That breeder that docks pomchi tails put up another ad! Flag it please!!

http://www.usfreeads.com/1615828-cls.html

I contacted the Cleaveland, NC humane society about this woman. I haven't gotten a response yet, but keep your fingers crossed!

Oh that is terrible.....a couple of points, why cross the breed anyway but to dock the tail!!!! On breeds that have NEVER been docked before....WHY WHY WHY!!!!

Ok... here's the deal. We may not agree with what she's doing and have moral objections to it. However... it's not illegal. She's not doing anything against the law at all. The humane society is not going to care. As long as the dog has food, water, shelter ... they are good. They don't get into the docking debate at all.

I don't agree with mixing breeds and selling them for $500+ as designer dogs. But it's not against the law. I don't agree with docking the tail of these little designer pooches either. But again, it's not against the law.

Brodysmom

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You sound like you have pretty much the same views as I do Brodysmom.

And the HS sound VERY much like the RSPCA. People are starting to loose faith in them now.

I totally agree with you. I doubt they will do anything about it. I think docking is crazy myself no matter what, but it should be banned on any dog that isn't akc recognized, I don't know what the point is to dock a mix breed pup. I actually like the long tails. It seemed I remember watching a show on why tails were originally docked, it had to do with the task they performed, but I can't remember what it was. I will have to do some research.

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She may also run a puppy mill. There are pictures of the dogs, and they're all in small cages.

why do they still allow it?

Ok..here's a bit of info on docking. This is on Rotweilers but explains why done in most breed and why.
History and Lore of Tail Docking

There has been much written about why Rottweiler tails were originally docked. Most dogs with docked tails do work hunting, herding, droving or draft work. The hunting dogs (gundogs and working terriers) often had to work in dense vegetation and briars and the tail would get injured in the brush. Terriers went to ground after foxes, badgers or other game, and the docked tail facilitated working in a confined space. The other working and herding dogs, as well as the hunting dogs, were docked for hygiene reasons.

Working and herding dogs worked livestock. Now, I'll ask you to visualize again; imagine you are in a barnyard in the spring If you have ever had the pleasure of doing chores around a barn, you know that stockdogs' tails, if not docked, will become fouled with the feces of the stock. On our dog's ancestors, this build up of feces acted like a weight on the tail and caused the tail to bang the hocks and become sore and sometimes cut. The feces also harbored bacteria and attracted flies, so the injured tail would become infected, causing the dog to become sick and possibly die. Since the Rottweiler was developed for cattle droving and general utility work on the farm, his tail was docked to prevent injury, sickness and death. In my opinion, docking prevented cruelty to working dogs.

Perhaps you have heard the lore of the "tail tax", which supposedly was a luxury tax imposed on owners of nonworking dogs. Since most working/herding/hunting dogs had docked tails, I suppose this makes sense and could be the reason the Rottweiler tail is docked closer to the body than many of the smaller breeds in these categories.

How are tails docked?

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