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Is there a link between shocking young dogs for barking and them loosing their mouth?

I have raised several young dogs in the past that barked a lot in the kennel so I shocked them and almost everyone of them lost their mouth by a year old. I know it can’t be genetics because I have tried several different bloodlines. I think shocking them does something to their vocal chords. Anybody else have this problem?

Re: Is there a link between shocking young dogs for barking and them loosing their mouth?

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Originally posted by josh77
I have raised several young dogs in the past that barked a lot in the kennel so I shocked them and almost everyone of them lost their mouth by a year old. I know it can’t be genetics because I have tried several different bloodlines. I think shocking them does something to their vocal chords. Anybody else have this problem?

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Do they loose their mouth because they get shocked or because they bark so much? It would be hard to tell. Most dogs that bark a lot in the yard lose their mouth even when you don't shock them. You would have to shock a dog that didn't bark a lot in the kennel and see if it lost it's mouth.

yep

I shock mine only when they get after neighbors Chickens !

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So is anyone willing to take a young dog with a big mouth and just shock them a bunch of times to see if it hurts their mouth?

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Originally posted by Richard Lambert
So is anyone willing to take a young dog with a big mouth and just shock them a bunch of times to see if it hurts their mouth?

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