what is de-barking????? - Page 2

Seriously considering it at the moment!!!! lol

get him when he falls asleep on the recliner watching the tele...............

LOL......

And all this time I thought debarking was something you did to a log at the sawmill...:)

Ferret's !!  damn thats cold.    Wouldn't a dirty sock do?

I personally would never do this to any of my dogs, although i have threatened them with it many times. My daughter has a neighbour with a min.schnauzer and believe me i would do the operation on him myself, he barks if the wind changes direction!!!! I also have a cocker spaniel who is a yapping little git, but there is no one near us that it might bother. As for declawing cats, i have them too, never never never,would i do that to them. Missbeeb is correct on the procedure, but i know my vet very very well, and he just would not do that unless as a last resort. liz

Though I would not debark my own dogs, I think, if it comes down to getting rid of a barking dog or debarking it, I prefer the latter!

As an aside, I know a LOT of debarked dogs (my good friend is a collie person and lots of collie folks - not her - do it) and it DOES NOT limit their ability to commuicate. They still bark, it's just muffled somewhat. Debarked dogs still bark and make noise, it's just not as loud.

Something to think about.

I would prefer a collar for barking over any surgery any day of the week.

Simple enough.

I work with some folks who have colllies.   With one or two of those being debarked because of the chronic barking and living in a neighborhood.  The debarking was done as a last resort and the dogs are no worse for the wear.   The procedure was not done at the clinic where I work, they had to travel to have it done elsewhere.   I would not do it, personally, but in these cases, it's not like all of the dogs in the house are debarked either.   It is usually a collie/sheltie thing.   The dog still thinks it's barking, it's just a whisper and not a high pitched piercing bark! 

I had a GSD (now passed away) that would bark ALL the time and I tried EVERY type of bark collar including Dogtra, Innotek, the store brands, etc. I then used the hand held when I was home but he had the deepest, longest carrying bark of any dog I ever had. Unfortunately he would bark through the collars and burn himself so it came to which would be more humane and the debarking was most definatly more humane then letting the collars burn holes in his neck. I hated doing it but he was also a dog I couldn't rehome do to his temperament. He was one hell of a work dog but a bit handler aggressive when he wanted to be.

I have seen many dogs coem through the Vet who were debarked and so far I have never seen one show any signs of pain. Maybe a sore throat for a day or so but definatley not as painful or sore as being altered or having a fatting lump removed.

Tina

LoL kinds of kill the purpose of a dog lol IMO

The only opinion that matters here is the dog's opinion. A dog that loves to bark would not prefer a collar over surgery. The collar will shock the crap out of him whenever he barks. And don't believe that nonsense about "static correction--no worse than a static shock." At low levels, yes; at high levels, no. Don't believe me? Strap a Dogtra bark collar set on the highest level around your own neck and woof a bit. When you recover, you can tell us what it felt like. There's a reason the dogs yelp and scream when high-level bark collars go off. And many dogs will bark with the collars on, often bark-scream-bark-scream.

Done properly, the surgery involves about 10 minutes of anesthesia, a tiny nick in the vocal cords, a temporary minor sore throat, and a dog that can now happily bark and communicate as much as he wants without getting hurt for it. All the surgery does is turn down the volume knob.