Tail Docking ?

[anneasquith]

I 'met' a lovely small French bulldog today, his tail was docked, I thought it was illegal to dock tails ?

[tballrossi]

I think it became illegal on 1st January this year but with some exceptions

[woofgang]

Its not illegal in Ireland or in many european countries or the US. Its been illegal in the UK since 2007 unless the dog is of a sporting breed and the individual dog is intended to be worked.

http://www.dogstrust.org.uk/az/d/docking/#.Ukc-uBYqwVc

[SpikeyBush]

I think it is such a shame to dock a dog's tail just for fashion. When I got my boxer from a rehoming centre near Drogheda in Ireland she was already docked. The tail is such a powerful communication tool for a dog. However when she is really happy the sight of her stump wiggling back and forth is rather funny.

Out on walks I now see more and more boxers and other breeds that were traditionally docked with complete tails which gets my thumbs up.

[petal54]

I think it's not been legal for many years,as my mum's dog had had his tail docked before she got him 12 years ago & the vet she goes to went ape

[CatGirl4]

I like to see a "whole"tail.