bonnieandgem
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hi there does anyone use undocked gsps for working i would think not myself,and is taking the dew claws off a must if the dog is going to be worked.
Dew claws get pulled and have no use so can put a dog out of work if they get damaged for nothing.
It's not inhumane at all in fairness - done at the right age and the right way the pups barely give a reaction - we're all guilty at times of anthropomorphism when trying to interpret our dogs behavior - to think that this scars them for life is a bit of a stretch. What happens to terriers when the bitch rolls over on them - is that why some won't enter - they're afraid of tight spaces after the traumayes im well aware docking is illegal and inhumane
I WILL need google that big word/// imo the scottish gov, where only politically pandering too rspca and others, anyway ,for now we just have lump it ,because off work the hprs can fullfil docking saved them pain/damage even amputation, at end day the choice should be optional/as always was and leave up the breeder etc,with regards to docking in Scotland,i have found out that you can not go over the border to have this done and bring them back BUT you can have the pups born in England then on your way back into Scotland have them done and this is legal.What gets me is it don't make sense.The Scottish Government told me that the report into docking was done by some well educated boff in BRISTOL but made a right pigs ear out of the report so now they are commissioning another one but the results wont be back until may of next year and by the time it goes to parliament your looking at 2015