dog debarking?

I don't agree with debarking at all. If God didn't want dogs to bark, he would of not given them vocal chords to begin with. That's how a dog communicates with other dogs and their humans along with body language. A dog CAN be trained not to bark so much. Just takes patience and understanding is all.

No I don't, I think more people should stand up and say you know what we arent doing right by our animal and take it to some classes to help control the constant barking rather than taking the easy option. Dogs bark it is what they do but it can be controlled to cause the least distress to everyone around it without resulting to an operation.

I know you also love dogs -Armortec

are you kidding no I would never have it done an can't believe someone actually would do this now I do believe in getting fixxed so you don't get stuck with unwanted pups

I worked at a pet store for a while where the owners had registered show shelties. They had the procedure done on their dogs. They sounded like squeek toys! I wouldn't have this done. I want to hear my dogs bark when someone is in my yard. I also want to be alerted by them if they are having an issue. I get tickled when they discover something new and bark. I had a lab mix that the first time she ever saw a lunar moth just laid there and barked at it. She did the same thing with new dog treats. My german shepard loves to bark when she is playing. She loves being sprayed with the water hose and if my hubby has it washing my car, she barks telling him to play with her. No thanks. I prefer the barking. My neighbors do too.

no i do not agree with this. Dogs bark, that is what they do. Why change something like that? yes it can get annoying but it is part of the dog. You shouldnt mess with something like that

No I think it's wrong. It's cruel. There are more humane ways to discourage barking in dogs. For instance I use a water spray and gently spray him with water if his barking gets to be too much. The dog doesn't like it and will stop barking. If you also have the time, you can obedience train the dog too. There are humane ways to discourage barking, no need to debark.

Oh my, I don't think debarking a dog is good. Why can't they leave those poor dogs alone. So what if they bark loud.so what if the dog has a high pitch bark..They have no right to do this to this animals. It's cruel and not nice.

I never heard of debarking before, that is until my husband told me that his sister had this done to one of her dogs a few years ago. Apparently her dog was always barking and it disturbed her neighbors that happened to live in close vicinity of her house. After the dog had healed my husband told me he still barked and more often, but it was higher pitched and sounded silly. Poor dog. I personally would never do this to my dogs. To me it would be like declawing a cat, and I'm just not into that. Plus my male rarely ever barks. As far as my female, well that is a different story LOL, but I'd still rather have her have the ability to bark like a normal dog rather than to sound like she is a broken one!

No I do NOT believe in debarking. With that said someone I knew several years ago had a dog that he had debarked. She was about year old when he got her and she never shut up. He bought bark collars (and that was when they were a lot more expensive than they are now)he tried each kind that was available at the time. He took her to classes. She did wonderful in the classes but continued to bark. She disturbed the whole class until he had to do classes alone with her. The water in the face didn't work. Nothing helped. He spent considerable time and money with the dog trying to stop this barking. He said other than the barking she was the best dog he had ever owned. Someone told him about the debarking and after he finally found a vet that did this type of surgery he had her debarked. She was about 4.5 years old by then. Most people would have gotten rid of her or something worse. He stuck it out. She finally passed away last year. She was 17 years old. So there are some reasons why it may be necessary but I still don't like it though I understood why he had her debarked. His other dog wasn't like that at all. The one he has now isn't.

I do not agree with dog debarking. That is cruel and unusual punishment. I do think that a dog that tends to bark a lot should be taught to tame that urge and only use it when necessary. We taught out dog not to bark and he only does it when someone comes near our house. Not just when people are hanging out in the cul 'd' sac but, when people actually approach the end of our driveway. He does bark in the backyard on occasion but, only if someone or something is back there that shouldn't be. Not a squirrel but, if a rabbit or a cat is back there, he will start barking. He is actually afraid of any animals back in our fenced in backyard other than squirrels and birds and he will go a bit nutso if there is another unusual animal back there. But, since he is only in the backyard when we are at home and we let him out to do his business and then let him back in when he stands at the door, he isn't a nuisance to anyone as I make sure to let him in immediately if he is back there and starts barking. Anyway, it is a dogs natural instinct to bark. It would be like cutting out our vocal chords. It is unnatural and, while we may have a reason to remove our chords...cancer or something else...a dog would not understand the reason he couldn't produce a bark anymore. Cruel!

I've never heard of that. I don't think I would do that to my dog either. You can train them not to bark when you don't want them to bark. We've trained our dogs not to bark at night. One thing I find annoying is when your trying to sleep, and somewhere you hear a dog barking all night long, and keeps you awake, it makes you wonder why the owners don't make them be quiet unless their able to sleep through anything. So we bought bark collars, anytime your dog barks it gives him a little buzz. Everytime he barks louder the buzz gets stronger, after about 2 weeks or so, you'll notice that he's not barking so much anymore. Now they bark during the daytime and let you know if someone pulls up, or if they see other dogs or something, but they will not bark at night anymore, because they know they aren't supposed to, thats the time to be quiet. Even if there are other dogs barking somewhere down the road, they'll still be quiet. I think that sounds alot better than doing a surgical procedure on them, I think thats kinda mean, plus alot less expensive.

This is to much.People are crazy now days.Who would do this to there dog?I know it's bothersom when dogs bark in all. Is this what kind of socity we have turned into.It's crazy.If you can't handle aliitle barking don't get a DOG.

Why not let dogs be dogs? I agree with fixing cats and dogs in the breeding department because it not only prevents unwanted and un-needed propogation but, it helps your pets live longer and free of many illnesses. "De-barking is over the top. Dogs can be trained not to bark unless they are warning you of something or are extremely threatened. Most times to me, a dog's happy greeting bark is as pleasant as a child's laughter. What's next? Cutting ut a child's voice box?

I cannot understand how anyone could have this done. Ok I admit to jokingly say it but I never would. I think it's very cruel. I know I wouldn't want it done to me why would I ever do it to a dog? Dogs can be trained if the person will take the time to do so. They mutilate the dog just because they don't want to take the time to teach the dog when not to bark? Makes me wonder if they would do this to their child if he was talking too much.

To me that would be cruel to do to a dog..I think training the dog would be less expensive and more humane...How would a person like to go around not being able to talk? Thats the most cruel thing..I think that should be banned and against the law to do such a thing....

Oh, I wouldn't want to do that to my dog. It's like I'm trying to silence him. His voice is important to me, because it's one way to know what he wants and needs. Our dog also serves as a guard dog for us, even though he's just a terrier. If we're going to debark him, then he wouldn't be useful anymore as a guard dog.

Dogs gotta bark, so no. They have to communicate that way. Plus, if you get a whole bunch of dogs together at night, they can produce a lovely song by barking. LOL!

I don't think it's right at all, and I honestly can't see why anybody would go for it. A scary-sounding, hoarse dog is even worse than a dog that won't stop barking in my opinion.

i personally don't like the idea of someone cutting my vocal cords to shut me up. My dog barks at night. i got her a barking collar. when triggered with the vibrations of her throat and the noise of her bark it emits a small shock. if she barks again within 5 seconds the shock will be stronger. She never yelps or winces because it never gets to strong and i take it off in the morning so she can bark as long as she wants during the day.