Psychologist Stanley Coren states
dogs with docked tails seem to be victims of aggressive encounters with other dogs.
Certain breeds like Corgis and Jack Russells tend to look more
adorable with docked tails, so many breeders have them docked in order to meet buyer's standards!
During the early years of the breed there was no official breed standard so any small terrier having a long, silky, blue - and - fawn
coat with docked tail and trimmed ears was considered a Yorkshire Terrier.
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.»
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.
In areas where docking the tail is still permitted, even dog's
with docked tails still continue to wag their tail, even though there really isn't much there.
A dog
with a docked tail must be disqualified.
Prints and paintings from the 16th and 17th centuries show dogs of similar type to today's English Springer Spaniel,
some 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.
Dogs
with docked tails have truncated vocabularies, as do brachycephalic breeds, which may not exhibit the full range of facial expressions seen in their longer - nosed brethren.
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.
To avoid these rules, tenant farmers had dogs not readily recognized as hunting dogs, worth below five British pounds, less than 19 inches tall and
with docked tails.
Unfortunately, owners of dogs
with docked tails are at a great disadvantage when it comes to reading tail language.
His physical look is wire haired,
with docked tail and just very much a terrier mix and a handsome little guy!