2006-11-08 06:53:26 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
i breed aussies and they are allyways born with tails like a boarder collie.the vet docks them when they are about 3 weeks.some vets dock shotter then othere so be carefull who does it so it doesnt mess them up.
2006-11-08 07:19:41 · answer #1 · answered by mickey2009 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No all of them don't have docked tails. Many of them are born with a natural bob tail. Those that are not born with the natural bob tail are docked. This is a docked breed for 2 main reasons: They are primarily a cattle herding breed and docking prevents injuries from tails being stepped on by cattle or getting caught in a gate, second the breed was developed in the western US where there are lots of things that would get caught up a long tail while the dog was working making it prone to injures from things working down into the fur and inbedding itself into the skin.
2016-05-21 22:23:50 · answer #2 · answered by April 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
More than likely you will have to have them docked. I breed Jack Russell Terriors and they are all born with long tails. We dock the dogs tails ourself. We use docking bands. They are like the bands farmers use to castrate bulls. You can place them on the dogs tail, it cuts the circulation, and the tails just fall right off. You have to do this within days of birth. You also need to know the exact area to place the band to dock. I hate doing this. I usually have the breeder of my female do it. But I've left the tails on two of my dogs and I think they're still cute as heck because the tail curls up like a curly fry.
2006-11-08 07:46:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some Aussies are born with naturally short bobbed tails, others with full long tails, and others with natural partial bobs, where the tail is midlength and appears stubby. Most breeders dock the tails when the puppies are born.
2006-11-08 06:57:20 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Both. Although if you breed a natural bobtail with another natural bob then the offspring may have spinal problems. But some are born with the tail (like my doggie Xyler who still has his tail) and have them docked.
2006-11-08 10:44:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Some are born stump tailed while others are born with full length tails. Me and my sister each bought a pup from the same litter. The pup I bought had a stump tail, while the other had a full tail. They can be born either way.
2006-11-08 10:13:22 · answer #6 · answered by R.S.C. 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Um... I've seen alot of Austrailain Shepards(adults) with long tail.
2006-11-08 07:50:15 · answer #7 · answered by dbrooke407 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are usually born like that
2006-11-08 07:11:35 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
most shepards have long tails
2006-11-08 08:43:48 · answer #9 · answered by jenna p 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are cut that way by a vet.
2006-11-08 06:55:04 · answer #10 · answered by rltouhe 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋