[ChihuahuaMomma]

Learn something new every day, and when you figure it out tell me. ;)

LOL... will do...

[Alty]

I'm out, enough for today. Linnnealand, don't get to upset with us, I happen to know we are all good people, really we are. ;) We do get heated when it comes to dogs and other animals, as you do as well. Remember, it's opinion, only that, so don't let it upset you too much.

Have a great day everyone, give a animal a hug, it will make you feel GREAT!

Be back later, hopefully this thread will be closed by then. Hint, hint CM. By the way Susan, you are tooo cute, are those nails fake? ;)

[ChihuahuaMomma]

Hecks no, they're just painted... sometimes I get bored when she's sleeping ;)

[ChihuahuaMomma]

BTW, I asked RickJ to close it..

[carolbcac]

Have you ever heard of citronella anti-bark collars? They sense the vibration of the dog's bark, then spray a small burst of citronella. The hiss of the spray and the novel smell breaks the dog's concentration. It might be enough to deter the barking on its own, or at least give you a chance to grab the dog's attention and give her an alternate command. It's hard to do two things at once.
I would look at debarking as an absolute last resort. It's sort of like declawing cats--I'm very much opposed to it except in extreme cases when the only other option is euthanasia or re-homing the animal. (have had very bad experiences adopting out animals to what I thought were "good homes"). It's a very controversial subject, those are just my thoughts on the matter.

[ChihuahuaMomma]

Please read the posting and the whole thread before posting in it.

[Alty]

Have you ever heard of citronella anti-bark collars? They sense the vibration of the dog's bark, then spray a small burst of citronella. The hiss of the spray and the novel smell breaks the dog's concentration. It might be enough to deter the barking on its own, or at least give you a chance to grab the dog's attention and give her an alternate command. It's hard to do two things at once.
I would look at debarking as an absolute last resort. It's sort of like declawing cats--I'm very much opposed to it except in extreme cases when the only other option is euthanasia or re-homing the animal. (have had very bad experiences adopting out animals to what I thought were "good homes"). Its a very controversial subject, those are just my thoughts on the matter.

Wow, really, that's a totally new idea. That was sarcasm.

Jeesh, really people, read all the post before responding, this is getting ridiculous. :(

[ChihuahuaMomma]

I've said it at least three times in this thread alone... seems that it should be common sense...

I've asked RickJ to close this thread, so hopefully once he gets the email he will..

[Alty]

I hope it's soon because this is nuts. How hard is it to read the entire thread? I know that sometimes the thread is too long, but honestly, if you just read the last few posts that would have been enough. Humph, I'm going to go bang my head against a wall. Sorry for the sarcasm, couldn't help myself.

[ChihuahuaMomma]

That's why I don't usually respond in threads longer than 3 pages unless its something that I am interested in or its in my section... NO ONE ever has three page threads in the vision section, so I'm safe there!

[Alty]

Yup, who would have thought that this thread would get so many responses, especially once you said you were just looking for info and were going to find another alternative. We better stop, now we're being bad. ;)

[ChihuahuaMomma]

I don't care... my thread... I do what I want... lol... Can you imagine me getting into trouble all the time for that attitude?

[Alty]

Honey, my attitude get's me it sh#t all the time.:) Hey, fyi, I have a new thread, I'll post the link so you can join in. :)

https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/lounge...re-222421.html

[ChihuahuaMomma]

Yes, there were several posts of arguments and 9 pages of suggestions... including both of the ones that you made...

[ashley568]

What can you tell me about de-barking a dog? Can it be reversed?

Wow I didn't know you could de-bark a dog. But as much as you love her I think you are being selfish to want to do that to her. I LOVE my dog and would do anything for her but I would find her another loving home before I would EVER do anything like that. I don't know a lot about the procedure but it just seems wrong to me. Can't you just train her not to bark?

[Alty]

Wow I didn't know you could de-bark a dog. But as much as you love her I think you are being selfish to want to do that to her. I LOVE my dog and would do anything for her but I would find her another loving home b4 I would EVER do anything like that. I don't know a lot about the procedure but it just seems wrong to me. Can't you just train her not to bark?

For anyone else wishing to post, please read the entire thread, or even just the last two pages, that should clear things up. Please, just read it, realize that this thread is CLOSED, it just hasn't been made official yet. Thank you.

[starbuck8]

Okay, for the last time, and for the newbies! Please, please! When answering questions on someone's thread, please read through the other posts! Otherwise, you haven't gotten all of the info! We are not here to reiterate a point, and if you would have skimmed through, you would know that this is not the OP's position on this issue, and this thread is going to be shut down at this point. Once again, please read before you post!!

[Alty]

And on that note, really, going to bed. Goodnight all, hope this thread is closed tomorrow. Arrrrr. ;)

[Chameleon]

Hey guess what, it isn't closed... so how about using citronella collars? *runs out door laughing* altys going to kill me when she sees me in the daycare...