> Because dogs haven't evolved naturally - we force bred them True...didn't have my thinkin' brain on yesterday... :-)
> The boxers tail is very skinny and bony, and when it wags, it hits things > and the skin breaks causing terrible infections. eep! > I didnt' believe this until my mom found a boxer mix who had a tail that had > been broken in three places and healed horribly, just from wagging. The dog > would spray blood whenever its tail hit a wall. ewww > The tail had to be removed. agreed. I learn something new evey day :-) will > > > > >>how was this not taken care of in an evolutionary manner? >> >>why does the Boxer's tail need to be removed? >> >>will >> >>BethF wrote: >> >> >> >>>The tail, in many docked breeds, isn't done for cosmetic reasons - its >>> >>> >done > > >>>because those dogs have tails that get injured and have to be amputated >>>later. Boxers are a great example- a boxer has a tail which needs to be >>>removed. >>> >>>ears are a whole 'nother story. >>> >>>----- Original Message ----- >>>From: "William H Bowen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 9:38 AM >>>Subject: Re: Declawing cats >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>yes. >>>> >>>>and so is the removal of the tail of Rottweillers, Schnauzers, etc. >>>> >>>>will >>>> >>>> >>>>Angel Stewart wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>Would you call clipping the ears of Dobermans etc. mutilation as well? >>>>> >>>>>-Gel >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>-----Original Message----- >>>>>From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>> >>>>>Not in the slightest. Consider this how would you feel if you had the >>>>>first >>>>>joint of all your fingers torn out. Its about the same. Not to mention >>>>>the >>>>>infections that will result from the surgery etc. Its mutilation pure >>>>>and >>>>>simple. >>>>> >>>>>larry >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=t:5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. http://www.cfhosting.com
