Whack and stack ! lol ...
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I think a torn off dew claw in field is far worse than under control situation at 3- days old. Definitely would want tail docked to eliminate potential damage.
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In the field no issues, in the living room.. disaster.. our boxer and cane corso clear the coffee table with regularity
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Used to be involved in Springers before labs.... All of them were hunters and all docked. The early dogs in my life were heavily hunted, back when there were covies of Blues all over the island...
Dock them. Like Foxton has said they are done early on and have no idea what happened.
Actually it's more than twice that many provinces. You can add BC, Alberta, Quebec, N.B. and PEI to the list. The litter my griff came from in Quebec was the last litter to have docked tails since she was born at the end of December in 2016. In January of the next year it was made illegal.
I have heard that if you can provide evidence that the docking of the tails is NOT for cosmetic reasons but safety related instead because of the working situation that the dogs are involved with then you still may be able to get the tails docked. ie. dogs that hunt One thing for certain is,,,, vets can't dock tails in any of these provinces because if they do they will lose their license.
I, too, have witnessed dog that have had broken tails and how they've never fully recovered from their injury because of nerve damage, etc. Their tails are often deformed.
I reached out to the CKC after their recent email:
CKC's response:Hi, I was wondering if you could direct me to the scientific evidence and presentation mentioned in the link at https://www.ckc.ca/en/News/2019/February/ABVMA-Decision-and-Proposed-Changes-to-Alberta-Ani
CKC was in contact with the ABVMA prior to the membership vote, providing scientific evidence to support cropping and docking procedures. This information was also complimented by a presentation to ABVMA on January 15, 2019.
As you can see, most of their references are legislation, not scientific studies as claimed in their email to the CKC membership. There is scientific research supporting tail docking for working dogs but little to none for non-working dogs. The CKC being the CKC, their number one concern is maintaining the status quo so that the show people who make up the bulk of their membership can keep parading their fat slobs around the show ring.CKC submitted studies and legislative exemptions to the ABVMA Council. Most links refer to docking.
Northern Ireland (exemptions for working dogs – likely to be used for work in connection with law enforcement, lawful pest control or the lawful shooting of animals.)
· Welfare of Animals Act (Northern Ireland) 2011
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2011/16/section/6
England & Wales(exemptions for working dogs)
· UK Animal Welfare Act 2006
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/45/section/6
- Explanatory Memorandum To The Docking Of Working Dogs’ Tails (England) Regulation
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/1120/pdfs/uksiem_20071120_en.pdf
- Risk factors for tail injuries in dogs in Great Britain (indicates risk for all dogs in the home)
http://politicalanimal.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/AW1403_9160_FRP.pdf
Scotland
· Analysis of Responses to the Consultation on the Proposal to Permit Tail Docking of Working Spaniels and Hunt Point Retrievers
https://www.gov.scot/binaries/content/documents/govscot/publications/research-publication/2016/10/analysis-responses-consultation-proposal-permit-tail-docking-working-spaniels-hunt/documents/00506730-pdf/00506730-pdf/govscot%3Adocument
· The prevalence of tail injuries in working and non-working breed dogs visiting veterinary practices in Scotland
https://veterinaryrecord.bmj.com/content/174/18/450
· Investigations regarding tail injuries in working gundogs and terriers in pest control in Scotland
http://theses.gla.ac.uk/5629/1/2014lederermvm.pdf
South Africa
· South African Wingshooters Fact Sheet – Policy Statement on Tail Docking in Gundogs
https://www.wingshooters.co.za/pdf/Tail-Docking-FactSheet-LR.pdf\
Cropping
· Effects of ear type and weather on the hospital prevalence of canine otitis externa
https://www.sciencedirect.com/scienc...070?via%3Dihub
Last edited by SignalLight; 04-02-2019 at 08:17 PM. Reason: meant non-working dogs, not non-working breeds
Good post SignalLight. You are absolutely right about ckc/akc. It's all about the $...