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Originally Posted by Britster  I am not really for nor against it as a whole. Personally. I don't like docking. But I understand why breeders want the right to choose.
But I think to say that a yorkie has the potential to go after a mouse and break their tail and using that as an excuse as to why tail docking is the best option... is like saying "the chance of my yorkie jumping off the couch and breaking it's leg probably will happen in it's life time... so I'm going to amputate it's legs". May be extreme but it's just how I feel. To use what MAY happen as a reason for docking... just seems a bit silly. Lots of things can happen, but we don't prematurely get rid of it. However if a dog is working around vermin all day, as a working dog, then YES I do understand. As the chances are going to much higher for injury than a pet dog.
I can understand why some prefer the look of a docked tail as well. I have no issues with people who have a preference!
I am not sure I necessarily agree with the banning of tail docking... because then what ELSE are they going to control? Ya know? But it still doesn't mean I like it  |
They the amorphous "they" are going to try to ban a whole lot of other things as well.
For me; with the Blackies ie BRT's, I had a long tailed female, and my docked male. That tail on a big dog added another 12-18" of length. Porr girl in a city home, when she would come to the door to greet me, her tail going a mile a minute. It would knock into each wall. Bang, Bang, thump, thump. I winced! Not being used to long tail beasties, I quickly learned to take everything off side tables, coffee tables, etc.
We also don't know how the "standard" should be for a natural tail, it has only been 5yrs since most of Europed "banned" the docking. We are in the same situation as all breed clubs. Asked to revise a standard, but having not one clue as to what length, carriage, etc the undocked tail should be.
For me as a matter of practicality with the large breeds and quite honestly I love the dock tail look, I am in favor of allowing docking or not.
And yes for guard and protect breeds there is a practical reason. That tail can be used against the dog in a serious situation. It provides a convenient hold that the human aggressor can use against the dog.