Yes, isn't it scary how we become our mothers?
>From: Gerri Dueringer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel List ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] Debarking >Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2002 22:48:27 EST > >When I was a teenager, my mother would say things to me that I swore that, >when I was a mother, I would never say to my own children. ( I don't have >to >give you a reason why! I'm your Mother and I said No!) Now that I am in >the >same position that my mother was back then, I find, many times, that when I >open my mouth, my mother's voice comes spilling out! > >I think it's very easy to criticize other people's decisions when you >aren't >in their position. It's easy to say to people that have a chronic barker >that they are bad owners who don't spend enough time with their dogs or >that >they are taking the easy way out, that they don't spend enough time >training, >or they need to find a new home for their dog. > >I lived with a chronic barker (Smooth Coated Collie) for years. She was a >rescue dog. Annie was completely obedience trained and my daughter went to >State competetion with her 4-H and won. But bark she did, loud, and long >and >often. We tried everything, from bark collars to distraction training to >muzzling her. It was a nightmare and nothing worked. Annie had to be >constantly supervised. She barked inside, she barked outside. At shadows, >at movement, at noise, at other dogs, at her reflection in the mirror, at >the >television, at the fishtank, at the dishwasher, at the computer printer, at >cars, squirrells, at birds, at leaves falling. To to those of you that >think >debarking is such a horrible terrible thing, live with a truly chronic >barker, then let me tell you what a bad dog owner you are for even >considering the possibility of a surgical procedure that would allow the >dog >to bark happily to it's hearts content without being heard from over a mile >away. A surgical procedure that would let your family get one single >decent >night's sleep without someone having to get up to quiet the dog. To have a >dog that didn't have to be constantly supervised that could go out and romp >in the yard without a collar zapping it or spraying citronella in it's >face, >or cans of pennies being lobbed off the top of the house to distract her, >or >be muzzled or sedated or told constantly, NO BARK! HUSH! QUIET!! > > >Annie lived with us until she passed away with liver cancer. She was not >debarked. I would have NEVER considered passing her and her problems along >to someone else. Pet ownership is supposed to be a LIFETIME COMMITTMENT, >not >just until you have a problem you or your dog can't overcome. But...if >another dog comes into my house and I have the same problems that I did >with >Annie, I'd have her debarked in a New York minute and could care less what >anyone else thought about it. > >It's easy to criticize other people's actions until you are living with the >same set of problems. It's easy to say what you would or wouldn't do if >you've never actually had to deal with it. Other people may live in a >perfect world where they never have problems or their problems are easily >fixed. Other people aren't so fortunate and we have to make different >decisions. > >I don't wear a fire retardant suit anymore. My skin's already been burned >off. So knock yourself out and flame away. :o) > >Gerri Dueringer > >========================================================= >"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. Myra Savant Gardengate Cavaliers _________________________________________________________________ Join the world�s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com ========================================================= "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.
