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Originally Posted by Britster  I understand. And I'm not in any way trying to tell anyone what to do, I'm simply stating my opinion on how I feel about tail docking. It doesn't mean I'm saying people who dock tails are horrible people or anything. I totally love and respect you, Nancy, and your wonderful with words. I think sometimes I just spew off and get TOO outspoken, lol. But I still think tail docking is pointless, imo. |
Lol, I don't mind debates, I'm really interested in different opinions. Joey was born with a broken tail, I guess it just sometimes happens, the breeder docked it longer than most, I assume because of the breakage, and not wanting to cut at that point, I never asked her. During Joey's first vet check, the vet asked me if I wanted him to fix it, he said that he could break it and set it, if I were planning to show. I asked him if the broken tail was painful for Joey now, and he said it was not painful. There is no way, at that point I wanted him to break and set it, that to me would have been purely for cosmetic reasons, and it would have caused Joey a lot of pain. However, I'm not convinced that the actual docking is for purely cosmetic reasons, and I don't think it causes that much pain, not when compared to what breaking it at a later time would cause. I'll probably never be able to have a dog with a tail like Joeys again, to me it's perfection; it was broken and docked!