If I had a litter that had issues of any kind, and they were being hand fed, I put docking off ....they are so tiny and have enough stress on their little bodies....tail docking is something that isnt mandatory......I did a litter of tinys at 17 days old one time....they did just fine and yours will too....do you regularly breed your dogs and whelp litters? Are these show dogs? Are you keeping these babies until they are 12-15 weeks old? Do you dock your own tails? They will do fine docking at 14-17 days old....if you just keep your babies until they are 6-8 weeks old, I would leave their tails intact! |