[Mardelin]

Originally Posted by carmen in nj

Very well put Mary, thank you, for example I just had a litter of 5, I am keeping 2 a boy and a girl to see their potential for the ring, the other 3 are up for sale as pet only, if something happens that the two I am keeping do not make it to the ring, then I will have them spay and neuter and they will also be place in a pet only home. Why we dock, because is the Standard of the silky breed too and we will continue to do so until the standard is change. We did use anesthetic to dock this litter, but it was my choice and I don't think everyone has access to anesthetics I just happen to be grateful that my son is a vet tech working on his vet license and we have access to that. We also microchip and we use lidocane for that too, I HATE the size of the needle, so my son,gives then a little topical in the injection site, he says is more for MY peace of mind that for the puppies,
hope this helps you understand how and why some of us breed and do business.
Respectfully,
Carmen in nj

I just looked at my post and so many grammatical errors....should have reviewed it first.