I beleive in tail docking.
After watching Elvis the dictionary definitiin of a lap dog go after a mouse under the kitchen sink between pipes and through the cobstruction mess yeah I see why yorkies get docked tails.
My mini schnauzer has the first three verts very strong and the ones that get docked off well they are known to easily break in mini schnauzers a breed specifically bred to have a tail used as a handle to support the weight ofbut the entire body of a stocky lil dog.
Long tails are beautiful too.
I have personal experiences with tail injuries no good at all.
I also beleive in ear cropping in breeds it was needed. I wish I had known what I know now and would have had Princess's ears cropped instead of asking her breeder not to. Constant yeast infestions in them and a lot if extra grooming time she doesn't love.
I know in Europe mini schnauzer breeders are trying to reverse the laws on no tail docking and no ear cropping-based on medical need and proff if incidents of later more painful longer recovery medical emergency dockings. |