| Surgical bark removal is a last resort effort to | | | | through the larynx. This method cost more, but |
| stop a dog from barking. If you have tried | | | | has better results for you and your dog. |
| everything, and I mean everything, than you may | | | | The important thing to remember is that |
| seriously consider surgical bark removal or | | | | debarking a dog doesn't make your dog |
| debarking. At first it may seem like a cruel thing | | | | completely silent. It just creates a softer, hoarser |
| to do to an animal and that's because it is. How | | | | bark. Secondly it isn't always permanent. It is |
| would you like to not be able to talk? | | | | estimated that 50% of the dogs will regrow their |
| Well there are two methods of performing | | | | vocal cords within 2-3 years and the surgery will |
| surgical bark removal. Obviously the dog is going | | | | have to be done again. The best thing to do for |
| to be anaesthetized for this type of surgery. The | | | | your dog is to try every alternative method to |
| first way is to enter through the dog's mouth. | | | | stop your dog from barking before having it done |
| This is the cheaper of the two methods, but it | | | | surgically. |
| can cause scarring in the airway. Therefore there | | | | Try alternative methods to stop your dog from |
| is a higher chance of having a second surgery to | | | | barking here. |
| correct that. The second method is going straight | | | | |