Oz's tail was already docked when we met him, but I had no idea it was a breed standard at the time (dew claws removed and ears cropped also). We love Oz as is, but if it were up to me I would never request any of it be done, since, in my opinion, it is clearly mutilating the dog for cosmetic reasons. ESPECIALLY in pet stock dogs! I'm not showing Oz, so why would I care if he meets some subjective notion of what standard is? As I mentioned some time ago in another post, that's like making your children go through cosmetic surgery to make sure they turn out to look like super models, even though chances are they'll just be working as Super Store checkout girls!
ETA: Oz's is really short, too. Maybe 1 1/2". It's a nub.
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