09-06-2012, 08:13 PM
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| Yorkie mom of 4
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Originally Posted by Yorkiemom1  I think I read about a "movement" afoot to stop "mutilating" dogs, ie tail docking, dew claw removal, ear cropping, declawing cats, etc......the theory is that hunting dogs and working dogs may need to have dew claws removed, in order to keep them fromgetting them torn off or injured in the fields. "Lap dogs" do not do field trials and tear through shrubs and brush, so there is no real reason to have them removed. This is NOT my personnal theory...this is the thought processes behind the people that feel we are mutilating our pets unnecessarily..... | Guess my dog is a hunting dog then in there definition lol 
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