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Hi fellow poodle people! Long story short, I'll be in the market for a standard poodle puppy in a few years and was wondering about docking. Generally, I'm against all forms of cosmetic surgery in dogs for obvious reasons, but my search for a reputable non-docking breeder near me has been much harder than anticipated. Many non-docking breeders either don't health test/don't do enough health tests, have less than desirable looking dogs, or just don't have the colors I like (Doevalley and Propert's Way have nice dogs and health test enough, but I'm not a fan of blue and red poodles)
I've recently been looking at some of the recommended breeders on this sub and completely fell in love with Oakridge Standard Poodles. Their beautiful dogs, emphasis on health and diversity, and good reputation made me extremely happy, but they are, unfortunately, a docking breeder.
I was looking on this forum for past discussions about this, but it seems like it's just considered an aesthetic thing? A lot of the breeders on here seem to compare the procedure to circumcision, which I guess I can understand? And other people just suggest asking the breeder to leave one puppy natural, but that prevents the puppy from being temperament tested an matched to me.
So in short, does docking actually hurt the puppy? Is there a long recovery time? Are their tail tips permanently scarred? What's the actual point in docking vs not docking?
Also, if anyone has any suggestions for good non-docking breeders near the South East, let me know! Thanks!
I've recently been looking at some of the recommended breeders on this sub and completely fell in love with Oakridge Standard Poodles. Their beautiful dogs, emphasis on health and diversity, and good reputation made me extremely happy, but they are, unfortunately, a docking breeder.
I was looking on this forum for past discussions about this, but it seems like it's just considered an aesthetic thing? A lot of the breeders on here seem to compare the procedure to circumcision, which I guess I can understand? And other people just suggest asking the breeder to leave one puppy natural, but that prevents the puppy from being temperament tested an matched to me.
So in short, does docking actually hurt the puppy? Is there a long recovery time? Are their tail tips permanently scarred? What's the actual point in docking vs not docking?
Also, if anyone has any suggestions for good non-docking breeders near the South East, let me know! Thanks!