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YorkieRose · 11-29-2005, 06:31 AM

Docking tails are purely cosmetic IMO..declaw removal is necessary to me for preventing them from being ripped out in an accident. I have had Doxies and they have declaws, I also had several get caught on furniture and bleed badly..one had to be removed at 4 yrs of age.

As a retired groomer, many pet owners did not see the declaw in the long hair and they never cut the nail..I have seen some nails grow into the skin.

Cropping ears is a big NO NO for me. It is done at 6 to 8 weeks or older...even done by the vet it is awful. Takes weeks to heal. My father bred Boxers in England when I was a child..I would never do it, but I can not tell cropped ear breeders not to do it since I dock tails.

Doing something that is purely cosmetic does not make it bad IMO..I do not think a pro-dock person needs to defend their opinion by finding a reason other then cosmetic for doing it..Hey, folks we live in America, land of "looking pretty". LOL Why would anyone be surprised we chop off the tails of our dogs?
Long tails are fine on a Yorkie, but I perfer to remove them. Since it can be done so young and with no blood and little pain, I will continue to dock.

11-29-2005, 06:31 AM	#31
YorkieRose No Longer a Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: South Florida Posts: 8,577	tails Docking tails are purely cosmetic IMO..declaw removal is necessary to me for preventing them from being ripped out in an accident. I have had Doxies and they have declaws, I also had several get caught on furniture and bleed badly..one had to be removed at 4 yrs of age. As a retired groomer, many pet owners did not see the declaw in the long hair and they never cut the nail..I have seen some nails grow into the skin. Cropping ears is a big NO NO for me. It is done at 6 to 8 weeks or older...even done by the vet it is awful. Takes weeks to heal. My father bred Boxers in England when I was a child..I would never do it, but I can not tell cropped ear breeders not to do it since I dock tails. Doing something that is purely cosmetic does not make it bad IMO..I do not think a pro-dock person needs to defend their opinion by finding a reason other then cosmetic for doing it..Hey, folks we live in America, land of "looking pretty". LOL Why would anyone be surprised we chop off the tails of our dogs? Long tails are fine on a Yorkie, but I perfer to remove them. Since it can be done so young and with no blood and little pain, I will continue to dock.