Cropping


Iron silhouette sculptures in Heidelberg, Germany, depicting Boxers with cropped ears and docked tails, practices now prohibited by German law.
Purebred-dog fanciers should stand up and fight for what they believe in, says Geir Flyckt-Pedersen. Read More

The Miniature Pinscher standard says the tail is "docked in proportion to size of dog."
Attitudes about the necessity of docking vary from judge to judge. Read More

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