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Alternatives to debarking a loud dog can include sending the animal to the pound. Debarking is a veterinary surgery where tissue is removed from a dog's vocal cords. Positive reinforcement training can often stop a dog from excessive barking without the need for surgery. A dog's bark will sound more like a whisper after debarking. Dogs can be trained to reduce barking problems.
tr.v. spudÂ·ded, spudÂ·ding, spuds. 1. To remove with a sharp spadelike tool. 2. To begin drilling operations on: spud an oil well. [Middle English spudde, short knife.] spud (spÊd) n. 1. (Plants) an informal word for potato 1. 2. (Tools) a narrow-bladed spade for cutting roots, digging up weeds, etc. 3. (Tools) Also called: spudder a tool, resembling a chisel, for removing bark from trees. vb, spuds, spudding or spudded. 4. (Agriculture) (tr) to remove (bark) or eradicate (weeds) with a spud. 5. (Mining & Quarrying) (intr) to drill the first foot of an oil well [C15 spudde short knife, of unknown origin; applied later to a digging tool, and hence to a potato] spud (spÊd) n., v. spudâ¢ded, spudâ¢ding. n. 1. Informal. a potato. 2. a spadelike instrument, esp. one with a narrow blade, as for digging up or cutting the roots of weeds. 3. a stake for supporting dredging or earth-boring machinery. 4. a short pipe, as for connecting a water pipe with a meter. v.t.