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21-09-2011, 12:28 PM
No it isn't cruel-----just as silly as the T and T kids having their brows shaved/waxed. So many similarities between that and dog showing!
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21-09-2011, 01:00 PM
Originally Posted by Jackbox 
That's fine, you are entitled to think its silly, but lets not go over the top, with the cruelty and disability remarks....(not all from you) shall we.
You would not do it, fine, your choice, but from those of us who have or do, we can tell you first hand, threr is NO difference to the dogs responding to any activity he may do.
It does not itch, it does not hurt, it does not stop them from going through bracken , sniffing out food water of giving you a kiss....
Its not a point of me saying one is OK and the other isnt
as you saw in my post a while back I dont really like the fact that we have bred dogs to the point that they need to have their faces shaved for hygene reasons, but those dogs need that done
I still totaly fail to understand the reason to do it on smooth coated dogs at all, to say it gives a 'cleaner' look then why are some breeds not trimmed - wouldnt they look unclean?
Also isnt it then possibly hiding problems? the dogs whiskers could be growing in malformed or the wrong length and over generations that could mean problems in the future
I know you and many others are not going to agree with me but because dogs cannot tell me and because they can hide all sorts of issues without showing any change in their behaviour I just cannot take it as read that they have no issues with it because they dont show it
- and as for having it both ways - everyone will have their own oppinions but mine is that I dont agree with tail cropping, ear cropping, ear gluing, dew claw removal, excessive grooming, debarking or anything like that, I would much prefer breeds to be able to be more natural and if they cant be then we should look at the breeding
That is not against the show world - as there are working dogs, sport dogs and pet dogs who have some of these things done as well
It is jmo I know people dont agree with it, and that is up to you all
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21-09-2011, 01:08 PM
Originally Posted by rune
It is to make them look pretty for shows----plain and simple.
No it isn't cruel-----just as silly as the T and T kids having their brows shaved/waxed. So many similarities between that and dog showing!
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21-09-2011, 01:53 PM
Originally Posted by rune
Missed you!
rune
Had a few things on.
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21-09-2011, 04:51 PM
Originally Posted by rune
It is to make them look pretty for shows----plain and simple.
No it isn't cruel-----just as silly as the T and T kids having their brows shaved/waxed. So many similarities between that and dog showing!
rune
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21-09-2011, 04:53 PM
Originally Posted by rune
It is to make them look pretty for shows----plain and simple.
rune
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21-09-2011, 04:57 PM
Originally Posted by crestnut
So What is your answer to doodle owners taking their pets to groomers then. Do you think groomers clip/ cut/ shave around whiskers lol
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21-09-2011, 05:03 PM
Originally Posted by x-clo-x
crestnut do your cresteds get proper whiskers? asbo doesnt grow proper ones, even if i leave him unlcipped, his whiskers only ever grow to the length of the face hair which barely reaches a centimetre if that. in fact ive never seen a hairless with long whiskers....
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