Cosmetic tail docking has also been banned in a number of countries including Sweden, Norway, the Netherlands, Finland, Germany and Denmark. Several other European countries including Cyprus, Greece, Luxembourg, Switzerland, and Austria have also ratified a European Convention that prohibits the cosmetic docking of tails.
In the United Kingdom tail docking can only be carried out by a registered veterinary surgeon. You may still see adult dogs with docked tails, as the docking may have been performed before the ban was introduced. But you should never buy a puppy with a docked tail. If you get a dog from a breeder, make sure that they do not dock tails.
There are also a few breeds, such as the Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog, or the Australian Shepherd which is actually an American breed which carry a genetic mutation that means some individuals are born with short stumpy tails. Ear cropping involves the surgical removal of a portion of both of ears and is traditionally performed on specific breeds such as boxers, great danes, doberman pinschers or schnauzers.
The practice was common in dogs bred for guarding, fighting, and hunting small animals and the historical reasons for ear cropping are similar to those for tail docking owners said they wanted to reduce the incidence of ear injuries and make it harder for their dogs to be caught by the ears.
Although few dogs are used for such purposes now, some breed fanciers argue that cropped ears are part of the historical breed standard. Others, including RSPCA Australia regard the practice of ear cropping as an unnecessary and detrimental to the welfare of the animals concerned. Tail docking is painful Advocates of tail docking claim that it does not cause pain or discomfort, as the nervous system of puppies is not fully developed.
Pro-docking claims The few remaining advocates of tail docking give a range of unconvincing explanations to defend their views. Is it legal in other countries? Why do some dogs still have docked tails? Other surgical modification of companion animals — ear cropping of dogs Ear cropping involves the surgical removal of a portion of both of ears and is traditionally performed on specific breeds such as boxers, great danes, doberman pinschers or schnauzers. A lot of articles are going around in the Internet defending one side or the other.
What we are against is the improper way of doing it. Which brings us to the question…. This is a hard question to answer. Some even recommend that puppies should be docked not more than 72 hours after their birth. And, of course, the operation should only be done by a veterinarian. Since some think paying a veterinarian for docking tails on puppies is too expensive for some breeders, some may resort to having non-professionals do it.
However, plenty of other dog organizations in other countries think otherwise and have consequently banned all forms of tail docking whether for routine, preventive and especially cosmetic purposes. Countries like the Netherlands, Germany, Norway and Turkey have banned tail docking. Others have made exceptions for certain breeds working dogs. People believe that more and more countries will eventually implement laws against tail docking in the future.
As previously mentioned, there are people who simply like the look of a docked tail on a Rottweiler and we respect that as long as the operation was done under proper circumstances. For decades, Rottweilers have had their tails docked making it an identifying feature of the breed until today.
A Rottweiler with a tail is simply not the same for some. This assumption has been proven correct by a study conducted by the University of Glasgow.
According to the results, dogs whose tails were docked at a young age were at a smaller risk of being affected by tail-related injuries. It is important to note though that the study only focused on working-type dog breeds. For example, guard dogs may be vulnerable to having their tails grabbed to stop its attack.
Meanwhile, hunting dogs may injure their tails while in the under bush. However, these largely remain unproven by research and should be taken with a grain of salt. Of course, there are breeders who want to follow breeding standards.
Mostly though, a docked tail is cosmetic these days, and it is the look we have come to expect on a Rottweiler. So much so that the AKC considers a docked tail the breed standard for Rottweilers. Tail-docking is properly done through a surgical procedure. Ideally, the dog is anesthetized, although it is very common to skip anesthesia, reasoning that the dog is too young at the age of the procedure days old to remember the pain.
The tail is snipped off with surgical scissors or the circulation is interrupted by placing a rubber band around the tail. Dogs are not the only animals that commonly have their tail docked.
Whether or not tail docking is legal depends on where you live. In the United States, 21 states have regulations in place governing elective surgery on animals like tail docking.
Even show dogs in the United Kingdom are undocked unless their tail was docked before the law came into effect in In Scotland docking tails of any breed dog is illegal. The map just below shows a worldwide view of the legal status for tail-docking for dogs. The red indicates areas where tail-docking is banned with a few medical exceptions. The dark blue shows areas where tail-docking is unrestricted. The orange indicates where docking is banned for cosmetic purposes alone, and the light blue shows where docking can only be performed by a veterinarian.
Banfield Pet Hospital , the largest network of animal hospitals in the United States, no longer performs tail docking. I have a feeling this trend will continue until cosmetic tail-docking becomes a thing of the past.
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