[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Barkers/Screamers
- From: "Melissa" <melanagsd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2007 12:07:44 -0400
I've been unable to find a local vet who will perform debarking, so even if
they could be the next GV or GVX, all chronic screamers/barkers (and poop
stompers) must GO live with someone who can tolerate it, because I can't!
<g> Good Luck!
Melissa
www.melanashepherds
----- Original Message -----
From: <CODAGSD@xxxxxx>
To: <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, October 12, 2007 11:48 AM
Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Barkers/Screamers
>I had one of my bitches de-barked years ago - best thing I ever did. She
> didn't bark much, but when she did (usually when I was moving dogs in and
> out in
> the mornings or when I took another dog - God forbid!! - out for training
> or a
> walk), it was an incredibly high-pitched bark (more like a yip, but VERY
> LOUD)
> and it carried literally for miles!! I live in the country and you could
> hear
> it all over the valley. Since then, no more yelling at her, no more
> crating
> her - she has total freedom as I'm working with the other dogs. By the
> way, the
> rasp she has left is still very high-pitched, but it's pleny soft.
> Now I have a dog that is a screamer - same reasons, except he also gives
> voice when I'm fixing the dogs' dinner (2x a day). Very high, very loud,
> very long
> and drawn out. He can be heard even when in the house with closed
> windows -
> he could double as our town's tornado alarm!! In all other ways he is
> well-behaved - a real sweetheart. I am seriously considering de-barking to
> save my
> ears, the peace of the valley, and, yes, his own quality of life.
>
> Does anyone else have a screamer? What do you do?
>
> Sharon
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