debarking a dog

Quote: rxwine

I'm wasn't familiar with the surgical aspect of this, but that bothered me the least of this whole thing.

Exactly. I didn't figure the vet opens up the dog with a dirty meat cleaver and rips the vocal folds with his bare hands. But that's beside the point. It's like saying a kidnaper gives you lydocaine before snapping off your finger. I'm sure you wouldn't feel appreciative of his consideration.

Really, people ought to understand that even though pets are domesticated they remain animals. They can learn to behave, to some extent, but overall it's better to channel their natural behaviors to something or somewhere you find unobjectionable; and some things you simply need to put up with. Like having the cat pick one piece of furniture to ruin, or letting the dog bark at passing strangers.

As it is we do inflict some necessary pain and anguish to our pets giving them basic medical care. No dog enjoys getting vaccinated, for example, but they'd enjoy rabies even less.

Oh my gosh! Just joined and I'm subjected to this horror! Seriously, I never had a kid and only recently got a little yorkipoo and I tell her 100 times a day how much I love her and I mean it every time, and I couldn't imagine ever taking away her voice. Torture! A crime! A heinous crime! Can't even think about it.
Some doggies and other animals have no home tonight in the cold. They all need our love.
Me and my dog bark together! It's fun and she loves it! We just yelp and howl and it's a great source of entertainment for both of us! What goes around comes around! This is really disturbing to me to even think about doing such a thing.