Docked tails rant

I HATE when people decide they should yell at me for docking my dog’s tail. I’m sorry, but if you don’t know the reasoning behind it, keep your dumb ass opinion to yourself OR ask politely.

I was walking my dog today. Not to be biased, but she’s beautiful and gets a lot of attention from strangers. She’s a purebred Australian Shepard and we have retired her from our farm so she no longer herds. Due to her being a working and herding dog, we docked the tail for her own safety.

this woman comes up to me and absolutely starts going off on me about how I’m such a shitty owner who doesn’t deserve to own pets if I’m just going to do cosmetic and unnecessary surgeries for my own gratification.

Do people not understand there’s more than cosmetic reasons for docking?! Specifically, THE DOG’S OWN SAFETY?! If you don’t know what you’re talking about, kindly keep your unsolicited opinion to yourself.

My dog is 14, perfectly healthy and HAPPY.