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In article <CKA8G6.3x1@albatross.no> esav@albatross.no (Esa K Viitala) writes:

>In article <laird.759593002@pasture.ecn.purdue.edu> laird@pasture.ecn.purdue.edu (Kyler Laird) writes:
>  > wsinda@wsintt05.info.win.tue.nl (Dick Alstein) writes:
>  >
>  > >an52450@anon.penet.fi writes:
>  >
>  > >>5. Show it a picture of Anne Diamond.
>  > >>Very effective this. You'll find it will turn on its heels
>  > >>and flee, whining loudly with its tail between its legs.
>  > >                          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>  > >                          Quite a feat for a Rottweiler.
>  >
>  > I saw an unmutilated Rott (and the flame gates were opened...) in
>  > Petzazz a few months ago.  Beautiful dog - I loved the look of
>  > the tail.
>"Mutilating" dogs is illegal in _some_countries_. My dog's got a real
>tail he likes to wag, occasionally.
>---ekv

The purpose of docking and cropping has long passed.  Although I raised
Rotties myself and had two litters docked, I would no longer do this.  I too
saw a full tailed Rottie and he was gorgeous!  Between seeing him and being
present during the tail docking ("Don't worry, it won't hurt them at all"
BULLS---!!!) for the last litter, I totally lost all heart for continuing
this practice.

If I had a herding Rottie, I would consider tail docking the lesser of two
evils, but how many Rottie owners actuall use their dogs for herding?  Next
to zero I'll bet!

Jan (Currently owned by Thor)