Top Ten Reasons Australian Shepherds Have No Tailsberger
10. That rhyme about "what little boys are made of" isn't such a myth after all.
9. Breeders use Aussie tails to wind them up and then remove the tails so they never wind down.
8. God had to get their extra brain matter from somewhere
7. "Ordinary" dogs have tails, and Aussies are no "ordinary" dogs!!!
6. Aussies are the most human of dogs -- do humans have tails? Noooo!
5. Aussies want to identify with the sheep they herd.
4. A long, bushy tail increases wind resistance in Frisbee competition.
3. Now if Aussies had tails we couldn't call them wiggle-butts, now could we?
2. Aussies want to avoid sexual harassment, so they don't give anyone an opportunity to comment on how nice a tail they have.
And the #1 Reason Australian Shepherds Have No Tails is:
1. When an Aussie is play fighting with another dog and the Aussie chomps down on a tail, he knows he's done good!!!