Is Tail Docking Cruel or Necessary?

tbh as long as it is done humanely and doesnt harm the dog i have no objection to it my lad boss had his tail docked when he was born, as he was initially bred to hunt and fight *rolls eyes* i think he looked better without a tail tbh, i saw other dogs similar to him with tails and it didnt look as nice :2431: imo of course lol.....

http://www.dogmagazine.net/archives/5289/is-tail-docking-cruel-or-necessary-by-bobbi-leder/

I still think certain dogs look better with their tails docked, I still think its funny to see a boxer with a tail as you say Shelley as long as its done humanely and doesnt harm the dog

i think rotties look better without the tail too jude ...

i couldnt imagine a gsd without its tail though :2431:

fredsmum wrote:

i think rotties look better without the tail too jude ...

i couldnt imagine a gsd without its tail though :2431:

exactly! certain dogs certainly look better with their tails docked but a gsd no way!!

theres a gsd on the husky forum im on i dunno if there was summin wrong with his tail or if it was docked - will try n find a pic - i personally wudnt do it or have it done 2 my dogs but if its done humanely i dont have a problem with it

:2431: find the pic if you can nix....im sure there must of been something wrong with it, no one would dock a gsd ...would they

i prefer small terrier breeds with docked tails too

im going 2 my aunties now for dinner but will try n find 1 when im back :)

i think certain breeds look better with there tail docked but do not agree with it

I agree, some dogs do 'look' better docked but otherwise I think only working dogs should be docked as some of the accidents they have with full tails is awful!

Although I'm not for the americans docking great danes etc ears I think it looks awful and surely it hurts!

Claire

I don't like tail docking tbh it's not natural

this dog is called psycho his owner is on my friends list
he's a rescue dog and the previous owner tied him to a
tree and cut his tail off.






looks weird doesn't it

Well there's a first. I agree totally with Karen!!

If nature intended them to have tails, then in this day and age, there is no need to dock them.

Maybe we think certain breeds look better that way because we've become so accustomed to seeing it.

But worse still is the American habit of cutting the ears on Great Danes & Dobermans. It must hurt and I cant see how it is necessary.

slynico wrote:

Well there's a first. I agree totally with Karen!!

If nature intended them to have tails, then in this day and age, there is no need to dock them.

Maybe we think certain breeds look better that way because we've become so accustomed to seeing it.

But worse still is the American habit of cutting the ears on Great Danes & Dobermans. It must hurt and I cant see how it is necessary.

I agree with Bev

i have some rottie breeders have stopped now as they are having problems selling pups with tails.

some show folk have been known to break the gsds tail (by slamming in door)so it looks straight (no curl)
only last year dog was put down line after german judge had noticed it had been done to dog in class

omg thats disgusting Kenny, people like that should have their head slammed in the door, that must have been so painful for the dog

Personally i dont agree with it if its cause of health reasons or something then yeah if done correctly. I do think you get used to what you see and if a breed changes it looks weird at first but if they werent meant to have tails they wouldnt be born with them.

Deff slam their head in a door a big large heavy door!!!

a lot of working malis and GSDs are docked as they damage their tails obv same with your gundogs i am not against that as its not for cosmetic reasons. my lab has broke his tail twice now and splits the end a LOT if he wasnt so old he would be docked for health reasons.

i dont think any dog "looks" better without a tail, thats very much the opinion of a lot of show breeders i find like bev and batman said dogs need their tails so if there is no medical reason as to why to dock why bother?

i know a load of working dog ppl who get round the ban tho its not that hard which is a shame.

heres the pic ov the GSD i DONT think it was docked - its longer than a docked tail but shorter than a GSD tail

:2431: cheers nix .... i wonder if the dog had an accident and thats why its tail is like that

thats what i thought - strange isnt it - i might have 2 ask whats up with his tail bless him

let us know hun

will do :)

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liverbird wrote:

I don't like tail docking tbh it's not natural

this dog is called psycho his owner is on my friends list
he's a rescue dog and the previous owner tied him to a
tree and cut his tail off.






looks weird doesn't it

did you not see this one Shelley

aww poor boy