I think boxer tails should be declared a weapon...:) mine makes music
coming down the stairs every morning...:)
Tracy
On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 1:40 PM, Lisa Wiser <lawiser@att.net> wrote:
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> Problem with the undocked tails is Boxers have not been bred for tails.
> You wouldn't think that was important BUT (and as a former teacher use
> to say ... And this is the Big But) .... the tails get fairly skinny
> toward the end. And there is a LOT of power in those muscular rear ends.
> Think about your dog wagging his tail as furiously as they do. Now,
> imagine a long tail. Many of the docked breed owners in the countries
> where it has been made illegal have been trying desperately to get that
> changed. When that thin tail smacks into tables, walls, doors, etc., the
> undocked dogs are getting fractures. You can't set a tail. And in many
> cases, the dogs have had to have (dangerous) major surgery to dock their
> tails, rather than the fairly simple docking of tails at 3-days. At that
> time, the tails are much smaller. The bone is basically gristle, not
> hard bone. All it takes is a bit of novocaine to deaden the pain.
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> When the ears are cropped, they are just not "cut off." Instead there
> are stitches taken to make a "bell" at the base. That both helps to get
> the ears to stand as well as a sound catcher. *I* have not had a lot of
> problems with the dogs not catching sound they want. Some I've left my
> dogs with natural ears for 20 years now. And, unless I planned to
> actively show, I won't crop. However, none of my dogs, except Cooper,
> have really had a proper "ear set" for natural ears and so the flap
> hasn't been completely covering the ear opening.
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> LisaW
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> tammy dendekker wrote:
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> > we have had a total of 9 boxers and 3 are current. all of them have
> > had natural ears, but i do like the euro look of long tails. I have
> > never seen long tails before on boxers, but i do like the look. 3 of
> > ours are euro and doing internet research on them most are left long.
> > but some are docked. guess it depends on the country. the same with
> > the ears. they crop them in europe but in the states as well not sure
> > of the reason but i just prefer the natural ears.
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> > Tammy
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Tracy
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