I am quite friendly with the younger vet at our practice! I did ask him 'off the record' just last week as it happens, he said although the practice has a no docking policy now whether the dog be a working dog or not, he did indicate that he would consider (and only consider) docking just one out of my litter (not a definate litter may I add) on the grounds that I promised him it would work! As I don't want to go back on my word to him I have decided that should I ever have a litter that NONE will be docked!