[Lovetodream88]

Originally Posted by friscomom

Why don't people see removal of a dogs' ability to communicate, express itself, wag, for the rest of its life, harmful?? In another thread I likened slicing off babies' lips. Because what if they got stuck to a frozen bus in the schoolyard one day otherwise, then the kid would really bleed. Is that the same?

To those complaining that someone is encroaching on their choice:

If one in a hundred dogs should suffer an accidental tail injury, everyone is sorry and the doctor goes to work. Were it human it would receive a prosthetic and go on to the olympics. Damn good day in the field, whatever.

If a hundred in a hundred puppies are mutilated for the sake of - what was it again? Possibility it might be manipulated to win prizes from the AKC?? (What is the value of an AKC prize?) Or style, cleanliness?? (a dog?? clean? LOL! it's a cat you wanted). Safety? What percent of yorkie ppl show, or hunt their dogs? Really, what percent even romp them in the woods?

They don't know who wants the pups, they cut ALL the tails. They don't think on it, it's standard horrific procedure thoughtlessly applied on Day X. I'm missing it - where is the 'choice' in that, for breeders, for buyers, for the dog, for the AKC, for anyone?

Breeders have maintained their hold on 'choice' for a couple hundred years. Dog's turn this century, ok? Fair? If my dog thought I was doing this to puppies I'm sure I'd never see his tail again, it'd be permanently plastered between his legs. Dogs are AWESOME and we're the only species on earth this intertwined, we owe it to them to let dog wag tail, not tail wag dog.

And nsyorkies, you totally rock.

Docking there tails doesn't take away there ability to communicate they have a stub that wags and stuff. Have you ever thought of working for PETA because your acting so extreme like they do. Sorry if that offends anyone but I'm really getting annoyed at this person and the two posts that where closed that they had were so extreme and very uncalled.