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Originally Posted by airplane  One interesting viewpoint about docking tails came from a breeder I had a lengthy chat with. She was of the opinion that a natural tail can throw off the balance of the dog. I don't know if I necessarily agree with that. And even if that's true, I think that its just another thing then that breeders have to breed for. I also think there is an aesthetic component to tail docking as well. In my opinion a docked tail looks more proportionate to the dog and gives a more harmonious look as opposed to a natural tail, assuming its been docked to the correct length. So that's a couple things that may perhaps contribute to the reasons why tails are docked. But who knows. |
I hate the whole argument for looks thing it's kinda like making people wear make up for looks or getting plastic surgery for looks. I think natural in most things are bueatiful. My pup is extremely fast with no balance issues so not sure that really holds up. I just don't think there are health issues with not docking a tail or even docking a tail.