diddy wrote:
> I can't imagine a lab without a tail, yet rotties dock. I would think their
> tails similar to a labs.
I've met undocked Rotties, and yes, their tails were very much like
Lab tails--nice and thick and padded.
> And the there are the docked breeds.. I wonder if having a tail would
> enhance or detract from Harriet's "kidney bean" dance?
Detract. There's just no way for a tailed dog to kidney bean in the
same way that a docked dog--especially a Boxer--can. And need I say
that a life without kidney beans is unthinkable?
> I wonder if Shelly would accept a boxer in the future, whose tail was not
> docked.
I don't know. They're extremely waggy dogs, and I'd have to think
long and hard before signing up for dealing with potential tail
injuries.
> I saw a boxer today whose ears were natural, but his tail was
> docked.. He was a very fine boxer. I think he might have looked funny with
> a natural tail
That's Harriet (docked, not cropped). FWIW I prefer their ears
natural, though I wouldn't turn down a cropped Boxer. Docked,
though, is another matter. To me, Boxers just aren't a tailed breed.
> I prefer the look of dobies docked and cropped
Just from a purely aesthetic standpoint, I do, too.
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