to dock or not to dock that is the question

[jackthedog 0]

well if these shows just charge people to park their cars they are not charging admission to the show ground so people can show their dogs with docked tails and certificate

[Guest manda]

I thought you could still show a working dog with a docked tail no matter what certs it has, i think i read on crufts that they still allow working breeds to have docked tails in there shows??? my terrier pup still has tail but im not bothered he'll either work or not no matter if he has a tail or if he hadnt had a tail, but they do look weird like the rotties with tails

[darren 0]

what are your views on tail docking

just read shitzus last post that will give you the answer

[baldockbanks courser 598]

i just bought two 10 week old patterdale pups in for next to nothing due to a vet cutting the tails to short and spoiling the appearence of two otherwise cracking pups. the lad had previouslie docked him self doing a fine job but due to worrying about the law opted for the vet. thell do the job i want them for but it just shows the terrier and lurcher folk should be left to look after there animals.

[GameBirdMeg 21]

i just bought two 10 week old patterdale pups in for next to nothing due to a vet cutting the tails to short and spoiling the appearence of two otherwise cracking pups. the lad had previouslie docked him self doing a fine job but due to worrying about the law opted for the vet. thell do the job i want them for but it just shows the terrier and lurcher folk should be left to look after there animals.

 

[i am the undertaker 1]

yes see get vet to to the job and they f--k it up should just leave it as it was and let us do the job we have been doing for years

[Keeps 403]

The vet I use allows me to decide on the length - I stay in the room whilst its done just to make sure its exactly how I want it. He's also very reasonable, charges me about the same as my own local vet charges for a consultation. On the downside I have to travel about 25 miles to get it done and apart from the inconvenience, its not ideal for the pups to take them out in the cold, on a long journey and then wait in the vets till its done.

 

It isnt worth the risk of doing it yourself though, as has been said above, your dogs could be taken from you if you don't provide the evidence, apart from a fine and a possible prison sentence, and it certainly is stupidity to post about it on here.

 

Docked by the vets