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Originally Posted by LittlePonzo
A tad off topic, but I actually recently had some lady give me attitude about Ponzo's docked tail. Like I did it myself just for kicks!
what did she want me to do regrow his tail?
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I've experienced this attitude quite a few times, myself. Some people seem EXTREMELY offended that someone would dog a tail. I've had one ask me if I was sure they did it on purpose and if it wasn't the result of an accident. I used to try to explain about the tradition of working farms dogs, taxes, etc. Now I just say they come this way.
I most often get the miniture collie id. I also used to try to explain about miniture collies, but after telling one person who sees me walking the dog 3-5 times a week (for the past 5 years!) and STILL thinks a corgi is a miniture collie, I have given up. I just say no, it's a corgi and go on my way.
Two other "memorable" descriptions strangers have come up with:
Guy in a pet store: I used to have two of those Beagles. They looked EXACTLY like your dog. I forget, which type of Beagles are they again? (Say what?!? You had 2, and not only can't tell that a corgi isn't a beagle, but don't know which "kind" of Beagles you had?)
Neighbor walking his Cocker Spaniel puppy says with a sneer: What type of mix puppy is that? (Me: He's not a mix, he's a purebred, AKC registered corgi puppy) Well it looks like a bat, like it is going to fly away. It better not bite my puppy! (Wouldn't be polite for me to post my reply to that one!)
My burning question regarding the docked corgis is: Does your dog wag it's nub, butt, or both?