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Old 04-12-2014, 09:37 AM
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Originally Posted by lovsthosebigdogs View Post
I could have chosen not to post my debarking here on TOTV and no one would have ever known, and I knew there would be a backlash for it. I thought that perhaps I could help some of you understand that it was an action of last resort from an experienced, responsible, loving dog owner who had a very wonderful but noisy dog and an owner who had tried everything over the years to correct this problem and failed. .... I enabled him to lead a very enriched long life afterwards in a loving home, despite what some of you believe.
Roz, I know that you are an experienced and loving dog owner.
I completely understand that debarking is a last resort.
The very thought of debarking is offensive and makes me cringe.
But when I think of the options, I can certainly understand that debarking may be a more
humane option than euthanizing the dog or trying to beat or shock the dog into submission.
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