I'll bet right now that your heart will melt and before long and you'll be doing what my husband does! (This is really bad - i know!) ie. leaving a little mouthfull size portion of what he's eating to give Voltaire who's just spent the whole meal time with his nose an inch from the plate.
Ooohh. I've thought of another bad habit. Sticking his nose in peoples groins to beg for food when they're sitting down eating dinner (usually people we've invited for dinner parties!). And he attacks front on - not from the side so it's quite a shock!
dewclaw removal is actually a very common practice in boxers and many other animals. They usually are removed at the same time the tails are docked. Chloe never had any bad habits, but then again i didnt have her long. Wonder what lays in store for Mandie (hopefully coming home tomorrow) and the new pup we will get in 4-5 months!
Have just checked for laws in France.
The Ministry of Agriculture says: All dogs born in or outside of France after 1st May 2004 and who have cropped ears are exempt from exhibitions and competitions in France. They cannot have their pedigrees confirmed or in any way have pedigree papers therefore they are also exempt from having pedigree descendants.
Tail docking is authorized in France.
Quite severe isn't it?
Thank goodness mine has his ears still! Haven't found anything about the claws though.
We have one Boxer Chloe, female that loves the cat poo! Dunno why, but very hard to keep her out of the litter box, for a while we thought the cat wasnt doing his business, silly us! Had to make some arrangements!
All of our Boxers have always loved getting into the trash!!!
Have just checked for laws in France.
Tail docking is authorized in France.
Quite severe isn't it?
Thank goodness mine has his ears still! Haven't found anything about the claws though.
When tail docking is done between 2 and 7 days it is done with minimal pain. Though, how can anyone really be so sure? It is done to prevent damage later in life in shall we say exhuberant breeds, such as the boxer and doberman. I found this picture of a boxer with tail damage due to just being a boxer. They really have no protection in the tails that go a mile a minute. I found it kind of interesting.
I find it so strange to see a boxer with a tail! I can honestly say that after looking at the site-it was a first for me. I am glad that we dock, i must say i agree that the tail is a weapon for them as fast as they would whip it around if they had one!!
I agree, the tail damage is awful. I'm all for tail docking as long as it's done by a pro. I've seen one that wasn't and you could tell it'd just been snipped straight across - it lefa aliitle bald bit on the end. Obviously a non pro breeder who thought they'd economize the vet.
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