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30-05-2007, 12:58 AM
Originally Posted by boobah 
I'm glad to see you added (hopefully).I have three dogs all are docked and they have never had any problems health wise, i know you are going to comment that i have been lucky.However a qualified vet docked all of my dogs.As for quality i can't speak for others but my babies have an excellant standard of life.LOL
So, now we`ve cleared that up, what do you have against improving the situations of such breeds with health problems directly connected to human aesthetic preferences - those will be the breeds you infer there will be `dummy throwing` about if something is done to improve things for them...
And how come you [ nor anyone else.....], havent had go at that little challenge I posed earlier on post 71...:smt077
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30-05-2007, 01:00 AM
Originally Posted by boobah
Oops forgot to say i dont think its wrong to have an opinion,everyones entitled to have one.However i do object to scare mongering.
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30-05-2007, 07:23 AM
Originally Posted by nero
no one has suggested that the 514,000 people who graciously signed the petition are dog owners ! the signatures were collected from citizens who support dog owners who have docked breeds. a lot of people put time and effort into collecting the signatures. they were asked to print their names & addresses on the forms and did so willingly. you're not going to tell me that all the MPs who voted in favour of the act are dog owners !!. also check with the KC yourself, get your FACTS right, for goodness sake !!
Becky
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30-05-2007, 08:05 AM
Originally Posted by boobah
Wow hacking,i'snt that a bit extreme puppies tails arent hacked off.I RECKON MANY A VET WOULD TEND TO DISAGREE WITH THAT STATEMENT! It's no wonder people are horrified by docking when they hear statements like that.
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30-05-2007, 08:14 AM
Becky
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30-05-2007, 11:27 AM
Originally Posted by Mahooli
Since when is it my responsibility to check the 'facts' given by someone else. If you want to back up your argument prove it. I'm still waiting, I probably will for a long time too.
Becky
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30-05-2007, 11:27 AM
I have sat back on this thread, mainly because its been done to death on the forum in the last few months also because its too late, the laws been passed and the time to do anything has long passed, I feel its just a case of getting on with it now, but I must add in the last three weeks I have had 5 enquires regarding pups, all from pet people who have just heard the law has been changed, two came from people who had pups from my last litters, two from local folk who know my dogs and like the temprament, one email from someone I have never met, I guess you could say six really as if I had pups im pretty sure megan would have bought one rather than go else where, so there seems to be a rush in general by folk to get a docked dog quickly, Im so glad I did not have a litter on the run up to the law change I had thought about it but decided to do it last year instead, there will be many breeders making a quick buck at the moment its gona be a bidding war soon, as the last docked pups run out,,,,, the mind boggles,
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30-05-2007, 11:40 AM
Originally Posted by Tabatha1
What is the purpose of docking anyway, I've never understood why it was done in the first place.
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