SEDONA
NIZHONI'S RED ROCKS OF SEDONA". What a sweety she is. She was born on 4-17-05. She loves to play with Olivia. I think it's because she can get away without my little blind girl finding her real quick. Actually she just loves to play. She gets into everything and on everything. Here she is at 5 mos Both of Sedona's grandparents are Champions and it certainly shows in her. Sedona has natural standing ears.
ON THE SUBJECT OF TAIL DOCKING & EAR CROPPING
In the beginning all my Min Pins ears were cropped. It was a given. But age has mellowed me & some of my kids have natural ears, some have cropped. My personal rule for puppies that I'm going to keep, is, if your ears don't come up naturally, they will be cropped. .
I have an email friend who lives in Dublin, Ireland. She has been preparing herself to become one of those responsible Min Pin breeders that I mention frequently. Eadaoin's kennel name is Laetoli Miniature Pinschers. She has been kind enough to send me a little history on the subject of tails & ears in the UK. I thought it was illegal there, but . .
Eadaoin reports "well that's not quite the case. In fact it is illegal there for a non-vet to dock; it is still legal if done by a vet. In Oz though it ended about 18 months ago, so you are correct there all right. (It is banned completedly in Australia) And cropping has been gone in the UK since the 1800s. The ban was brought in by King Edward VII while he was still prince of Wales (he was a son of Queen Victoria). He also abolished the royal pack of hunting hounds as he objected to hunting tame deer on his own land that had been specifically bred for the purpose! He was a real animal man; his Wire Fox Terrier Caesar was first in line in his funeral"
Isn't that interesting? Thank you Eadaoin.
WHAT OTHER COUNTRIES HAVE BANNED CROPPING & DOCKING?
Have any countries banned tail docking? Yes, there are countries, which have banned cosmetic tail docking for a considerable number of years; Norway since 1987 and Sweden and Switzerland since 1988. Since 1991, Cyprus, Greece and Luxembourg have also introduced a ban. Tail docking has been banned in Finland since 1996 and Germany since May 1998. Political pressure was exerted in Germany to have hunting breeds exempted, however exempted puppies must be the offspring of parents that were specifically used as hunting dogs, not just hunting breeds. In spite of many claims to the contrary, there is no proof that an increase in tail injuries or serious health problems occurred as a result of the ban on tail docking in these countries. In England, since July 1993, only registered veterinarians can perform tail docking. The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons has declared that the docking of tails, other than for therapeutic or prophylactic reasons, was unethical. The RCVS stated in 1996, that such docking is capable of amounting to conduct disgraceful in a professional respect, and described such docking as unacceptable mutilation. In Australia, one State, the Australian Capitol Territory has banned tail docking.
There are radical, so called animal rights groups out there, like PETA who promote & finance lobbyists in an effort to get laws on the books to ban cropping and docking.
Please understand that I am not for or against it. I feel it is a PERSONAL decision. I am against radical groups that play on our emotions rather than facts. They exxagerate and lie. As long as the procedure is performed properly, your dog will do fine and there is no trauma! If you choose not to do it, that's fine too! I am against big brother telling us what we can and can't do!
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