Does it make their tails more sensitive or possibly uncomfortable for life?
Maybe dogs who have had that done to them don't like people touching their tails because they remember the pain from the first time someone touched it.
The jerks who had my girl first docked her tail and she doesn't like her tail to be touched at all.
I don't know if it could be that, or just a little quirk that she has. I just know that everytime I have to touch her tail for anything, she turns around as quickly as possible so that it can't be touched.
She's acting normally, so I will just wait to bring it up to the vet at her next appointment, unless of course it's really painful for her.
2006-10-27 09:17:16 · 20 answers · asked by jaxchick23 2 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Maybe they didn't do it properly and due to that it's causing discomfort even now.
Poor thing, I think tail docking and ear cropping should be outlawed. Spaying and Neutering are the only body altering things for a dog that I think are needed.
I think you should find her old owner and dock his finger and see how he likes missing a body part.
2006-10-27 09:22:17 · answer #1 · answered by Shadow's Melon 6 · 1⤊ 7⤋
Chances are that her tail doesn't hurt at all unless it was recently docked. If that's the case I can imagine it might be sore. A dog's tail should not be docked after the dog reaches 5 days of age unless it's done for medical reasons. And then.....if someone MUST have their dog's tail docked (again...before it's 5 days old) then it should be done by a veterinarian.
The only thing I can imagine....if your dog's tail seems to be sensitive is that whoever docked it in the first place may have splintered a tail bone and maybe left a bone chip. However, I know that any dog I have ever had, turns around if you touch their tail. I know I'm likely to spin around if someone grabs my tail. LOL
2006-10-27 09:23:50 · answer #2 · answered by Ginger 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Docking a dog's tail is done 3 days after birth. Leaving it this late is not an option unless for a valid medical reason.
2016-03-19 00:38:58 · answer #3 · answered by Pamela 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Having the tail docked has nothing to do with it, lots of dogs don't like their tail or back end touched.
2006-10-27 09:37:48 · answer #4 · answered by DaBasset - BYBs kill dogs 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
unless the docking went badly, which I doubt, it shouldn't be because of pain or emotional scarring. It's pretty normal for dogs not to like to be touched there, since among dogs that's seen as a sign of superiority over another dog (hence why dogs don't like others to sniff there...) Since it's alot shorter, your hand is alot closer to the area where she is most uncomfortable. My dog had her tail docked by previous owners, and she wasn't sensitive at all. However, if the procedure was done wrong, your dog definitely experience alot of pain. Docking really serves no purpose, it's horrible. But even greater is the horror when it's done wrong. Dogs will definitely be emotionally scarred from that.
So it's one of the two, you should have your vet look at it and seem if it was done right....
2006-10-27 09:36:26 · answer #5 · answered by Yah 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
I seriously doubt that it has anthing to do with the tail being docked. It is not uncommom for dogs to develop issues with people touching their rear ends (tail or no tail). Although docking is purely cosmetic and serves no purpose whatsoever, I cant see how it would scar a dog for life b/c it is done a such a young age and every rottweiler I've met cant get enough of have its butt rubbed.
2006-10-27 09:21:17 · answer #6 · answered by Matt O 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Dogs have their tails docked at 3-5 days of age, and have no more memory of it than a boy does of being curcumcised.
Sometimes a vertebrae can be shattered & a piece left in accidently... many times these dogs will be sensitive about their tails & often chase them. Your vet may need to do exploratory surgery to rule this out, if the problem continues or worsens.
2006-10-27 09:25:28 · answer #7 · answered by mustanglynnie 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Might be more that she is a female dog than anything. Many female dogs get uncomfortable with anyone poking around their lady bits unless they are in heat.
My dog's docked tail doesn't bother him at all.. its when I hold it to keep him steady while using clippers near his bum that causes him to squirm but thats more of the clippers being near his kiwi's I think than the fact that I am holding his tail.
2006-10-27 09:24:16 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't think that having her tail docked has anything to do with it. My english cocker spaniel didn't have his tail docked and he has always hated having his tail touched. I wouldn't worry about it, just don't mess with her tail. Talk to your vet if you really think it's a problem.
2006-10-27 09:28:01 · answer #9 · answered by katti1787 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I imagine it is a little sensitive, but many dogs don't like their tails touched. When they dock them, it's usually within three days after birth, just a quick pinch and nothing they remember, so it's not from trauma. I personally think it's awful, since if you get a dog, you should want it for the dog it is. I also frown on fixing the ears, horrible! But don't worry about yours, she's just a little sensitive.
2006-10-27 09:22:45 · answer #10 · answered by Kaosmunki 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
My parents foster rotts, and most of them come with docked tails (their pet rottie does not have her tail docked, they have outlawed that in germany, and parents agree with not removing a part of any dog for aesthetic reasons) and most are ok with you touching their little nubbin.
Does you dog just not like it, or does it seem to bother her like she is in pain or uncomfortable?
2006-10-27 09:24:06 · answer #11 · answered by Nikki T 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋