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What is wrong with wanting to preserve the historical appearance of a breed? Schnauzers were developed to be ratters (Miniature, Standard), guard dogs (Standard, Giant) and herding dogs (Giant). With the exception of the herding purpose, cropping and docking have historical precedence in the breed--most guard dogs developed for that purposed were cropped and docked, and many ratters were either cropped or docked and sometimes both. Just because you don't like it doesn't mean it's wrong. (I don't have a clue about dubbing, though.)
What is wrong with wanting to preserve the historical appearance of a breed? Schnauzers were developed to be ratters (Miniature, Standard), guard dogs (Standard, Giant) and herding dogs (Giant). With the exception of the herding purpose, cropping and docking have historical precedence in the breed--most guard dogs developed for that purposed were cropped and docked, and many ratters were either cropped or docked and sometimes both. Just because you don't like it doesn't mean it's wrong. (I don't have a clue about dubbing, though.)