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Originally Posted by SWHouston  There are a lot of opinions out there about length, and actually it's up to you as to how long you have yours Docked.
But originally, Terriers Tails were Docked where the length was about the width of your hand (about 4" or so).
This was a convenient length...
Not too long to inhibit their activity when burrowing after prey, but
long enough to get hold of, to pull them out of the hole/back out of the way. |
IMHO and not to start a war, but I kind of dont understand why in this day and age, tails and ears are still docked.
We got Smokey at 5 months and for some reason or other, the breeder did not dock his tail and I am glad he didn't.
Breed standard? Forgive my stupidity, but WHY?
Having spent a couple thousand dollars rushing a greyhound with infected "happy tail" into emergency amputation and dealing with the aftermath,
I am a bit put off by what I consider unnecessary cosmetic surgery.
Again, forgive me, but that's how I feel.
