What do you say to the people who give you flak for cropping and docking?

[starmom]

I'm rediculously in love with Rots and when I get one I do plan to have the tail cropped, which suprises most people that I know. As I'm an animal lover they all assume I would think it cruel.

I say the same thing, that it's selfish on my part but it just looks better and I don't want that massive tail beating on my anemic little legs. I have enough mystery bruises already.

To be honest I know nothing about how it's done though, so I do hope that it is done humanely.

The only dog I've had so far was a german shepard and I wish his damn tail had been cut off. lol

I have a Rottie and he has his tail and my legs have never been bruised. Also, I do not agree that the tail is 'massive'. I think that it is a little silly to cosmetically enhance the (subjective) look of dogs. Can you not love Rottie's with their tails intact????