Removal of tail
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Just wondering, why you think it would be best for him to be without his tail?
If it is just for looks it is probably best not to do it now.
However, if it is for some kind of medical reasons, they you would need to weigh pros and cons.
I think everyone will be better able to answer the question with a little more information.
Elissa
If it is just for looks it is probably best not to do it now.
However, if it is for some kind of medical reasons, they you would need to weigh pros and cons.
I think everyone will be better able to answer the question with a little more information.
Elissa
My labradors use their tails......they act somewhat of a rudder to help with swimming.
I don't understand why anyone would want to crop a mix dogs tail......there isn't any standards for that to be considered.
Anyway if it was going to be done.......it should have been done at a couple days old.
If you would have it done now it would probably look funny....because it is so thick and the hair wouldn't grow back right on that much scar tissue.
I don't understand why anyone would want to crop a mix dogs tail......there isn't any standards for that to be considered.
Anyway if it was going to be done.......it should have been done at a couple days old.
If you would have it done now it would probably look funny....because it is so thick and the hair wouldn't grow back right on that much scar tissue.
R
Tail amputation at an older age is a painful recovery for a dog.
They have phantom sensations and pains just as any other amputee does because of the nerve pathways that have developed through the use of the tail.
Docking of baby puppies may cause some amount of pain and discomfort, but they are quiet a soon as they are put back in their basket.
I have observed NUMEROUS dockings, and I find it NOT to be cruel. The puppies do not freak out. They just go back to sleep when they are put back in their basket.
I now tie tails, which is less traumatic for the bitch, and makes a very nice dock.
Tails get tied on the second day if puppies are vigorous, and right before a feeding.
They do not cry or whine, no one gets upset, and tails are usually gone within 72 hours.
To the OP, I would strongly suggest you reconsider docking at an older age. Your dog has lived his life with his tail. Dogs "talk" with their tails. He will really really miss it if you dock it now after he has grown used to having it and using it as a social tool and navigation tool.
They have phantom sensations and pains just as any other amputee does because of the nerve pathways that have developed through the use of the tail.
Docking of baby puppies may cause some amount of pain and discomfort, but they are quiet a soon as they are put back in their basket.
I have observed NUMEROUS dockings, and I find it NOT to be cruel. The puppies do not freak out. They just go back to sleep when they are put back in their basket.
I now tie tails, which is less traumatic for the bitch, and makes a very nice dock.
Tails get tied on the second day if puppies are vigorous, and right before a feeding.
They do not cry or whine, no one gets upset, and tails are usually gone within 72 hours.
To the OP, I would strongly suggest you reconsider docking at an older age. Your dog has lived his life with his tail. Dogs "talk" with their tails. He will really really miss it if you dock it now after he has grown used to having it and using it as a social tool and navigation tool.
Great post, Redyre!
To the OP, it would be a poor idea to dock your dogs tail at this late of an age. And is it was already pointed out, neither pitbulls nor labradors are a docked breed, so unless someone you know just likes to dock tails for the h*ll of it, I'm not sure where you are forming your impression.
To the OP, it would be a poor idea to dock your dogs tail at this late of an age. And is it was already pointed out, neither pitbulls nor labradors are a docked breed, so unless someone you know just likes to dock tails for the h*ll of it, I'm not sure where you are forming your impression.
L
I have observed NUMEROUS dockings, and I find it NOT to be cruel. The puppies do not freak out. They just go back to sleep when they are put back in their basket. - rott
i have as well, JRT's/bulldogs mostly...they do freak out and not all just "go back to sleep". the squirm, they cry, they hurt. it's not normal to have any part of you cut off for looks. i don't know what dogs you saw cut, but IMO it is cruel to do it just for looks or because a "standard" says you have to.
OP....your dog is to old to do this too and not have a serious affect on it. why did you get the dog if you wanted one with a tail dock? what is the point of docking it? just because you want to and you like it? what about the dog???
i have as well, JRT's/bulldogs mostly...they do freak out and not all just "go back to sleep". the squirm, they cry, they hurt. it's not normal to have any part of you cut off for looks. i don't know what dogs you saw cut, but IMO it is cruel to do it just for looks or because a "standard" says you have to.
OP....your dog is to old to do this too and not have a serious affect on it. why did you get the dog if you wanted one with a tail dock? what is the point of docking it? just because you want to and you like it? what about the dog???
At your dogs age it would no longer be called tail docking which is done at birth but, amputation of a limb which is very painful. Why some people feel like they have to play with nature is beyond me. You don't chop off dogs tails just because you think it looks good. Pitbulls are supposed to have there tails. They even are trying to stop cropping rottweilers and dobies tails and some of the other breeds that are known to have it done because it is all for cosmetic reasons. I recently went to a K9 schutzhund event and they had a beautiful rottweiler who was bred in Germany with its tail. They are finding that breeds who are usually without a tail have more balance with one when using them in protection and schutzhund work. I have seen Pitbulls and American bulldogs without tails but they don't look right to me. Just my two cents 
Leave your baby alone, he will be better off with his tail
Leave your baby alone, he will be better off with his tail 
Labbreeder - Red breeds and shows Rotties. i'm very sure that she is experienced in this field. All puppies are different and react different, depending on the TYPE of docking as well..
Ex. In sheep they tie the tail so it docks. I have seen it done and it is fairly painless to them, it doesn't bother them at all and as Red said, the tails are gone fairly quickly that way.
I also have never seen a docked pitty?? Maybe you mean Boxer??
I also agree that having his tail docked at that age would significantly put him at risk for emotional and physical pain.
Ex. In sheep they tie the tail so it docks. I have seen it done and it is fairly painless to them, it doesn't bother them at all and as Red said, the tails are gone fairly quickly that way.
I also have never seen a docked pitty?? Maybe you mean Boxer??
I also agree that having his tail docked at that age would significantly put him at risk for emotional and physical pain.