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Originally Posted by Halibut
Okay, but what about grooming? Is there outrage about making dogs stand for long periods of time in order to shave their fur into fancy clumps and lumps? What about the entire show dog/cat industry? Hauling animals around, sometimes cross country, putting them in crates for hours at benched shows, making them "perform" for judges and audiences? Not to mention selective breeding/eugenics to develop specific physical characteristics that may, in the long run, be injurious to the breed.
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Halibut, some breeds have to be groomed for cleanliness and other things. Our goldens had to be groomed to clip the hair out from between their toes, to achieve what they call a "sanitary cut" around their back end, and to thin out the hair in and around their ears so they will get aired out better and have less chance of becoming infected.
In the hot summer we would have the "feathers" cut off or get what they call a "puppy cut" so they would be cooler but still have the insulating properties of their coat.
Our Springer Spaniel and some other breeds (maybe schnauzers?) must be groomed because their hair will just continue to grow and grow. When his ears were practically dragging on the floor, it was time for a snip.