docking

[patterdale89 0]

just a random question for u guys. do u prefer docked or not docked? personly it don't bovver me more to get hold if not docked but some people will only have docked.no stupid comments please

[unlacedgecko 1,466]

I have recently put down a deposit on a terrier pup. She comes from a docked litter. I wouldn't buy an undocked dog...

[patterdale89 0]

I have recently put down a deposit on a terrier pup. She comes from a docked litter. I wouldn't buy an undocked dog...

any reason in particular?iv got a russel what is docked but my pat isn't and now had a litter to keep to bitchs back and dint bover.plus i no a full time warrener and all six hav tails and all work and look fine. i dont like dogs with tails that curl right round lol. is it just looks?

[patterdale89 0]

I have recently put down a deposit on a terrier pup. She comes from a docked litter. I wouldn't buy an undocked dog...

any reason in particular?iv got a russel what is docked but my pat isn't and now had a litter to keep to bitchs back and dint bover.plus i no a full time warrener and all six hav tails and all work and look fine. i dont like dogs with tails that curl right round lol. is it just looks?

[christian71 3,187]

Docked with a good bit left on. They look worse with a sh!t dock than having a full tail

[Cleanspade 3,322]

no choice up in gods country to be honest i prefer the traditional look of a docked terrier but wont make a sods difference to a dogs working abilities. i'll just have to get used to it i suppose

[j1985 1,984]

My Russel has split her tail a few times whacking it off Walls, kennel etc blood everywhere, might be a reason to get it done. If mine does it again it'll be coming off.

[unlacedgecko 1,466]

There is a large amount of snobbery involved on my part. I think that Russells with big squirrel tails look hideous and Rottweilers look positively ridiculous.

 

Also, the reason many of these breeds were docked is to prevent them from damaging their tails whilst working. Dogs working heavy cover can easily injure their tails tips if left undocked. These wounds are painful and can take an extremely long time to heal, if at all. The more extreme cases can require amputation. I believe that this is much more traumatic for the dog than being docked within a few days of birth. A terrier working to ground is liable to injure its tail. Thats my view anyway.

 

But while I'm on my soap box, I think that the anti tail docking law is rubbish. It was supposedly passed on animal welfare grounds. It now also requires a vet to dock the animal. I worked in a pig unit for a couple of months, and was judged competent to dock piglets (an animal scientists tell us are more intelligent than dogs) after a 2 min lesson with the tail docker. These piglets were docked within 48hrs of birth without pain relief or anesthetic.

[Guest THE BEATNICK]

There is a large amount of snobbery involved on my part. I think that Russells with big squirrel tails look hideous and Rottweilers look positively ridiculous.

 

Also, the reason many of these breeds were docked is to prevent them from damaging their tails whilst working. Dogs working heavy cover can easily injure their tails tips if left undocked. These wounds are painful and can take an extremely long time to heal, if at all. The more extreme cases can require amputation. I believe that this is much more traumatic for the dog than being docked within a few days of birth. A terrier working to ground is liable to injure its tail. Thats my view anyway.

 

But while I'm on my soap box, I think that the anti tail docking law is rubbish. It was supposedly passed on animal welfare grounds. It now also requires a vet to dock the animal. I worked in a pig unit for a couple of months, and was judged competent to dock piglets (an animal scientists tell us are more intelligent than dogs) after a 2 min lesson with the tail docker. These piglets were docked within 48hrs of birth without pain relief or anesthetic.

 

What work does a rottie do that would injure its tail when working and how exactly would a terrier injure its tail when working to ground.

[fat man 4,741]

My Russel has split her tail a few times whacking it off Walls, kennel etc blood everywhere, might be a reason to get it done. If mine does it again it'll be coming off.

Stick a ring for taking of lambs tails on its tail at the lenght you want,problem solved.

[raynardman 519]

just a random question for u guys. do u prefer docked or not docked? personly it don't bovver me more to get hold if not docked but some people will only have docked.no stupid comments please

 

 

Docked everytime for me, not just because of the look but to save injury while doing the work they do.

 

Adding to an earlier reply, i went to the vets to enquire about docking a litter of pups and was bluntly refused while a woman at the side of me was booking her young weirmeraner in to have its gonads chopped off just to quieten it down???

[unlacedgecko 1,466]

There is a large amount of snobbery involved on my part. I think that Russells with big squirrel tails look hideous and Rottweilers look positively ridiculous.

 

Also, the reason many of these breeds were docked is to prevent them from damaging their tails whilst working. Dogs working heavy cover can easily injure their tails tips if left undocked. These wounds are painful and can take an extremely long time to heal, if at all. The more extreme cases can require amputation. I believe that this is much more traumatic for the dog than being docked within a few days of birth. A terrier working to ground is liable to injure its tail. Thats my view anyway.

 

But while I'm on my soap box, I think that the anti tail docking law is rubbish. It was supposedly passed on animal welfare grounds. It now also requires a vet to dock the animal. I worked in a pig unit for a couple of months, and was judged competent to dock piglets (an animal scientists tell us are more intelligent than dogs) after a 2 min lesson with the tail docker. These piglets were docked within 48hrs of birth without pain relief or anesthetic.

 

What work does a rottie do that would injure its tail when working and how exactly would a terrier injure its tail when working to ground.

 

 

I said that many of these breeds were docked to prevent them damaging their tails. I believe that Rottweiler originally had its tail docked to prevent it being caught in the wheels of the butchers' carts it pulled, or to prevent it being grabbed by an attacker. I would imagine that a terrier could injure its tail when working to ground by wagging it off the sides of the tube, just like a terrier in heavy cover. But as I said in my original post, thats just my personal view, feel free to disagree.

[gonetoearth 5,144]

There is a large amount of snobbery involved on my part. I think that Russells with big squirrel tails look hideous and Rottweilers look positively ridiculous.

 

Also, the reason many of these breeds were docked is to prevent them from damaging their tails whilst working. Dogs working heavy cover can easily injure their tails tips if left undocked. These wounds are painful and can take an extremely long time to heal, if at all. The more extreme cases can require amputation. I believe that this is much more traumatic for the dog than being docked within a few days of birth. A terrier working to ground is liable to injure its tail. Thats my view anyway.

 

But while I'm on my soap box, I think that the anti tail docking law is rubbish. It was supposedly passed on animal welfare grounds. It now also requires a vet to dock the animal. I worked in a pig unit for a couple of months, and was judged competent to dock piglets (an animal scientists tell us are more intelligent than dogs) after a 2 min lesson with the tail docker. These piglets were docked within 48hrs of birth without pain relief or anesthetic.

 

What work does a rottie do that would injure its tail when working and how exactly would a terrier injure its tail when working to ground.

fooooook rotties and if you need to ask you dont need to know

[unlacedgecko 1,466]

just a random question for u guys. do u prefer docked or not docked? personly it don't bovver me more to get hold if not docked but some people will only have docked.no stupid comments please

 

 

Docked everytime for me, not just because of the look but to save injury while doing the work they do.

 

Adding to an earlier reply, i went to the vets to enquire about docking a litter of pups and was bluntly refused while a woman at the side of me was booking her young weirmeraner in to have its gonads chopped off just to quieten it down???

 

 

Funny isn't it, its some people will refuse to dock a dog to prevent injury, but happily castrate an animal for owner's convenience.

[wirral countryman 2,110]

Its got to be docked for me,I think tails look hideous on a terrier apart from a border,I've just had my 9 pups done and my vet dew claws them as well for a tenner,proper farm vets swear its easier than having to operate later in life on a damaged tail,(his words not mine ) atb,wirralman