Docking and cropping once had a reason. To keep hunting dogs from getting their soft ears snagged on underbrush if going through thicket or caught by the animal they hunted such as a big cat or boar and tail docking followed a similar ideology.
This practice is still applied in European and other countries where dogs are far more likely to get into a tangle with a predator protecting livestock.
Cropping is done for the same reason for unfortunately (dog) fighting animals.
But nowadays unless used for an actual purpose/job docking and cropping is just a inhumane practice to meet some "standard" apperance
This practice is still applied in European and other countries where dogs are far more likely to get into a tangle with a predator protecting livestock.
Cropping is done for the same reason for unfortunately (dog) fighting animals.
But nowadays unless used for an actual purpose/job docking and cropping is just a inhumane practice to meet some "standard" apperance
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