And how long is it likely to take to breed spaniels with such tails? I assume you do not approve of the ban being lifted?How about breeding a spaniel with a tail that is more substantial and doesn't get as badly damaged? Or at least has a chance to repair once damaged
And how long is it likely to take to breed spaniels with such tails? I assume you do not approve of the ban being lifted?
How about breeding a spaniel with a tail that is more substantial and doesn't get as badly damaged? Or at least has a chance to repair once damaged
And how long is it likely to take to breed spaniels with such tails? I assume you do not approve of the ban being lifted?
Correect. I don't approve. Put off docking as a teenager in my first vets, no desire to do them. As to how long - no idea, but if you bred from parents with tails with no non healing injuries, who knows?
Well you are certainly in the minority and thankfully so. Quite a surprising opinion from a vet. Each to their own though.Correect. I don't approve. Put off docking as a teenager in my first vets, no desire to do them. As to how long - no idea, but if you bred from parents with tails with no non healing injuries, who knows?
I may be in the minority on this site, but not amongst vets. I've personally seen more tail injuries in the non-docked breeds than in the normally docked but left with tails.
Anyway, my post wasn't to go over old ground (I may as well suggest Blaser is best!). I was suggesting that if we'd bred our cover working dogs differently in the past, there might not be a need to dock. I advise farmers to avoid breeding from tups or bulls with crap feet.....food for thought that's all.