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Originally Posted by magicgenie  I'm a breeder and I hate the practice of tail docking. It is now illegal in most civilized countries, so we're kind of lagging behind in the US. I tried to stop docking altogether but caved in under pressure regarding my show prospects. Today for the first time I had someone decline to come see some puppies I'm selling as pets because they have tails and dewclaws. I found it odd that someone looking for a pet would turn their nose up at attractively priced champion sired puppies with two world champion grand-sires. It's like throwing out the baby with the bathwater. Any of you who are concerned about the practice of tail docking, regarded in Europe as mutilation, should write the AKC and animal rights people in protest. |
I totally agree with you magicgenie...that is so sad that those people wouldn't even look at your puppies b/c they still had their tails in tact. I kind of wish my Jack had his tail, but of course he was already docked when I bought him. This one time, I was at the vet and this lady was picking up her Great Dane...I was appalled b/c she had had her ears docked. I felt so sorry for that dog
. It looked so painful and she was still bleeding. And to this day, I still don't know why people have their dogs ears docked. I think it looks ugly. Any way, there is my two cents worth.
