Guest hpool_hunter Posted November 6, 2008 Report Share Posted November 6, 2008 a freind of mine as a terrier , but its tail is not docked , its 1 year old , and is comin on well , bushing/ratting , will it matter with his * longer* tail , as i dont know a thing about terriers . it does i must admit look odd with a tail , but thats because im always assumed they would be docked . HH Link to post
FLATCAP 6 Posted November 6, 2008 Report Share Posted November 6, 2008 a freind of mine as a terrier , but its tail is not docked , its 1 year old , and is comin on well , bushing/ratting , will it matter with his * longer* tail , as i dont know a thing about terriers . it does i must admit look odd with a tail , but thats because im always assumed they would be docked . HH THEY DONT GO TO GROUND WHEN THEY GOT LONG TAIL Link to post
earthpig 0 Posted November 6, 2008 Report Share Posted November 6, 2008 They do go to ground with long tails it just hampers them sometimes ,personaly i dont like em with long tails they dont look right Link to post
FLATCAP 6 Posted November 6, 2008 Report Share Posted November 6, 2008 They do go to ground with long tails it just hampers them sometimes ,personaly i dont like em with long tails they dont look right WELL IVE HAD 3 AN THEY DINT Link to post
stealthy1 3,964 Posted November 6, 2008 Report Share Posted November 6, 2008 Had 2 JRT's, one with dock and one with out, one with out dock kept cutting tail when running through scrub, dock tail had no such problems. Link to post
dangergirl 13 Posted November 6, 2008 Report Share Posted November 6, 2008 They do go to ground with tails, and bloody well too. Some people say the tail can get damaged therefore hindering the dog. Its caused mine no trouble at all. Link to post
duke-1589 0 Posted November 6, 2008 Report Share Posted November 6, 2008 my mates dog has just had pups ..!! and hes docked the tails . it not illegal now..!! wat ya tell the vet,.,? Link to post
Guest mavisdog Posted November 6, 2008 Report Share Posted November 6, 2008 my mates dog has just had pups ..!! and hes docked the tails . it not illegal now..!! wat ya tell the vet,.,? the mother bit them of thats how they get around it, as i can prove to a vet i work dogs for a living i dont have that problem etc, with tails and doing bush work etc cuts can happen, but other than that its cosmetic cheers rob Link to post
earthpig 0 Posted November 6, 2008 Report Share Posted November 6, 2008 Nothing personal mate but they cant be made from the right metal!! if its in em theyll work long or short tails Link to post
matt11 0 Posted November 6, 2008 Report Share Posted November 6, 2008 would never have a terrier with a full tail,dont know if it hinders them or not.they just dont look right. Link to post
OldNog 432 Posted November 7, 2008 Report Share Posted November 7, 2008 would never have a terrier with a full tail,dont know if it hinders them or not.they just dont look right. agreed!!! Link to post
scottishlass 57 Posted November 7, 2008 Report Share Posted November 7, 2008 well i have a pup with a long yes it looks odd but slowly getting used to it i say it kills things with its head not its tail Link to post
steve 34 Posted November 7, 2008 Report Share Posted November 7, 2008 think they look crap with a tail..probably just that used to seeing them with docked tails. Link to post
francolin 449 Posted November 7, 2008 Report Share Posted November 7, 2008 think they look crap with a tail..probably just that used to seeing them with docked tails. thats the LONGand SHORT of it steve what were used to seeing cant see how long tail would hinder a good earth dog too much it will get there if it trying . bushing dog thats a diff story expect some tail damage, that said KEEP DOCKING them all Link to post
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