I never knew they docked poodles tails! I learned something new today :)

Also regarding the Dane tail cropping - I've met a few that have had that done b/c of their thin easily broken tails....you saved him from a life of constant pain. :)

I have been there for all my puppies' crops and docks.

No problems.

Cropping can cause a little bit of itching, when done properly but nothing else.

This was very interesting reading, I did not know about tails being glued after docking. I agree with whoever it was that said (sorry I can never remember names) that docking and cropping make a dog look more regal, I do prefer that a vet do this and I think that a law should be in place to only allow vets to dock tails because I have heard more than my fair share of horror stories of byb doing this and not having a clue about it and causing more harm than good and dogs even dying through the ignorance of some fools that have no idea as to what they are doing.

I am surprised that AVMA is against tail docking. I have found this paragraph online:-


The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) has recently made a statement with regards to cosmetic tail docking in the dog. Essentially, and ultimately the AVMA would like to see this type of cosmetic procedure discontinued for cosmetic purposes only.










***Edited By: Justine on 12/3/2006 7:58:01 PM***
Reason: added more

I like vets, however also make note that most of them reccomend we feed science diet, don't like RAW/BARF, and are ALL FOR the over vaccination of pets...