At one time, dogs weren’t pets. Instead, they had jobs and consequently had a docked tail. Dogs worked on farms and in the military and helped with hunting, fighting, ratting, and baiting. That’s not ...

When did dog tail docking start? The ancient Romans believed that amputation of the tail tip and/or parts of the dog’s tongue could protect it from contracting rabies, which was then rampant all over ...

Q: Our Rottweiler has a docked tail, as do many dogs in the U.S. While watching a British dog show on television, I noticed that all the show dogs had natural, undocked tails. Why? A: Many countries ...

Tail docking, the practice of removing part of a puppy’s tail early in life, has been banned or restricted in many parts of the world, but in the US and parts of Canada, you can still dock your dog’s ...

Dear Daisy Dog: Our German shorthaired pointer has a docked tail. While watching a British dog show on television, I noticed that not one show dog had a docked tail. Why? Daisy responds: Many ...