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- From: me@vikings.austin.ibm.com (Michael E)
- Subject: Re: Tails'n'Ears WAS Flame?
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- Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 23:57:09 GMT
- References: <9301251408.AA12940@mesa.dcrt.nih.gov>
- Organization: IBM, Austin
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- In article <9301251408.AA12940@mesa.dcrt.nih.gov> young@alw.nih.gov writes:
- >In article <24740083@hpcc01.corp.hp.com> you write:
- >|> >I can't say that I have a strong opinion regarding ears and tails (except
- >|> >that I like a Dobie "with ears"). But I'm wondering....if you understand
- >|> >why dewclaws are removed, why not tails? Working spaniel breeders dock
- >|> >the tail about half way to the body for the same reason as removing
- >|> >dewclaws -- to prevent tail injuries that don't heal well. I personally
- >|> >think that if you're not working your dog, you shouldn't dock the tail;
- >|> >but if you are, then I don't see a problem with doing it. Perhaps,
- >|> >instead of laying down hard and fast "rules," we should approach this
- >|> >from a situational point of view, exhibiting something that might be
- >|> >becoming lost in our society -- tolerance?
- >|> >
- >|> >schalene
- >|> >
- >|> >----------
- >|> >
- >|> Well, I'm going to put in my 2 cents here also. I agree with what Schalene
- >|> says here. If there is a good reason to crop tails/ears like there seems
- >|> to be for dewclaws, then by all means they should be clipped (EARLY!).
- >|> If the dogs will be working dogs or such, then maybe there are good reasons
- >|> for some of this cropping. However, if the dog is a show dog (and not
- >|> working) or a pet, etc. I feel it is unnecessary and shouldn't really be
- >|> done. This is NOT meant as flame by any means! My main gripe is with
- >|> the breed standards for 'pushing' people to get the cropping done by
- >|> taking points off and such. I believe cropped/un-cropped should be
- >|> judeged the same, giving the owners of 'show' dogs more an option on
- >|> whether this is needed for practical purposes.
- >|>
- >|> Just an opinion....
- >|> Kim Krattiger
- >|>
- >
- >Make it $.04.
- >
- >I feel that if a dog is a show dog and a sporting breed, there is no
- >excuse for not working the dog to exhibit some conformance to a
- >sporting breed standard. I feel that, for instance, if one were to
- >allow intact tails in the ring for the pointing breeds, it would
- >further separate pointing breeds into two distinct factions - those
- >who field trial and those who show. Therefore, I support the docking
- >of tails in sporting breeds even if the dog is only to see the inside
- >of a show ring.
-
- How about this for a compromise:
- If you dock (for legitimate reasons only) you must neuter.
- At least this way weak genes associated with the docked body part
- will not propogate.
-