The tail and ears of a dog are very important parts, as well as being elements that stand out in the animal's body, each one fulfills a function.
The ears of our furry friends are not only used to sharpen your sense of hearing, but they also use them to express their emotions, depending on the movement they make we can know or give us some clue of what they feel, such as, for example, they can show fear by lowering their ears against their head. If we talk about the tail, we can take as an example when we play with our dog or when it comes to caressing it, tends to wag its tail energetically indicating that it is happyThis shows us that through it they can communicate, it means that the tail fulfills the function of being part of the body language of our pet.
Functions of the tail and ears of our dog
Knowing the function of this part of the body, we can mention various reasons why the tail and ears of dogs should not be cut off.
To many people it may seem striking or attractive that their dog has short ears and tail and although it may seem that it is an improvement for the animal aesthetics, we must remember that pets are not an accessory to show off.
This practice is really unnecessary, since does not represent a benefit to the well-being or health of the dog. The only way this can be done would be for medical reasons, for example, there are cases where a tumor or disease can cause the tail or ears to have to be amputated.
In other cases, people like to cut off the tail and ears of their pet to make them look more intimidating, since in the dogs fights These parts were cut off so that they could not be caught by the jaws of the attacking dog.
We can also mention the fact that it can be very painful, for example, there are those who cut their puppy's tail when they are newborn because they think it doesn't cause them pain, which is completely false.
In the same way, cutting these parts only for aesthetics can represent a danger for the dog, especially when using anesthesia and although it is very rare that it occurs, can cause the death of the dogEither because the wound becomes infected causing some disease that can be serious, as well as the fact that errors occur at the time of the intervention.
As we have already mentioned, the tail and the ears are an important part of the communication and body language They not only use them so that humans understand them but also use them to communicate with other dogs, so cutting them can prevent them from being able to socialize with each other.
Another reason why your dog's tail and ears should not be cut is because in many countries represents an illegal practice, because it is done simply so that the appearance of our pet is more striking, in other words, only for aesthetics. Although in some communities of Spain this is no longer illegal, as it is in the Valencian community.
Although this is a practice that is no longer frequently done, some prefer their dog to have a different appearance.
But we must bear in mind that it is very uncomfortable for themRegardless of whether this operation is performed when they are newborns or when they are adults, either because it costs them to get used to being without those parts or it causes pain to recover. Either way it represents a cruel form of animal abuse, the fact of only wanting to do these operations for aesthetics, while with the time that can be invested in it can be used in playing and giving love to your furry friend.