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Originally Posted by LunasMomma  I just adore the long tails, more to love  It makes me kind of sad inside to watch my happy little girls wave their tiny stumps. I wish that the US would stop the practice, or at least make it acceptable to show any breed with their natural tail. It just seems barbaric to me, and also the way some breeds have their ears cropped too  It just seems weird to cut pieces off of a dog to conform to the "breed standard" |
I couldn't agree with you more, and I'm so happy that all the tails/uncropped ears etc. are now accepted as the 'norm' over here.
It DID seem strange at first, previously we've had Boxers, Schnauzers etc. all of course with cropped tails. When the Law first came into force - to see (especially) a Boxer with a long tail, just didn't look right - they looked like cross-breeds.
But now, a few years down the line, we're totally used to it - it doesn't even occur to me anymore. And, of course, all the backstreet 'hacking-offs' and the subsequent pain and infection have disappeared.....thank goodness!
Sally + Harry x