Tail Docking Procedure

[steamingutpiles 117]

My first litter of Patterdales were born yesterday. I'm interested in knowing at what length the tails should be docked, when and how to do it?

 

Another thing. The bitch has 5 pups. All are jet black but one, which is a red. Is this common?

[Guest grubygrafter]

my vet is the same as carreg and he says always error on the long side and some kind of styptic is handy

[Royston2 0]

Nothing worse than a tail docked too short.......

[Squirrel_Basher 17,100]

Nothing worse than a tail docked too short.......

 

...........exept for 1 not docked at all [borders excluded]............Carreg

 

Basically ,just over an inch from the body.Cut cleanly with scissors.What I like to do is pull the skin down towards the tail and feel with your thumb nail for a bone joint .Try to cut between these joints and let the surplus skin you pulled back release over the cut.As a precaution you could spray with purple disenfectant or dip in dilute dettol.If in doubt ,ask someone whos done the procedure to show you .

[bobby 3]

if i were u and u have never docked a tail before get someone to do it four you it is no big deal ...and easy enough...but nothing looks worse than a cocked up tail.

[Squirrel_Basher 17,100]

if i were u and u have never docked a tail before get someone to do it four you it is no big deal ...and easy enough...but nothing looks worse than a cocked up tail.

Parrot :11:

[Guest tim]

if i were u and u have never docked a tail before get someone to do it four you it is no big deal ...

 

 

It might not be but the law states that tails must be docked by a qualified person, if someone make s a mess and you end up having to take the pup to the vets, you are in deep stuck explaining how it happened -

[Guest grubygrafter]

if i were u and u have never docked a tail before get someone to do it four you it is no big deal ...

 

 

It might not be but the law states that tails must be docked by a qualified person, if someone make s a mess and you end up having to take the pup to the vets, you are in deep stuck explaining how it happened -

 

good advice. plus there is nothing worse than a button tail

[Guest RobW71]

Nothing worse than one that's cut to long either, it ends up with a curl.

 

Mine are cut just to cover thier privates and put back in with mother who cleans them straight up.

 

Regards Rob

[spade 224]

I recently had my first litter and took them to a mate. He put a 10pence piece against the tail starting at the body and cut it there. I've never seen a dog being docked before and really couldn't believe what all the fuss is about, the tiniest whine then straight back to their mother who cleaned them up, what little there was to clean up anyway.