would you ever dock a dogs tail?

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Originally Posted by Pam

Personally I prefer the look of poodles with docked tails. The pom on the end would just not work on a full length tail.

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Duh! Pam, I just learned something - I didn't know that they docked poodles' tails! I thought they just naturally had short tails. One more cool thing I learned on PT! ;) Thanks.

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well yes but you would NOT have a dog to show
you should have a dog to enjoy care and give
it a good life not for shows

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I'm not sure if you have ever owned a show dog, but there is more to showing a dog than just taking it in a ring. A dog who is not loved and cared for and enjoyed as a pet will not make a good show dog. People who get dogs "just to show" are still taking extremely good care of their dogs and they are enjoying their dogs and loving them as much as you love and care for yours. It takes alot of patience, training and love to get a dog to do well in the ring. A dog can conform perfectly, but it is worthless as a show dog if it is shy and unconfident.

I still don't think dogs should have their ears or tails chopped off just so that they can win shows for their owners though. I mean, dogs don't give a toss whether they win or not. In fact, they don't care if they never see a show ring so showing them isn't for their personal benefit, it's all about the owner.

I'm not saying that showing is cruel as such, I just don't think it is right to mutilate dogs just so that they can win shows for you.