If you have a local gamekeeper ask them which vet they use. my spaniel's are docked so is the jrt. you will need proof that the pup's are going to working home's. please pm me with which part of the country you live i May be able to help you.

hi thanks for your replies, i have a patterdale terrier. when i breed her most of her pups will be goin to working homes as i have a few people wanting one. il have to wait and see how many she has first before i start telling people theres no pups left. i asked my vet if i could get a letter off the farmer i have permissin off and they said that isnt evidence that they will be workers. in my eyes all patterdale terriers are born workers and not really pet material. so if anyone can give me any idea what other form of evidence i could use its more than welcome

Cant see how you can prove they are going to working homes, as the docking needs to be done when the pups are a few days old. Our last pup has a docked tail and the breeder had to show some kind of licence for shooting, we never intended to work ours neither have we with any of them, the docking papers have to be shown to vet as it is law a docked puppy has to be micro chipped too.

my friend sister breeds gsp's and her dogs are workin, her dad had to go with her to the vet with his gun licence to prove that he used guns for hunting and to sign various things saying that her dogs were used as working dogs with him.

I have to say I thought that docking was now banned totally. Personally I cannot understand the need for this. Having owned boxers for over 25 years I love now seeing them with the tails they were born with.

Shotgun licence! seriously - I would forget it!

not my kind of thing but...
anyhoo im guessing you will need to talk to the farmer who will be using your dogs and he will have to come with you.

meh i dont like docking at all...but that aside im uessing you need a lot of evidence for the vets now as it is quite frowned upon

It is banned now only certain breeds can be docked, as it has been proven that the damage that can be done to a working dog can be very serious and thats why they have to be microchipped so the docking papers cant be used for an ellegally docked puppy

That is what I love so much about this site - something else I have learnt today