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Originally Posted by Smokey2011  IMHO and not to start a war, but I kind of dont understand why in this day and age, tails and ears are still docked.
We got Smokey at 5 months and for some reason or other, the breeder did not dock his tail and I am glad he didn't.
Breed standard? Forgive my stupidity, but WHY?
Having spent a couple thousand dollars rushing a greyhound with infected "happy tail" into emergency amputation and dealing with the aftermath,
I am a bit put off by what I consider unnecessary cosmetic surgery.
Again, forgive me, but that's how I feel.  |
I agree.
I just happened to stumble upon a pup that was not docked but I did not do it on purpose. I was naive and did not know a whole lot about the breed when I got Jackson, so I did not even realize it was supposed to be docked! I used to think, as a kid, that dogs with short tails were born that way, lol. But I am so glad he has a tail!