Sentences with phrase «dock the tail when»

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In gun dog the tail was docked to prevent injury when out hunting in heavy brush.

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 tail is docked to 1 1/2 inches (4 cm) when the dog is two days old.

Recently, the American Animal Hospital Association and the American Veterinary Medical Association have opposed ear cropping and tail docking of pets when performed for cosmetic reasons alone.

Breeding for tail type The ASHGI survey found that when the tail length of the mate with which the dog produced NBTs was known 67 % were NBT, indicating that breeders in countries with docking bans may be favoring NBT dogs for breeding in hopes of producing puppies with the traditional breed appearance.

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!!

Rottweilers» tails have been docked since the 19th century, when their popularity started to grow in Germany.

Ears are hanging, and the tail, when docked, is about half the length as it is when left natural.

Normally the ears and tail are docked when the Dobie is a puppy, but some breeders do only the tail.

When you adopt one of my tiny puppies, you get: Copy of veterinarian health statment, dewclaws removed, tail docked, de-wormed, physical exam and micro-chipped!

When you get a Doberman, Boxer, or Miniature Schnauzer, the look of the dog includes tail docking and ear cropping.

In November 2008, the American Veterinary Medical Association passed the following policy: «The AVMA opposes ear cropping and tail docking of dogs when done solely for cosmetic purposes.

However, the official position of the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) states that it «opposes ear cropping and tail docking of dogs when done solely for cosmetic purposes.»

When you adopt at a conventional age of 8 to 12 weeks, your puppy likely already had his tail docked.

Aside from these reasons that many view as inhumane, one practical reason for docking the tail is that it removes what would be a convenient «handle» for a criminal or attacker to grab when the Doberman is performing its guard or police work.

When a dog's tail is docked, a clamp is placed across the tail at the correct length before the tail is docked.

The major part of the breeders will dock the Yorkie's tail when it is quite young puppy — at an age of a few days — for this is of its best interest.

When Great Danes do injure a tail in that manner, the tail oftentimes must be docked.

Tail docking is the term used to describe the act of shortening an animal's tail by amputation, undertaken when the dog is just a puTail docking is the term used to describe the act of shortening an animal's tail by amputation, undertaken when the dog is just a putail by amputation, undertaken when the dog is just a puppy.

Docking — removing part or all of a dog's tail, usually with surgical scissors — is done when a dog is just a few days old and her tail's still «soft.»

Tail docking is done when puppies are a few days old, before nerves are fully developed so discomfort is minimal.

We dock the tails on our puppies when they are 1 - 2 days old, using the «banding» method.

But, we no longer remove the dew claws on our puppies when we dock the tails.

I've read that dogs with docked tails sometimes have it a little rougher when interacting with other dogs, since tails are a big part reading intensions and moods.

The tail is docked to four centimeters in length when the puppy is two days old.

The tail could get caught up in brambles and thorns when retrieving, and that is the reason docking was done.

Like most Terriers, the tail set is very high on the rump and is typically docked so that the tip is the same height as the back of the dog's head when standing at attention.

Unfortunately, owners of dogs with docked tails are at a great disadvantage when it comes to reading tail language.

Tail docking and ear cropping have become increasingly controversial over the past few years, and last year the American Veterinary Medical Association passed a resolution opposing the procedures when done solely for cosmetic purposes.

Tails are typically docked short in the USA when the puppies are no more than three days old.

When the tail is docked, the dog may not be able to communicate effectively which may cause unwarrented aggression or fights with other dogs.