Hello Deb,
I actually agree with you. Judges would, in my opinion, be seen to be
aiding breeders who still dock and would therefore, perhaps be liable if a
dispute were to ensue. We must remember, however, that this is only one
Judge's opinion and perhaps it is just a question of educating our judges.
Regards,
Liane
----- Original Message -----
From: "DebNeumann" <happylea@...>
To: <Weimaraner_Longhaired@...>
Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2005 4:44 PM
Subject: [Weimaraner_Longhaired] Tails (or is it tales)??


>
>
> Hi All,
>
> I was wondering whether other members of the group have noticed that
> their are still people docking?
> I haven't been to a show since November and last weekend I was
> astonded by the amount of baby puppies beinging shown with docked
> tails. I don't just mean Weimaraner's but I saw Dobermanns and
> Rotties as well.
> I have just had a litter (which are all short hairs) and I haven't
> docked the tails.
> 1. I can't afford the fine which can be imposed.
> 2. The law has been passed and we are supposed to obey the law. (are
> we not)?
> Or are the laws there for a few & not others!!!
> I know we fought against the laws for tail docking but it was lost so
> what do we do now? Keep docking and hope we don't get caught!!
> The thing which surprises me is I spoke to an All Breed judge on
> Saturday who has a docked breed and asked what they would do if they
> had 2 pups come into the ring with 1 docked and 1 not. The reply I
> got was they would put up the docked pup.
>
> Does this mean we are now wasting our time going into the ring with
> our pups not docked?
>
> What is the CC going to do about these pups which are docked and
> shouldn't be? Are they going to take action against these breeders?
>
> What do other members think?
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>