hi i was wondering if anyone can help me, i will be breeding my bitch in the next couple of months and when they arrive i will be getting there tails docked(by a vet of course). i was hoping some one could tell me what kind of evidence i need as i am working her on farmers land (with his permission), but the vets say i need better evidence than something from him. could anyone please help me?

You need to prove that the puppies will be working dogs. If they aren't working dogs then it is not legal to dock their tails.

I believe anyway.

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Im no expert but you may want to be a bit more precise to get some answer coming.
What breed are you talking about? Why do you want to dock the pups tails?
What type of evidence are u referring to?
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Check with the DEFRA website. There has to be good reason for them to be docked, and it has to be proven that each puppy will be used as a worker, not a pet.

You say the mum is a worker, will all the puppies be?

http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/welf...il-docking.pdf

Some vets wont dock, working animal or not.

So basically if its up to the vet its up to him what evidence he wants
You should ask your vet to be more specific.

Are you sure to send those pups to be working dogs and not pet?
Maybe if you have a list of buyers and they can say they want the pup for that purpose...dunno

Can i just ask; what is the point of a working dog having his tail docked (I assume there is a purpose since it is still accepted in law..although it seems to me that it is more tolerated than accepted as such)? just curious

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You may struggle to find a vet that will dock the tails now! what breed is your girl?

I have heard of breeders who have orders for working dogs only having one or two pups docked out of a litter also!
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We live in a big shooting area and a friend who needed his bitch docking because of the damage that had been done struggled to find one that would.

Talk to you vet and he will advise you what you need

Remember that if any of the pups will be shown they cannot go to a show which the public pay admission to - that means Crufts particularly

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Glad to hear that you may find it difficult to find a vet who will undertake this barbaric practice.thumbsup:

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But it is equally barbaric when it is required because of damage caused to the tail - I haven't had a dog that has needed to be docked but I have seen the damage on others - not nice at all


Please don't believe that I support docking for cosmetic reasons only but I do for working (true working) breeds

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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!