Most pet and show dogs are
given docked tails at about three days old by a veterinarian.
Not exact matches
All my puppies are vet checked health exams in writing by the vet
given UTD on vaccines and deworming dewclaws removed and
tails are
dock if needed for the breed, also provide shipping if needed at an extra cost.
Given that some countries are now banning
docking, breeders are again attempting to select for dogs with the genes for natural bob
tails.
In the US, this habit
gave the standard for the breed, which asks for the
tail to be «
docked short, close to the body.»
Many countries around the world have instituted bans on
tail docking and other countries are
giving serious consideration to doing so.
Dogs with long
tails might look like they are always swishing with wide wags while dogs with
docked tails or just naturally short
tails will have a harder time
giving very dramatic
tail wags, requiring the handler (and anyone else) to look carefully to see the message from the
tail.