I think that it is barbaric to dock a cocker spaniel s tail. The injured area is sensitive.
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I have a working cocker who s tail was docked by a third so still plenty of lovely tail left to wag.
Cocker spaniel puppies docked tails. This advert is located in and around country durham england. The second was sixteen months old when i adopted her with tail already docked. The reason tails were docked was to prevent injury as the dog ran through heavy brush while flushing game.
Here is my beautiful cocker spaniel puppies 5 dog 1 bitch 5 chocolate 1 liver and white these puppies will be legally docked with certificates to prove and microchipped ready to leave august both parents. Stunning lemon roan cocker spaniel bitch docked tail will come with first jab chip mother is my red working cocker the father is my friends liver kc reg male. I was the same as you op before getting him as felt a bit uneasy but was very reassured by the breeder who worked the mother who explained about the injuries working dogs can get to their tails.
Enter your email address to receive alerts when we have new listings available for docked working cocker spaniel puppies. Breeders would use a sharp pair of shears for the task. Tail docking yes or no.
However dogs docked before april 6th 2007 may continue to be shown at all events throughout their lives as can all puppies born with naturally bobbed tails. You will also notice some swelling. Tail docking does have consequences on the animal.
However today s cocker spaniels are kept mostly as pets rather than hunters. In scotland docking was banned completely as of 30th april 2007 unless in relation to a procedure which is carried out for the purpose of medical treatment of an animal. Keeping in mind the welfare of the cocker spaniel breed and the function it was bred to perform and as applies to all flushing spaniels the board of directors of the american spaniel club continues to support docked tails for cocker spaniels and all flushing spaniels as an important characteristic required by the breed s function as.
Anyone that has seen a working cocker hunting for game will know just how vigorously they wag their tails. Docked tails a vital characteristic of cocker spaniels. Cocker spaniel tail problems.
A large proportion of a spaniel s work is conducted in thick cover this can be anything from. Tail docking is common in cocker spaniels and some of the other spaniel breeds and is generally carried out for two reasons. The first one was ten years old when i adopted him with a full beautiful tail.
A dog has an acute pain. Bobbie i have owned two beautiful cocker spaniels. Are cocker spaniels tails docked if your cocker has a fracture the tail is usually droop right at the position of the break.
The first is to protect the dog from injury when he is working. I loved both my dogs equally. 3 beautiful working cocker spaniel puppies 2 chocolate boys 1 lemon and white boy 6 weeks old tails docked been wormed and will be microchipped and vaccinated.
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