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ADA10 · 04-16-2010, 03:55 AM

How many of you have been really paying attention when your dog defaecates.....?!
Those of you who have will notice that the tail muscle elevates at the time of evacuation thus in the normal course of events giving clearance for the faeces. If the dog unfortunately has diarrhoea then it is not quite so streamlined over the buttocks! When amputated the tail muscles can atrophy (waste) and this can make the faeces less well formed or even incontinence can occur when done too close to the spinal cord. To keep it clean - best to leave the tail intact and start breeding for tail set and length. (not tailless as this is another problem area).
Working (principally gundogs) have only been incorporated into some countries' laws (e.g.not Scotland) because of a strong field sports lobby when the Bill was going through legislative procedure. In England (and Wales) only 6 more votes in Parliament would have made a total ban. In the UK, Veterinary research shows that in these exempted groups statistics show a very noticeable evidence of lameness injury (besides one dog being run over and killed and another jumped off a cliff) so injury in these groups is a lot to do with what is expected of the dog which may not in normal circumstance be entirely welfare friendly.

04-16-2010, 03:55 AM	#121
ADA10 YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: UK Posts: 6	Tail ends How many of you have been really paying attention when your dog defaecates.....?! Those of you who have will notice that the tail muscle elevates at the time of evacuation thus in the normal course of events giving clearance for the faeces. If the dog unfortunately has diarrhoea then it is not quite so streamlined over the buttocks! When amputated the tail muscles can atrophy (waste) and this can make the faeces less well formed or even incontinence can occur when done too close to the spinal cord. To keep it clean - best to leave the tail intact and start breeding for tail set and length. (not tailless as this is another problem area). Working (principally gundogs) have only been incorporated into some countries' laws (e.g.not Scotland) because of a strong field sports lobby when the Bill was going through legislative procedure. In England (and Wales) only 6 more votes in Parliament would have made a total ban. In the UK, Veterinary research shows that in these exempted groups statistics show a very noticeable evidence of lameness injury (besides one dog being run over and killed and another jumped off a cliff) so injury in these groups is a lot to do with what is expected of the dog which may not in normal circumstance be entirely welfare friendly.