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P.S. If a human makes the decision to hurt their bodies that is their choice...an animal doesn't have a choice. |
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People choose to dock the tail. Not the dog. |
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well until a dog or any animal can think for them selves... thats just how it has to be...idk... its sad that humans have to be responsible for everything... I wonder what it would be like if dogs could really tell us how they felt...that would be so cool... I wouldn't have to guess at what they were trying to tell me... |
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We are one of the only civilized country still docking tails, so you think the rest of the world is wrong and we should just ignore this. |
I have learned a lot on YT, and I have had my mind changed on some issues... for instance I had NO IDEA there were chocolate covered Oreos! I'll have to try some and report back on my findings. |
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Here is where I different from some that disagree with docking...as long as tail docking doesn't interfere with the health of the dog and it hasn't and as long as it's in our standard I will dock...I do like a docked tail BUT here comes the difference...IF and WHEN the standard calls for a full tail I will also support that even tho I do prefer a docked tail but I would show an undocked tail or docked tail when the standard changes. If I knew in my heart of hearts that docking a tail would harm my babies health wise I wouldn't do it...AGAIN I will state I prefer my dogs to most humans anyway because they are more loyal than any human will ever be. I am fortunate enough to have my kid and grandkids love me and take me for who I am but if they were to choose to decide otherwise I do know my yorklets will always love me tail or no tail because they run my house and just let me live here :) So whether you agree with me or not I assure you my yorkies live better here at my house better than I do and I believe in docking :) Donna Oh and I love Oeros when I have a cheat day on my diet |
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I'm sure there were dogs prior to 2007 due to breeder preference. If I'm not mistaken (and I may be), doesn't the standard still include the option of a docked tail? I know that it is illegal to do now, but doesn't the standard there still allow for both? |
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Poking around the internet, it seems to me the more people know about these questionable practices, the more people discuss and question them, and once the answers are in, the more people oppose them. It also does appear that this tide has already turned and the AKC, whoever they are, is probably not far behind. I'm surprised we haven't heard here from more forward-thinking breeders here. As Brooklynn pointed out - it's really just all about market demand and bottom lines. Those profiting from animal industries who hold to these archaic 17th century-type belief systems will soon be giving way to modern consciousness, which will not tolerate atrocities, just to stay in business. One suggestion might be to start breeding yorkies with proper tails; purportedly a genetic weakness was left unchecked, some rainy day in England way back when. Here is a GREAT news article - when folks care a little bit more about animal welfare than about their jobs and mortgages, that is love, and that's a world I feel good about, where all dogs can wag their tails proudly. Many might be familiar with the saying, 'As goes California...' By ANNA SCHECTER Jan. 26, 2010 WATCH: Hidden Camera Video of Tail Docking - ABC News I hope the 'standards' camp will also think it over, because I wouldn't buy a dog whose tail was indiscriminately chopped off, and neither will anybody whose decision I am able to influence. Given a CHOICE in the market, I know where I'll lay my money. |
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