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Originally Posted by BamaFan121s  I didn't take your original question as an attack nor was I trying to be smart. Just trying to point out some other things that are done without really having a reason for doing it. (And let's face it...that could be a really long list.) I'm not knocking it...I dress mine up on occasion too, even though I don't see a real reason for it There are lots of things that are done without there really being a "point" behind doing them. 
I really think the only reason is because it is what is called for by the standard. I think that for 'safety', ANY dog could suffer a tail injury, couldn't they? |
OK, I wasn't sure, lol. I was hoping you weren't thinking I'm like all one-sided or something because I suppose I can see both sides of it. Yes, a lot of things in life are pointless, really. And I don't see a reason for dressing up dogs, either and I think people can go WAY overboard, for sure. Jackson wears clothes maybe 2-3x a year, if that.
That's what I'm saying... if the only reason is because it's "standard" then I think there should be exceptions. I don't think tail docking should be banned necessarily but I think a show dog should be allowed to have a full tail. Why can't we as humans just accept animals for what they are? I understand we do a lot of things to "change" our animals such as neutering, dewclaw removal, but these are for health reasons and it's a known fact. Tails are not really a huge problem for dogs. Yeah, any dog could suffer a tail injury, but any dog could also suffer a leg injury, an eye injury, and we don't remove those. I know -- farfetched. But I'm just saying, it's the same principle we're rolling on.