i need statistics on tail docking on dogs, & tell me what you think about docking?

Question

are you for it, or against it

Answer 1

I don't like any mutilation of our pets for the mere sake of vanity or fashion... A dog enjoys wagging his tail.

Answer 2

How do you feel about a broken, bloody, painful tail having to be removed as an adult? Tails are docked because they tend to break in the field (and sometimes in the house). Many docked breeds have very thin, poor tails that break easily. There is a reason for it no matter what lies the ARs tell you.

Answer 3

I adopted a weimaraner who had her tail docked, and when I bought a book on the breed, they said it was done for safety reasons while hunting. Now, I do not know if that is true- How many people these days go hunting with a dog.? I do not see the point of it. Tails or ears. If is is for cosmetic reasons then that sucks. In many countries in Europe, it is now against the law to do it. Where I live (Rochester NY) A woman was arrested for cropping ears and docking tails on mastiffs she was breeding-No t a vet, nor a "good" breeder. How mean is that? She just did it to the pups, no medication or anything. I hpre she gets her a ss nailed to the wall.

Answer 4

If the dog is a WORKING guard dog (ie: it will be put into a situation where the tail could be broken, cut off, torn off, skin stripped, ect.) then I am for docking.

Also, if the dog is of a breed where tail breaks/injuries are common, then I would also dock.

Otherwise, there is no reason to dock the tail other than aesthetics.

I agree that if the AKC didn't make the docking mandatory then many people would not do it.

Tail docking did have a purpose originally, and that was to prevent tail injuries for WORKING dogs. Since many dogs these days are not working dogs, they no longer need the procedure done. Unfortunately it's become a 'trademark' of certain breeds, regardless if they are currently working dogs or not.

Answer 5

it's entirely dependent on the breed. docking is always done for a specific reason, be it safety, breed standard, or aesthetics. i'm all for it if it's something that the breed calls for. unlike ear cropping, docking tails is something that is done within the first week of birth, and is not painful to the pup. they have no feeling in their tails yet. and contrary to popular belief, the akc doesn't require ear cropping, just tail docking in certain breeds. also, if this is such an unfair practice, then why do licensed, certified, hippocratic oath taking veterinarians offer this service? it's no more cruel than spaying or neutering. ear cropping is done for safety reasons based on the history of the breed. so is tail docking. it's your dog, and as long as you don't abuse it, do what you want with it. i think you should do it, because it's not a cruel practice, not to mention if you have a bigger breed, imagine your fine knick knacks being knocked to the floor due to the excitement of your dog, and your not wanting to be cruel and doing what the breed standard calls for.

Answer 6

Against it! tail docking is litterally cutting off their tail bone, which is connected to their spinal column. It's one thing to neuter or spay a dog in order to prevent things like cancer or prevent unwanted puppies from entering the world, but tail docking is awful. The "breed standard" as it is so called, is completely unfair...if it doesn't let dogs be dogs. Pinchers for example have long tails and floppy ears. docking their tails and cutting off parts of their ears is just silly, unnecessary. its like giving a chubby baby lipposuction.

Answer 7

I raised min pins for a few years and we did have the tails docked. If I were to raise them now, I would not, nor do the ears. The tails aren't as bad to do because they do it before the nerves are developed in the tail and it causes them a minimal amount of pain. AKC is responsible for the mutilation of dogs for ear cropping and tail docking. If they would not make it madatory in show dogs, people would eventually quit doing it.

Answer 8

I had the choice of having my dog's tail docked when she was a puppy. I said 'No'. I'm so glad I did, especially as the sight of her wagging tail makes me smile. She's a Cocker Spaniel, the tails of this breed having been docked out of 'tradition'. Tail docking has since become illegal in my State.

Answer 9

***WHAT*** "statistics"????

Looks like all you're doing is an extremely ***UN-scientific*** informal poll,which will ONLY bring responses from the ignorant cotton-candy-for-brains AR/humaniac/peta-nutz types that SO abound here!

Try asking *them* how many docking procedures they've even SEEN,let alone how many DOZENS they've DONE w/ABSOLUTELY ***NO*** ill effects? About the BILLIONS that have been done over the GENERATIONS w/DITTO effects.

Try BRAINS instead of childish "cootchie-coo" emotional reactions.

Answer 10

Although they sometimes look so cute that way,I wanted to have my Pitt's done but he said the only benefit to it was simply cosmetic. He also told me that a dog uses his tail FOR balance some times. SO THAT IMMEDIATELY TURNED ME OFF OF IT.