I had a sheltie named Sivonne that passed away a few years ago of old age. She was the sweetest, most docile girl, let toddlers pet her and didn’t mind when cats came over. She was, however, deathly afraid of going outside, and we rescued her from a breeder who de-barked her after she refused to be either a show dog or a breeding dog. I’m not sure how much of her calmness was her personality or just resignation to life, but I hope she felt safe and comfortable for the time she was with us.
Imagine what needs to be done to surgically make a dog unable to bark. Somehow, it’s still legal in some places. There wasn’t anything we could do to reverse it either, unfortunately.
I had a sheltie named Sivonne that passed away a few years ago of old age. She was the sweetest, most docile girl, let toddlers pet her and didn’t mind when cats came over. She was, however, deathly afraid of going outside, and we rescued her from a breeder who de-barked her after she refused to be either a show dog or a breeding dog. I’m not sure how much of her calmness was her personality or just resignation to life, but I hope she felt safe and comfortable for the time she was with us.
De-barking!? Do I want to look that up, or nah
Imagine what needs to be done to surgically make a dog unable to bark. Somehow, it’s still legal in some places. There wasn’t anything we could do to reverse it either, unfortunately.
and that’s not legal? wtf?!