It seems to me that the issues being brought up here should have been thought through, and resolved *before* getting a dog.
No one could seriously imagine that dogs won't bark. It's a function of training, to prevent them doing it to a point at which it constitutes a nuisance. I agree with other contributors; debarking (and declawing cats) is a totally gratuitous and unnecessary surgical practice. As with all surgical procedures, there is a risk to the dog (estimated by some veterinarians at as high as 50%) - of infection, bleeding, subsequent blockage of the airway by scar tissue, or recurrence of the 'problem'. It is for good reason that both debarking and declawing are banned by law in many countries. Chris Lewis ========================================================"Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author.
