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Originally Posted by lara2913  Here is a picture of Indy showing her tail (looking scruffy as she had just woken up from a nap!) and one of the boys where you can kinda see their tails, its amazing that these were the best tail pics I could find. I guess i'm always trying to get their faces 
Its illegal in the UK because its considered a cruel and unnecessary procedure, here is an interesting link about tail docking in the UK which discusses both sides of the argument. http://www.dogstrust.org.uk/informat...s/taildocking/ |
Your dogs are beautiful! Their tails seem to kind of curl around and are really lovely. Max's tail was docked, but I leave the hair long, because I think it's really pretty.
Thanks for the article. It's very interesting. I had to laugh at the nonsense we humans surround ourselves with - tail docking, for example, as a controversy. (I don't think your point is nonsense at all, by the way - just the concept that we argue about the most amazing things). There doesn't seem to be any real with reason for doing it. I thought breed standard was universal. I guess not!
I had an Irish Setter who would point when my daughter was a baby and she would pull herself up to a standing position on his back and tail. He was a sweet, sweet boy, the breed is considered working dogs and their tails are magnificent.
Yorkie K9trainer - your children are beautiful!
I think if I wanted an earring in my dog's ears, there are little stick-on fake jewels. If you buy really small ones, I can't see that it would hurt the dog even if they did eat it. God only knows what Max finds in the grass during the summer that I don't see him eating - he's so close to the ground he sneaks things in his mouth.