Originally Posted by colacooler

It is true at this moment in time i would never buy a pup in the UK as it will have a tail due to the fact that Boxer tails are mental, some can curve up higher than it's body, some off to the side etc

Also they smash and hit things and get damaged as they are thick and very strong.And I don't want to go through A)the healing process of a damaged tail, trying to stop the dog from licking the tail and B) Possible amputation...a friend has had to have her boxer who's 6months old docked by a vet due to damage.

And to top it all, it looks plain wrong and awful for a boxer to have a tail.
For all those people who think it hurts, they put an elastic band basically on the tail. It stays on for about a day or two, the blood supply stops and it just falls off. It most definitely does not hurt,the dog will not whimper and the dog will not stop feeding! A sure sign of pain is the inability to eat!