The dog's tail was docked. Unfortunately, it's not an uncommon practice with particular breeds including border collies, rottweilers, some types of bulldog and a few other breeds. With fighting dogs it's so they don't have a tail to grap onto in a fight. As for the others, I think it's purely for the owners convienence as wagging tails can knock things over and be bothersome. I think it's a barbaric tradition. In some guard dogs they will also cut the vocal cords so they are unable to bark. It's just awful.
I have a friend from England who said that many people where they lived had very small houses, and they docked their dogs' tails as a consequence. It's still barbaric, as is clipping their ears.
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What kind of cat is that my freind? It is very pretty.
It's a Bengal cat.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengal_(cat)
The dog's tail was docked. Unfortunately, it's not an uncommon practice with particular breeds including border collies, rottweilers, some types of bulldog and a few other breeds. With fighting dogs it's so they don't have a tail to grap onto in a fight. As for the others, I think it's purely for the owners convienence as wagging tails can knock things over and be bothersome. I think it's a barbaric tradition. In some guard dogs they will also cut the vocal cords so they are unable to bark. It's just awful.
I'd never heard of docking collies tails before.
Other dogs yes, but not collies.
The dog is an Australian Shepherd....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Shepherd
Sometimes they are born with stumpy wee tails but more likely they are docked.
Oh right.
Thanks for that Saffron!
I have a friend from England who said that many people where they lived had very small houses, and they docked their dogs' tails as a consequence. It's still barbaric, as is clipping their ears.
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