Sentences with phrase «not dock tails»

Ear cropping is not allowed by law in some countries (for that matter some countries do not dock tails either) and is increasingly questioned in the United States.

We strive to follow the standard exactly as is done by the ADRK in Germany, INCLUDING WE DO NOT DOCK TAILS ANY LONGER and we make sure the dogs are correct in head type and body structure no matter what country they originated from on the pedigrees.

If you got your puppy from a breeder who did not dock her tail and it is a breed on which that is usually done, it still can be.

We don't dock tails, crop ears, devocalize, or otherwise surgically intervene in an animal's life unless there is a direct benefit to the animal's health.

Not exact matches

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The Act also made it an offence to dock the whole or any part of a dog's tail, unless that dog is a certified working dog of not more than five days old.

Conditions or treatments that may not be covered under the plan: • Routine care and well pet visits to the veterinarian • Vaccinations • Deworming • Dental care and dental diseases such as gingivitis • Pre-existing conditions • Chronic illnesses lasting more than one year • Genetic testing and conditions • Cosmetic procedures such as tail docking and ear cropping • Alternative therapies such as acupuncture or holistic treatments • Organ transplants (source: petinsurancereviews.org)

Tail docking is usually done at 4 - 7 days old and usually does not involve the new owner.

Brittanies have very short tails, not exceeding 4 inches whether natural or docked.

The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) states that «ear cropping and tail docking are not medically indicated nor of benefit to the patient.

When the ADRK changed the breed standard to a natural tail, the AKC did not comply with the ADRK standard, and kept the Rottweiler breed here in America as a docked dog.

The Rottweiler tail may have been docked several years before the 1900's, but it is not a documented record.

The Airedale's tail is usually docked (surgically shortened) within five days of birth, but this is not a breed standard requirement.

He has not been docked (ears or tail)

We decided that we didn't want to dock the tail, so we asked for it to be left intact; we were also put on a waitlist for a litter.

Some argue that conformation shows create an unhealthy image or standard by which most dogs can't compete, that breeding for conformation has all but ruined several of the popular breeds we know and love, and that it supports inhumane procedures like cropping ears and docking tails.

I personally find the statement, «puppies come with tails docked, dewclaws removed» to be gimmicky (especially in a short litter announcement that doesn't include much other language), so I don't bother including this information on my website.

The ASCA standard describes the tail as «straight, not to exceed four (4) inches natural bobtail or docked.»

Ear cropping and tail docking in dogs for cosmetic reasons are not medically indicated nor of benefit to the patient.

As a final word on standards, for the benefit of the breed it would be best if countries with docking bans came to some kind of consensus on wording that describes the tail so that what is and is not considered correct is uniform throughout the breed.

Procedures such as ear cropping, tail docking, or debarking in dogs, or declawing in cats are unacceptable because of the suffering and disfigurement they cause an animal are not offset by any benefits to the animal.

Also, surgeries like tail docking and ear cropping sometimes commonly seen in certain breeds are not a necessary expense and are excluded.

Coming to the point The upshot of all this is that if your country does not allow docking, your national breed club should network with other national clubs in countries with similar laws to develop consistent wording about tails for your breed standards.

The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) has offered only the following equivocal position statement: «Ear cropping and tail docking in dogs for cosmetic reasons are not medically indicated nor of benefit to the patient.

Please, when thinking of getting a mini schnauzer, do NOT go with the flow, make the decision to do what is best for your pup... choose to keep the tail intact and be one of the many people to try and put an end to tail docking in the countries where it still exists today!!

The AKC standard, from which most national breed clubs elsewhere in the world drew their own standards, was derived from the older ASCA standard and is largely similar and is essentially the same as regards tails: «Tail is straight, docked or naturally bobbed, not to exceed four inches in length.»

We do not do boarding of healthy pets, we do not do grooming other than medically necessary trims that require sedation, and we do not do elective cosmetic surgery (ear cropping or tail docking).

A Boxer puppy doesn't meet the AKC's «high» standards until tail docking and ear cropping is undergone, despite the dog's pedigree lineage.

Both breeds have a short back, but the tail of a boxer will always be docked, while pit bull tails are not.

A boerboel's owner may choose to dock his tail, but such a measure is not necessary for showing purposes; natural tails are not penalized by the AKC.

Many veterinarians are quick to point out that putting an animal under any type of anaesthetic carries a risk and elective surgeries to needlessly change an animal's appearance or behaviors (think de-clawing, de-barking, ear cropping and tail docking) should not be encouraged.

If not done for medical reasons, (i.e. present injury, disease) tail docking is considered an elective procedure.

While I'd always assumed plastic surgery on animals was cosmetic and restricted to tail docking and ear cropping, I could understand how this would improve not only her comfort and mobility but also her adoptability.

Declawing, tail docking, and ear cropping are not considered a humane procedure by the HSUS nor by RCCAH.

In addition, I think if we can educate the public on how this procedure is accomplished, and how painful it is to the newborns, people would choose not to purchase puppies with docked tails.»

Sometimes the tail is docked, but most people who choose these dogs as family pets don't choose to have the tail docked.

The tail is of medium length and is not docked.

(iii) The provisions of this section shall not prevent a veterinarian from surgically removing, docking, cutting off or cropping the tail of a dog between five days and 12 weeks of age if, in the veterinarian's professional judgment, the procedure is medically necessary for the health and welfare of the dog.

The tail is not to be docked, and is set in continuation of the spine with but slight curvature, and carried gaily in hound fashion.

Although we do not crop ears or dock tails on Golden Retrievers, we believe that decisions about veterinary care and the subject procedures must remain the purview of owners and their veterinarians.

Disqualifications include having eye color other than brown, a blue / gray coat, a nose color that is not black, a tail that is overly curly or short (either naturally or docked), and rear dewclaws.

The tail docking of Yorkies in not based on any health or happiness reasons.

If the dog has a docked tail this does not add any benefit to the dog's motor skills, movement or health state.

Airedales have a back where the shoulders are even with the hips, called a â $ ˜level toplineâ $ ™, their tails are usually docked, though with new standards being introduced in the UK and Europe, undocked tails are acceptable so long as they do not curl over the back.

But some of the breeders which do not sell Yorkies as show prospects may not dock the pet's tails.

Argentina Parts of Canada (but the practice is banned in some provinces: Newfoundland, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Labrador, Nova Scotia, while Québec will ban the practice in 2017) Chile Czech Republic (but there is a ban on the ear cropping) Costa Rica England (while the Yorkshire Terrier's tail can be docked, many other breeds can not) France (with the ear cropping being banned) Hungary India Japan Mexico South Africa United States (With Pennsylvania and Maryland having banned the docking of tails)

I will not have cosmetic surgery performed on my pet, such as tail docking, declawing, or ear cropping.

If you have a Yorkie but you live in a country where the docking is banned, our advice is to not have the pet's tail docked since it will have to be done in a non-sterile and less than perfect environment.

Despite the belief held by most people who have never owned a rabbit, rabbits are not simply rodents with docked tails.

The reason why you might see some with docked tails is because ranchers that own these dogs didn't want them to get infected from foxtails and other brush ailments.