Once again, I agree with Jo. There are situations where de-barking is probably the most appropriate thing to do. If I owned a houseful of min pins, I'd probably de-bark the lot of them. (crop their ears, crop their tails, remove their dewclaws and THEN de-bark them in a mass surgery) Myra
>From: Jo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel List ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] Debarking >Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2002 16:21:40 -0500 > >Why can't we all agree that each of us does the best possible as >individuals >and stop with this *my way is better than your way* line. > >I don't like debarking and would probably never do it. However, if I had a >dog that I loved or one that I thought could not be rehomed, and debarking >was the only way to keep (save) the dog I'd certainly have it done. > >Jo Ann Carvill >BJ Cavaliers >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >www.bjcavaliers.com > > > In a message dated 3/1/02 3:22:56 PM Eastern Standard Time, >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > writes: > > > > > > > Incidentally I don't place older dogs as most breeders do I hate >re-homing > > > but if it comes to slicing out vocal cords or placing in a loving home >I'll > > > go with the latter. > > > > > 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. > >========================================================= >"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 _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.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.
