with barking and while I never thought I'd ever advocate for de-barking, I have to say in some cases it is a last resort necessity. Some dogs are just not trainable, especially if their barking is psychologically related. We've taken this dog to vet, I don't know how many times, put her on medication, she tried the barking collar, crate-training, calm-eze chews, thundershirts... Some dogs just bark excessively and I won't fault OP for looking into this, especially if she's looked into other solutions. Best of luck to you and your dog, OP.
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09-15-2014, 09:48 AM | #11 | |
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09-15-2014, 09:52 AM | #12 |
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| I had a friend that got her shelties debarked. If the dog barks after the procedure chances are the dog will regain the ability to bark again. You have to keep them from barking for a couple of weeks. It isn't very effective, and I highly doubt you will be able to find any vets willing to perform such a procedure. Good luck to you. I would hate the thought of losing my boy because of his barking. Is he barking because he is lonely while you are gone? Maybe you can get someone to come to your place to watch him while you are at work? Or maybe drop him off with a neighbor while you are working? There are lots of ways to keep him without such a drastic measure.
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09-15-2014, 09:52 AM | #13 | |
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First of all, the last resort should not be to debark an "animal"....if you love that "anima"l as a family member then your last resort should be to rehome the "animal"....I just don't understand why people can be so selfish and heartless....are we going to start decrying our babies next...this is just sad.
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09-15-2014, 09:53 AM | #14 |
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| It's not my dog, I just live with the dog. She's 22 and just graduated college. I've been begging her to put the dog on actual anxiety medication (something I learned about here. Gotta say, I've learned an awful lot here that I've shared with her), but she's afraid of changing the dogs personality. IDK why, the dog's actually not very pleasant to be around LOL. If it were my dog, I would have done both things MONTHS ago and her dad and I have offered to pay for those things. I think because the full responsibility of it hasn't affected her (she isn't home enough to be bothered by it, I am however) and once she moves out in November, I think it'll start hitting her when the complaints start kicking in. One can only hope, but hey, YAY ME I won't have to hear it anymore!
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09-15-2014, 09:55 AM | #15 |
I ♥ Joey & Ralphie! Donating Member | The thing of it is, when people say they have tried everything, they may have not tried to do everything the right way. Training is difficult. It's really easy to reward the wrong behavior. Also, most people get anxious when their dogs bark and the dogs sense this anxiety and it causes them to bark more. That's why getting a real expert can be so helpful.
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