Come on Eddie, how can you better the Brittany?
Victoria, you are right, years ago," such accidents" would have been given away...
At the end of the day, breeding is about selection. For specific characteristics( previously for function). May moons ago ( and still in some countries) a dog who did not fill its purpose would have been dispatched.
I'll give a small example: I help train a Border Collie, who is calm and a bit " flat". Not a problem dog.
In the previous class is a young Border from pure sheepdogs stock who is manic. I asked the lady who was worried by its temperament ( having had a quite Border before). To be told the dam of the Collie turned antisocial and was rather" sharp" and agressive.
Now, put this to a " Hyper Springer or else, and here we go... It is all about selection whatever you " put" together. JMO...
The way I see it is that if breeds have been historically docked, then they were historically docked for very real reasons...not out of some sadistic tryanny but to protect them in their work...
am I right in understanding that there is an outage, if you like, for working breeds regarding docking...if this is right, then would a constant avalache of 'applications' give weight to this matter? _________________ "...amitie, respect mutuel et amour..."
You still can get the 'original' working dogs docked, though vets are a bit reluctant... legally they are in a precarious position. Cross-breeds however, although many are worked cannot be docked... there is no legal criteria and as the law stands vets cannot legally dock them. I doubt any protest will change the mind of government to add an amendment to the law as it stands; so these dogs will have to contend with painful tail injuries and in the worse case amputation.... so much for animal welfare
Well there is someone asking for amendments to the DD Act, you never know, in another twenty years someone may put in an amendment to the Docking of Dogs Act. _________________ Jan
Merlin, hips 9/9=18 and Ghillie, hips 8/9=17
Pull [n or v] An equal and opposite force perpetrated on both ends of a lead that results in the inevitable tripping and falling of the human involved!!
Too true Sallie _________________ Jan
Merlin, hips 9/9=18 and Ghillie, hips 8/9=17
Pull [n or v] An equal and opposite force perpetrated on both ends of a lead that results in the inevitable tripping and falling of the human involved!!
2 of my vets are not reluctant. Having had to amputate, they are only too aware of the problems. At least they understand the terrible damage done by a constantly bloody tail.
I think the French are beginning to take this seriously as, as yet, they have an " exclusion" clause.
Patricia you said '2 of my vets are not reluctant.' do you mean they are docking working cross-breeds?... if so, they are leaving themselves open to prosecution .... or are they amputating damaged tails?
No, what I mean is that my vet sympathises with dogs who damage their tail so badly they have to amputate... We all know it is a PC subject.
God knows why though. No, my vet will not do anyhting else that proven working dogs following the law to the letter.
But, at least they do understand working dogs
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