Quote Originally Posted by IRescue452
Personally, if you must change the dog's appearence to suit your wants, I think you shouldn't have that breed.
Yeah, that's basically my stand on it. That's why dobermans might not be a breed I get in the future...

I'm undecided on docking because some dogs do break their tails more often or break the skin and bleed.
Yeah, my friends in Texas have a lab that busts his tail open all the time. Poor thing. They've considered having their dog's tail docked because of it.