Guest Anonymous Posted May 17, 2003 Posted May 17, 2003 Okay, I've been reading the post by Prarie Gurl about the "Do's"... and about how the dog's are trimmed that way because it helps protect their joints etc. and all the stuff not neaded is shaved off so it doesn't hold them down... and about if it's there naturally, it should have use to the dog etc. etc. It got me thinking... What about dogs that we crop (is that how you spell it) their ears and tails sorta deal? I don't know much about croppping, but if a dog was naturally born with a tail, or thier ears down, doesn't that mean they need it like that? I hope I explained what I'm asking well enough! Quote
mydogroxy Posted May 17, 2003 Posted May 17, 2003 cropping most of the time is 100% for looks (at least when it comes to pit bulls i'm not to sure about other breeds). i don't know how much dogs "need" certain features since in some cases these features cause problems. for example many dogs with long droopy ears have problems with ear infection because there is not adequate air circulation. my fiance previously owned a pit bull who had this kind of problem, and the vet actually recommended cropping the ears to help. just my two cents, i don't really know if i helped at all. Quote
Mama A.J. Posted May 17, 2003 Posted May 17, 2003 the three main reasons for tail-docking is for reasons of hygiene, to mantain breed standards (breeds that have been docked for many generations have no standards for tail length, shape, or carriage). and also, the third reason is to avoid tail damage. read this site, it shows the many cons of tail docking. I agree with most of it, it basically points out that dogs need their tails- for balance, body language, etc. and that if they weren't needed, they would not be born with them. also, it is painful for them to get their tails docked. http://www.ava.com.au/content/infoshet/tail.htm I think for hunting dogs, ear cropping was and is performed to prevent injury. another site that I researched said that back then, dogs had their ears cropped to "reduce the number of handholds an aggressor might find on the dog. " now, it has become more of an appearance thing. Ear cropping is not needed for dogs in the ring because it is not like they are used for some type of defense, it does not serve the same purpose that it did back then. Quote
mouseatthebusstop Posted May 17, 2003 Posted May 17, 2003 I DO NOT AGREE WITH SNIPPING BITS OFF UNLESS IT HAS TO BE DONE FOR MEDICAL REASONS :-? Quote
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