Hello I'm back...I've been gone most of the day. My little boy had their 2nd grade parade for their 100th day of school. He dressed like he was 100 years old. So stinking cute.
First I wanted say that my friends want to buy a dog that is finished abroad and bring it here to finish. He and his wife are from Europe and wanted to buy a dog from there. They came to meet me when I was showing Stryker and they brought photos of the dogs that they are interested in. They are just incredible dogs. I really don't know what to tell them about the tail.
These are very expensive dogs from some of the top lines. They found most of the breeders on Sweety Blue site.
Beautiful Beautiful dogs.......little pricey but awesome dogs.
Now for the other issue discussed. I just went Monday and had my 3 day old pups tails and dews removed. I went back with the Vet and she taught me how to do both. She wanted me to how to do it correctly so if I decided to do it myself. The pups never looked in distress and did not even flinch when she twisted the tails off. I did but they didn't. So with that said.....I would never do anything to an animal that I thought was cruel or inhumane. I have stood in the middle of Highways and roads in order to rescue strays and found homes for them. It is something I am very passionate about and I am a dedicated advocate for all animals.
I am curious why someone who obviously has an aversion to docking would post a response to a question that was clearly directed towards show exhibitors and breeders. We do not dock tails and dews for the fun of it or for kicks..we do this because that is the standard and we SHOW our dogs. In order to do that we must be within the standard. It is my objective to show these pups IF they turn out to have what it takes. If the AKC standard ever changes and we are given an option I would certainly consider leaving the tails long. However there is no option and therefore we dock.
Thank you exhibitors/breeders for the advice. I suppose I will tell my new friends to buy the dog if they find one they really like. The dogs were awesome and would certainly be competitive in the ring. I am very new to showing so I hesitate to give advice. Three years is not near enough experience to give advice. It took me that long to finally get in the ring. However with this forum I can always jump on here and get some advice from seasoned exhibitors and breeders. So thanks again......
One other thing........YYAY New York is almost here.....I am soooo excited!!! Got my new hat in today!! EEEEEEE
