De-barking a Dog?

Alty loves big hugs, right back at you CM.

Haha~~YIPPY! Susan gives you a big hug, too! She gives everyone in this post a BIG HUG!

Big hug to Susan too.

This thread certainly has taken on a life of it's own, hasn't it? Every time I think it's done, someone else has to add an opinion. That's all good, just wish that previous posts were read before they post. Oh well, what can you do? Just keep on keeping on.

Yes their can be medical reasons for declawing a cat. I take offense to your reply! It was rude and uncalled for, "thankyou kindly." I suggest you read what Alty had to say, many times. I have had many dogs in my life, and the majority of them came from shelters. I have volunteered for many yrs for the SPCA, and Humane Society. I also do fund raising for a local shelter.

I would do anything for my animals!...and I mean anything, including getting in between my dog and a large vicious breed a month ago, when my dog was being attacked! I would have taken the next bite before I would have let my babe get more. I had to rush her into the emergency wkd after hrs vet for emergency surgery for her wounds, and because she was having seizures! She required 86 stitches and a 3 day vet stay with 24 hr supervision, and I didn't sleep a wink, worrying! She is not the same dog as she once was, and I refuse to leave her at home alone, until I can be sure she is back to normal. I have over a thousand dollars in vet bills, and the owner of the other dog is refusing to take any responsibility! The point is that I DON'T CARE!...as long as my dog is safe and healthy.

So please DON'T EVER accuse me of advocating ill treatment of an animal!

Also, it is not my fault that you decided to edit your post, even if you did it seconds later, although, I have my own thoughts on why you did that. I don't sit around on one thread just waiting to see if someone has revised their post.

Don't worry Starby, those that know you know how much you love animals, those that don't will learn. We know what kind of person you are, and we know how much you love all animals, that is very evident in all of your posts. You are a wonderful kind caring person, I'm not the only one who knows it.

Jeesh, sappy lovey dovey Alty today. Group hug all, come on!

Awwww, shucks! Thank you dear Alty! Right back at yeah! I will dingle you soon okay? (Ohhh, that sounded dirty didn't it!...HAHAHAHA!)

It did sound a bit dirty. Just to clarify, Starby is calling Alty in a minute, on the phone, for chitchat, that's all!

OK, someone needs to break up this mushy mushy stuff!

I just want to add, some of us answer in a direct, matter of fact way, while others take a considerable amount of time, to go over every word, so as to not offend or belittle someone.

I ran across a guy on the radio today, on a show called handel on the law.

Anyone ever heard this guy, he is a HOOT!

A guy called in, and opened his question with "I took my dog to the vet and had him put to sleep", before he could say another word, Bill said "No sir, you did not have your dog put to sleep, you KILLED your dog".

The guy tried to argue, "no, the vet put him to sleep"! Bill says, OK, when is he going to wake up? Don't you know sleep is a temporary condition, you could put your dog to sleep in your lap, and he will wake up"! You killed your dog, you did not put him to sleep"!
"You need to learn how to state things accurately"!

That little exchange, reminded me of some of the back and forth stuff we see here on AMHD.

If you enjoy that type of personality, which I do, you should give a listen to his show sometime. Not only can you hear lots of good legal advice, you get some serious chuckles out of it as well.

CM, did you ever think that one little question, would lead to so much response?

I'm glad your dog won't be loosing it's voice anytime soon!

Hold your horses, my friend! I don't know how thoroughly you read my posts, but not one part of anything I wrote went into judging anyone or saying anything personal. I shared my feelings on the subject of de-barking and de-clawing. While there were in fact other people that agreed with position, my post included two personal stories and unique ways of expressing why I hold my opinion. Certainly I can't be expected to only say with whom I agree or disagree, right? plus, how many times do I have to write that I read the previous posts? I'm not really sure why you decided that I didn't. I contributed because I wanted to be helpful and informative, just like everyone else here. I was also very clear in being supportive of and nice to CM. I even said that I would be asking exactly the same thing if I were her. I'm sure you wrote what you wrote with the best intentions, but if ill be totally honest and tell you that I'm slightly confused as to why you have dedicated your entire post to telling me what you think I did wrong, when I didn't actually do the things you said I did. I don't want this to drag on - actually, I think that we are coming from the same place, and we are all advocates to the proper care of dogs (and all animals for that matter). granted, you don't know me anymore than I know you, but I can promise you that I don't have a single crumb of angst or personal opposition towards anyone. I'm a very friendly, open person. When I asked starbuck what she meant by de-clawing for medical reasons, I was asking because I really wanted to know what those might be. Perhaps my method of friendly, gentle jostling could have been misinterpreted, but that's not judging either. I was thinking that no cat is going to have 20 badly infected, ingrown toenails, and I was giving examples of reasons why cats do get de-clawed. Anyway, thank you for giving some examples that make sense. I can't believe that I've felt the need to defend myself - it's rather silly. I really enjoy this forum, and I'm happy to be here and participate. I look forward to seeing you and your highly defended buddies in future posts. Just remember that I'm not the enemy. I'm a nice, friendly and open animal adoring addition to the site.

Progunr, that is too funny! I wonder if I could get that show on my online sattelite radio? Yes it is funny how one simple question can lead to an ocean of confusion!