I am new to the list but have had experience with de-barking. I have Pointers de-barked with 3 out of 4 being a great success with no or quieter bark, 1 had the vocal folds grow back (scaring) and was re-done and is good now. I also had one Papillion done many years ago with a really good result. The dogs that were de-barked suffered no ill effect and thought that they were barking with all the rest of the dogs. The operation is successful if the dog has a pressure bandage for about 10 days after surgery and is kept as quiet as possible during that time. I use a citronella spray collar on my one noisy Cavalier rather than a noise/shock collar that I would use on my big dogs. The collar is a good deterent and in fact all I do is show the collar to the Cavalier and he gets quiet. The Vets in this area will not do de-barks. Bernice Brybury ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barb Hoorman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 7:12 AM Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] Debarking
> I am confused ...... are we talking Cavaliers here? Cavaliers are so easy to > train not to bark I can't imagine ever needing to debark one. Maybe instead > of spending the money on surgery - you could bring in a behavoirist/dog > trainer to work with your dogs?? It's always worth a shot. > > I have seen debarked dogs and I can't imagine anything more pitiful then > seeing a dog trying to make a sound ..... and nothing comes out. > > Barb Hoorman > Benchmark Cavaliers - TX > > ========================================================= > "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. ========================================================= "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.
