Breedia Dog Forum
I can understand why you would not want to subject your dogs to injury which could be prevented. It just seems to me to be such a barbaric thing to...
Smokeybear, I find your response unecessarily aggressive. It is customary, when discussing and issue, to back up your assertions with evidence. I...
I cannot find the reference to you stating that you have trained with service dogs. My apologies if you did not state this. Where is your evidence...
I used the example of Strathclyde police as they are the biggest in Scotland and have the largest number of working dogs. The police in Scotland are...
I DO understand that if you have owned a dog which regularly gets their tails entangled in in brambley undergrowth that you would want to do...
Lizzy23. Why not tape the tails? Would that help at all? Assuming that tail damage is a real issue, why not tape the tail, or shave it? Wouldn't that...
Smokeybear. You are wrong. Tell me where to find GSDs, working for the police/army/C&E where they are routinely docked? I also KNOW that...
JetandCopper but my point is that surely some of these working dogs are in siuations where their tales could be damaged too. I've seen collies...
I'm not talking about sporting dogs. Surely sport is a hobby and not actual work? If shooting were outlawed (I hasten to add, I would not want this!)...
Sorry to double post, but it appears I am behind the times! It's here http://www.rvc.ac.uk/News/PressReleases/pr1006_tailinjuries.cfm Curiously,...
I couldn't agree more! I just don't think the arguments regarding tail injuries in working dogs are at all convincing. I know there werer some...
If you get in tough with the Kennel Club they can provide a list of KC listed clubs and contact details (this may even ber on their web site. I...
"Prefer"? May I ask why?
Can I just point out that there are no exclusions to the docking ban in Scotland. Here it is illegal to dog a dog for any reason other than medical...
Thanks for the responses, guys! Smokeybear: I'm familiar with the BCGB abd am considering joining :grin: I have got the dates of a few shows which...
Does anyone have one, or have experience of one? I am seriously thinking of getting one next year. I've always had border collies and have done...
I really don't think dogs should be bred SPECIFICALLY for superficial features. Boder collies were originally bred for working ability and health....
