Thanks very much,
I had a bad expereince with undocked tails. My 2nd pick male, Pete's brother busted is tail up wagging it. Hitting it on wall corners etc. I had to have surgery done at 11 mons old to cut it. They put one of those dum azz funnel collars on him and he got it off and ripped the stiches out. I couldnt save him. So from now on all dogs will be docked if they come here.
All our curr dogs are 3/4 naturally or they are bobbed as puppies but the CD's are long tailed....we have the same issue with their tails getting busted up but havent had any problems *knock on wood*, guess it would be quieter in the dog box too since they have nothing to bang around.
Does bobbing an older dogs tail cause balance issues? I have always been told that it does but never knew the truth to it...there are a few dogs of fellow hunters that I would like to bob their dogs tails just because they look goofy lol
The dogs balance is not the least bit affected as I understand it. Thats an old gamedog man folk tale. The tail will allow the dog to feel for the corners of the box, but these are Abs so that has no bearing on these dogs. I use them for hog hunting. Pete had his tail docked last June, didnt affect him one bit.
