Dave,
I fail to see why your rehoming of your alaskan malamute is more
acceptable than a cavalier breeder rehoming an older dog that is not doing
well in a situation with many other dogs? I think most cavaliers adapt very
well given time, and I think we all look for as good or better of a
situation than you described for your Alaskan Malamute for our cavaliers
that , for whatever reason, need to go. If there is anything I have learned
, it's NEVER to say " I would NEVER......". I believe that most people who
are on this list must care about and be gaga over cavaliers, otherwise why
would they spend time deleting all the stupid crap on here to get to the
good stuff? I believe that most people make decisions that are best for
them, their family and their dogs, and frankly, the dogs should be last in
that order of importance. They are dogs - just that. Real life just is not
as moralistically black and white as some would like it to be. And...... we
all make mistakes- that is the way we learn.
Ellen Poti
Avia Cavaliers
Ohio, USA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Wagner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, March 01, 2002 4:24 PM
Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] Debarking
> In a message dated 3/1/2002 4:02:36 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>
>
> > you posted in an earlier post that you gave away a dog that was a
barker. IMO
> > that is irresponsible. rather than deal with it, you chose the easy way
out
> > which makes you no different than the people you condemn for debarking>>
>
> Here is the quote cut and pasted from my earlier post
> "
> > I had a dog (Not Cavalier) I had to rehome because it did not fit in
where I
> > lived. I didn't mutilate it I rehomed it and it is VERY happy on a big
> > farm chasing geese. This was my last resort option... not mutilation
and a
> > much better solution for the dog."
> >
>
> You demonstrate your usual accuracy. I did NOT give a dog away for being
a
> barker. I had an Alaskan Malamute that was well over 100 lbs and 6 months
> old. The dog was showing temperment issues and dominance over my children
> who at the time were toddlers. When he lashed out and grabbed one of the
> kids one day , the choice had to be made for the safety of the children
that
> dog needed a better home and deserved a better home more suited to its
> nature. We had 1/4 acre in a busy neighborhood and our kids were too
young
> for such a big dog. I actually worked with the breeder and we gave him
away
> to a lawyer in P.A. where he now runs on 10 + acres with a pond. They
have
> sent us films of him chasing the geese and playing with their 14 yr old
son.
> Is the dog better off? Yes. Was it best to play on the safe side with
> toddlers yes. Did I make some mistakes in obtaining that dog Yes LOTS.
Did
> I mutilate the dog through surgery or in any way disable a normal function
of
> its body? No! I still have my barker Claudia. She isn't going anywhere
and
> debarking is not a consideration for me.
>
> If you don't see a difference between rehoming to a better living
condition
> as a last resort when a young child may be in danger and routinely slicing
> vocal cords and rendering a dog unable for life to perform a natural
function
> for the sake of quiet then I'm sure we will never agree. If I'm correct
your
> background is shelties where debarking is accepted as routine as
> innoculations so your stance is understandable.
>
> Dave
> CastleMyst Cavaliers
> http://members.aol.com/CMystCavs
>
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