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I loved the part of the game where you get to play different dog breeds ^_^
here is Ammy in Doberman form with one of the prayer-bead weapons.
here is Ammy in Doberman form with one of the prayer-bead weapons.
Category Artwork (Traditional) / Fanart
Species Dog (Other)
Size 414 x 297px
File Size 180.2 kB
Most people don't recognize a dobie without the ears and tail, and being one of my favorite breeds that's how I chose to represent it.
I respect that there are strong opinions about it. I will respect yours provided you respect mine. While cropping is done for looks, there are honest-to-god reasons to dock a tail. When done correctly, both procedures are very humane--people that say otherwise don't know a lot about the process the process. I personally feel there are far worse actions against animals going on to waste our time with a crop/dock argument. Unless you're a lifestyle vegan, I don't really want to hear it.
I respect that there are strong opinions about it. I will respect yours provided you respect mine. While cropping is done for looks, there are honest-to-god reasons to dock a tail. When done correctly, both procedures are very humane--people that say otherwise don't know a lot about the process the process. I personally feel there are far worse actions against animals going on to waste our time with a crop/dock argument. Unless you're a lifestyle vegan, I don't really want to hear it.
In this country a doberman is not recognised without it's ears cropped and tail docked...so to make a doberman version WITHOUT then wouldn't make sense in this drawing...it would look like what many purebred natural dobermans get classified as in shelters "lab mixes". Storms was making a doberman, it should look the part so that the average American viewer would recognize it....
I'm not going to go in to the ear cropping thing much...but keep in mind it's done so young, heals within days, and the taping process isn't painful. While there is no "point" except for a more fierce look and a minimal decrease in the risk of ear infections (not enough to justify it). Please consider that cropped dobermans have an easier time finding a home if they ever end up in rescue, a simple procedure that could give a dog an upper hand getting a home later in life if the worst was to happen? Seems worth it to me...
Tail docking however....have you ever seen a dog with cold tail? As a breed that has not been selectively bred for a short tail natural dobermans are VERY prone to it. I'd rather a simple (and yes, at the age it is done it is not particularly painful, there isn't much nerve activity there yet) docking than a life with constant cold tail. Not saying ALL dobies get it as not all dobes end up with the freakish long tail, but it's something you can't tell until it's to late (it's not even breed specific, my ACD mix has gotten the -thankfully- less extreme form). However it's extremely painful, impacts the dog's show and working life, and makes it difficult to get comfortable resting (which is the main treatment for it). My dog gets the mild version and his tail is perfectly normal length. He gets MISERABLE and I can't work him in that condition. In addition, a very long tail as seen in many doberman lines is extremely prone to fracture. It is NOT fun for a dog to be in a tail wrap for a fracture. Dobermans were selected for their working abilities originally and their tail conformation ignored. As a result we have a dog that has a tail completely inappropriate for its work and can actually be a risk to the dog's comfort.
I'm not going to go in to the ear cropping thing much...but keep in mind it's done so young, heals within days, and the taping process isn't painful. While there is no "point" except for a more fierce look and a minimal decrease in the risk of ear infections (not enough to justify it). Please consider that cropped dobermans have an easier time finding a home if they ever end up in rescue, a simple procedure that could give a dog an upper hand getting a home later in life if the worst was to happen? Seems worth it to me...
Tail docking however....have you ever seen a dog with cold tail? As a breed that has not been selectively bred for a short tail natural dobermans are VERY prone to it. I'd rather a simple (and yes, at the age it is done it is not particularly painful, there isn't much nerve activity there yet) docking than a life with constant cold tail. Not saying ALL dobies get it as not all dobes end up with the freakish long tail, but it's something you can't tell until it's to late (it's not even breed specific, my ACD mix has gotten the -thankfully- less extreme form). However it's extremely painful, impacts the dog's show and working life, and makes it difficult to get comfortable resting (which is the main treatment for it). My dog gets the mild version and his tail is perfectly normal length. He gets MISERABLE and I can't work him in that condition. In addition, a very long tail as seen in many doberman lines is extremely prone to fracture. It is NOT fun for a dog to be in a tail wrap for a fracture. Dobermans were selected for their working abilities originally and their tail conformation ignored. As a result we have a dog that has a tail completely inappropriate for its work and can actually be a risk to the dog's comfort.
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