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qingleng · 12-06-2006, 07:11 AM

aiys.... my dog has been de-barked....

hmmm she was debarked when i got her...n u're right.. it's actually a sad thing to us.. we wont know what they want... they will be so quiet....

JeanieK · 12-06-2006, 07:26 AM

I think they have too many dogs and should get rid of some. The dogs are probably kept in cages and ignored and that is why they bark.

ehunney · 12-06-2006, 08:00 AM

That's cruel, how would she like it if someone took her voice away, BOO

emsels · 12-06-2006, 08:07 AM

A debarked dog can still bark, it is just not as loud , they sounds like they have lost there voice. I had a shelty that was debarked and he still let us know what he needed and his barking was still annoying but only to us our neighbors couldn't hear him.They can still be shown as they do not remove the voicebox, they cut the vocal cords. I would rather have my dog debarked then have to get rid of it. The breeder may not have too many dogs maybe the neighbors just complain alot. Being debarked is done by a vet and is not abuse, there are much worse things that could be happening to the dogs

lisatodd · 12-06-2006, 08:09 AM

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Originally Posted by emsels

A debarked dog can still bark, it is just not as loud , they sounds like they have lost there voice. I had a shelty that was debarked and he still let us know what he needed and his barking was still annoying but only to us our neighbors couldn't hear him.They can still be shown as they do not remove the voicebox, they cut the vocal cords. I would rather have my dog debarked then have to get rid of it. The breeder may not have too many dogs maybe the neighbors just complain alot. Being debarked is done by a vet and is not abuse, there are much worse things that could be happening to the dogs

i may be wrong but alot of show dogs are debarked...am i correct?

ehunney · 12-06-2006, 08:11 AM

I think the practice is cruel

There are other options, like training to discourage the negative behavior.

kitty · 12-06-2006, 08:18 AM

BamaFan121s · 12-06-2006, 08:21 AM

I don't really like the whole idea of debarking a dog. (Hello! It's a DOG....you didn't know they barked before you got them?

) If my dogs bark its for a reason and I want them to be able to do so.

yorkiepip · 12-06-2006, 08:28 AM

OMG that is horrible!

Rae Rae · 12-06-2006, 08:48 AM

I think this practice is wrong. I have low opinions of people who do this. What good is it...it only benefits them, not the dogs. Itsrox has a good point, what if the dog needs someone because he's hurt, but can't bark, or the bark isn't loud enough?

jjhaz · 12-06-2006, 09:57 AM

I think that is unnecessary. Our girls only talk when they play and when they need to tell us something such as a stranger at the door or a smoke alarm has sounded (no kidding, they do this when I test the smoke alarms). Since they have such small throats, I would not risk surgery for something that foolish.

Marcellacml · 12-06-2006, 10:42 AM

my stupid neighbor wants me to to debark my chihuahua...PSSHH YEAH RIGHT in his dreams.

JCarlson2004 · 12-06-2006, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by BamaFan121s

I don't really like the whole idea of debarking a dog. (Hello! It's a DOG....you didn't know they barked before you got them?

) If my dogs bark its for a reason and I want them to be able to do so.

I agree with you. I'm not a fan of de-barking. Dogs bark, period -- just like humans talk.

FirstYorkie · 12-06-2006, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by omega

What do you think of a breeder ( with many dogs) that debarks some of them so the neighbors don't complain? omega

I think the breeder needs to move to a more rural location!

lisatodd · 12-06-2006, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by YORKIEMOM2B2006

I agree, that sounds so wrong to me. you can teach the dog to stop barking, all i have to say to dixie now is quiet! and she usually stops her barking......but I guess that woman doesnt have time to train her dogs, just breed them......................unless the dogs are not in her house and have nothing better to do than bark or something?? well then you know what kinda breeder she is............... and now I'll shut up.............

she doesnt breed them. two are champion show dogs who still travel to do shows. while she is gone, her two sons take care of the other dogs. she is a wonderful person who loves her dogs. they all live inside her home. she is there alone. i was inside her home when i went walking and saw one by the fence. she let me in to see them. very nice home. dogs are spoiled rotten. they have everything. they still do bark but not as loud as as normal. from what i know, a lot (most?) show dogs are debarked.
i am neither for it or against it. i don't know enough to judge people who have done it.

12-06-2006, 08:00 AM	#18
ehunney Princess Bella Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: virginia Posts: 2,186	That's cruel, how would she like it if someone took her voice away, BOO __________________ I miss you two more then words can express, but I still have hope that I'll find you and hold you again! Tucker and Teddy always say: "If I want it, it's mine and if I put it in my mouth, it's food."

12-06-2006, 08:07 AM	#19
emsels Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Ct Posts: 66	A debarked dog can still bark, it is just not as loud , they sounds like they have lost there voice. I had a shelty that was debarked and he still let us know what he needed and his barking was still annoying but only to us our neighbors couldn't hear him.They can still be shown as they do not remove the voicebox, they cut the vocal cords. I would rather have my dog debarked then have to get rid of it. The breeder may not have too many dogs maybe the neighbors just complain alot. Being debarked is done by a vet and is not abuse, there are much worse things that could be happening to the dogs __________________ Erin non yorkie Bo http://www.dogster.com/?347190

12-06-2006, 08:11 AM	#21
ehunney Princess Bella Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: virginia Posts: 2,186	I think the practice is cruel There are other options, like training to discourage the negative behavior. __________________ I miss you two more then words can express, but I still have hope that I'll find you and hold you again! Tucker and Teddy always say: "If I want it, it's mine and if I put it in my mouth, it's food."

12-06-2006, 08:18 AM	#22
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12-06-2006, 08:28 AM	#24
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12-06-2006, 07:11 AM	#16
qingleng Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: MALAYSIA Posts: 95	aiys.... my dog has been de-barked.... hmmm she was debarked when i got her...n u're right.. it's actually a sad thing to us.. we wont know what they want... they will be so quiet....

12-06-2006, 07:26 AM	#17
JeanieK Donating YT 12K Club Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Council Bluffs Iowa Posts: 12,552	I think they have too many dogs and should get rid of some. The dogs are probably kept in cages and ignored and that is why they bark.

12-06-2006, 08:21 AM	#23
BamaFan121s Donating YT 10K Club Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Alabama Posts: 11,432	I don't really like the whole idea of debarking a dog. (Hello! It's a DOG....you didn't know they barked before you got them? ) If my dogs bark its for a reason and I want them to be able to do so.

12-06-2006, 08:48 AM	#25
Rae Rae YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Illinois Posts: 4,823	I think this practice is wrong. I have low opinions of people who do this. What good is it...it only benefits them, not the dogs. Itsrox has a good point, what if the dog needs someone because he's hurt, but can't bark, or the bark isn't loud enough? __________________ Owned by Rocky and Bella

12-06-2006, 09:57 AM	#26
jjhaz Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Shrewsbury, MA Posts: 23	I think that is unnecessary. Our girls only talk when they play and when they need to tell us something such as a stranger at the door or a smoke alarm has sounded (no kidding, they do this when I test the smoke alarms). Since they have such small throats, I would not risk surgery for something that foolish. __________________ Joel, Debbie, Suki & Lexy (Ashbee 1994 - 2006)

12-06-2006, 10:42 AM	#27
Marcellacml Cosmo, Minnie, and Lillian Donating Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: New York Posts: 3,107	my stupid neighbor wants me to to debark my chihuahua...PSSHH YEAH RIGHT in his dreams.