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This is a very good graphic video of the problems some dogs face when their tail is not docked. It is far more than just for cosmetic purposes.
It has a name so it must happen more often than we are aware - it is called "happy tail" painful and hard to heal as the tail has less blood than any other part of the body. It almost always leads to amputation. Back in the days when people actually worked their dog and used them for the purpose for which they were bred soon learned that cropping and docking prevented injury and help define breed type.
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EAR CROPPING, TAIL DOCKING AND BREED TYPE
The dog world is under assault, registrations are dropping, show attendance is down and legislation against certain breeds is increasing.
August 2015 | TheDogPress.com
Joseph Byer, Jr., Research Editor
The AKC is pursuing the big money by pandering to the mixed breeds and compounding the problem, the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) is infected with the disease of political correctness passed around by animal rights radicals.
As a result the breeds that are cropped and/or docked according to their respective VIDEO Theater
Why then are the American dog breeders sitting on their hands? Too many believe that the breed clubs will do something to save their breeds but those clubs, instead of defending the breed standard, are locked up by a complete failure to act (much like our political system). Senior Parent Club members tell members that to uphold the tradition of cropping ears and/or docking tails will only bring about the breed's demise. The breed club strategy being pushed is "Do nothing, perhaps it will all go away".
Do you feel that a "head in the sand" is a proper strategy to employ? Neither do I! And neither do the ear cropping veterinarians we interviewed who are wondering when the breed clubs will do something? If indeed we cannot rely on our national breed clubs to preserve purebred dogs, then like our northern neighbors, we must come out of the shadows and individually take on the dog world machine that is rolling all over us.
Yes my fellow dog enthusiasts, the support for tradition and adhering to breed standards written a century or more ago is on the upswing. It is time to ask yourself a question; "What can you do to preserve these living works of art?"
You cannot stand by and watch the breed you love slowly fade away because a non-dog owning minority has condemned a simple surgical procedure that in many hunting, herding, and protection breeds. If you belong to a breed club or a parent club, ask them what they will do to preserve cropped - docked purebred dogs?
Visual examples of why docking a dog's tail is healthier;
fig 1 the problem
fig 2 the torturous solution!
Watch the Cropping/Docking video and then come back so you can COMMENT and tell us your thoughts on this matter of great urgency.
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Source: EAR CROPPING, TAIL DOCKING AND BREED TYPE | TheDogPress.com
It has a name so it must happen more often than we are aware - it is called "happy tail" painful and hard to heal as the tail has less blood than any other part of the body. It almost always leads to amputation. Back in the days when people actually worked their dog and used them for the purpose for which they were bred soon learned that cropping and docking prevented injury and help define breed type.
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EAR CROPPING, TAIL DOCKING AND BREED TYPE
The dog world is under assault, registrations are dropping, show attendance is down and legislation against certain breeds is increasing.
August 2015 | TheDogPress.com
Joseph Byer, Jr., Research Editor
As a result the breeds that are cropped and/or docked according to their respective VIDEO Theater
Why then are the American dog breeders sitting on their hands? Too many believe that the breed clubs will do something to save their breeds but those clubs, instead of defending the breed standard, are locked up by a complete failure to act (much like our political system). Senior Parent Club members tell members that to uphold the tradition of cropping ears and/or docking tails will only bring about the breed's demise. The breed club strategy being pushed is "Do nothing, perhaps it will all go away".
Do you feel that a "head in the sand" is a proper strategy to employ? Neither do I! And neither do the ear cropping veterinarians we interviewed who are wondering when the breed clubs will do something? If indeed we cannot rely on our national breed clubs to preserve purebred dogs, then like our northern neighbors, we must come out of the shadows and individually take on the dog world machine that is rolling all over us.
Yes my fellow dog enthusiasts, the support for tradition and adhering to breed standards written a century or more ago is on the upswing. It is time to ask yourself a question; "What can you do to preserve these living works of art?"
You cannot stand by and watch the breed you love slowly fade away because a non-dog owning minority has condemned a simple surgical procedure that in many hunting, herding, and protection breeds. If you belong to a breed club or a parent club, ask them what they will do to preserve cropped - docked purebred dogs?
Visual examples of why docking a dog's tail is healthier;
fig 1 the problem
fig 2 the torturous solution!
Watch the Cropping/Docking video and then come back so you can COMMENT and tell us your thoughts on this matter of great urgency.
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Source: EAR CROPPING, TAIL DOCKING AND BREED TYPE | TheDogPress.com
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