KC are doing the best they can but yes it is the law

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Interesting thought, so my friends dog who competed in crufts obedience last year tecnically shouldnt have done as he lost 2 inchs of tail in an accident a few years ago, he is a golden retriever and you would never notice it.
I dont think it ever occured to my friend to let anyone know about it.


I hope the KC do manage to get that part of the law changed. As as freya says there is much worse faults that something minor caused by an accident.

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If they are competing in a working discipline, then it's OK, as they are displaying their working ability.

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Laws are for the guidance of the wise, the blind obedience of fools, I cant remember who said that but it seems apt regarding this whole tail docking debate. As far as the K.C. is concerned I shall keep my opinions to myself, I quite like this forum, I should hate to get banned.

A bit off topic but are you allowed to show dogs with other injuries/scars etc?

They accept scars in whippets and greyhounds as it is accepted that they are often used for working and suffer from injuries. The dog that won the RDCC in whippets a few years back has a large scar down one side of his neck were he was attacked by a dog. Another whippet that won his class was black and had quite a few scars and white marks on his black parts. All the result of injuries in the field.

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Midge - 8/2/11 - 10-2-11

That's good to know . Whippets have papery thin don't they? So I can imagine anyone that gets up to anything at all will pick up a few nicks and scars.