Hi,

I'm new to the group, I am thinking of getting a puppy and was wondering why
when you see an ad for a puppy they say 'crop tails'?

Thanks,
Dianne

deedimples wrote:
Hi,

I'm new to the group, I am thinking of getting a puppy and was wondering why
when you see an ad for a puppy they say 'crop tails'?

Thanks,
Dianne


It's probably a breed that usually has docked tails, and they are
advertising that they docked the tails. Or it could be some crappy
breeder of pits who is docking their tails. At any rate, if someone is
advertising that they do that, in the US, it's probably not a very good
breeder. That's because in some breeds it's just understood that the
tails are docked, and not doing it would be unusual. And the wording is
improper. You crop ears, dock tails. Another sign that the breeder is
not properly educated about the breed, let alone breeding.

natalie


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deedimples said in rec.pets.dogs.breeds:

I'm new to the group, I am thinking of getting a puppy and
was wondering why when you see an ad for a puppy they say
'crop tails'?

"Crop" refers to tail removal. Which breed are you looking at?

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--Matt. Rocky's a Dog.

deedimples said in rec.pets.dogs.breeds:

I'm new to the group, I am thinking of getting a puppy and
was wondering why when you see an ad for a puppy they say
'crop tails'?

Docking refers to cutting of some portion of the tail. The amount removed
depends upon the breed. For some a "nub" is left. For others the adult
length should be 4 to 6 inches. There are likely other variations.
Enitrely removing the tail - i.e. failing to leave even a nub can cause
problems. I don't know if there are any breeds that permit that.

Cropping refers to removing some portion of the ear, generally so that the
ear can stand up.

I would be suspicious of a breeder that uses the term "crop" when
referring to tails. It suggests they are not very involved with the
breed, and they are likely not to be particularly knowledgable about their
breed.

For information on finding knowledgable breeders try
htp://www.dog-play.com/where.html

--
Diane Blackman
http://dog-play.com/
http://dogplay.com/Shop/

Thanks,

for all the information on 'cropped tails', I will not be taking any puppy
from this breeder.

Dianne
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deedimples said in rec.pets.dogs.breeds:

I'm new to the group, I am thinking of getting a puppy and
was wondering why when you see an ad for a puppy they say
'crop tails'?

Docking refers to cutting of some portion of the tail. The amount removed
depends upon the breed. For some a "nub" is left. For others the adult
length should be 4 to 6 inches. There are likely other variations.
Enitrely removing the tail - i.e. failing to leave even a nub can cause
problems. I don't know if there are any breeds that permit that.

Cropping refers to removing some portion of the ear, generally so that the
ear can stand up.

I would be suspicious of a breeder that uses the term "crop" when
referring to tails. It suggests they are not very involved with the
breed, and they are likely not to be particularly knowledgable about their
breed.

For information on finding knowledgable breeders try
htp://www.dog-play.com/where.html

--
Diane Blackman
http://dog-play.com/
http://dogplay.com/Shop/

Diane said in rec.pets.dogs.breeds:

I would be suspicious of a breeder that uses the term
"crop" when referring to tails.

FWIW, in my post I retained the OP's use of the term "crop" on
purpose.

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--Matt. Rocky's a Dog.