The main reason for tail docking in cocker spaniels some traditional cocker look that should be always adhered to spaniels with long tails don t look natural. Anyone that has seen a working cocker hunting for game will know just how vigorously they wag their tails.

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Working cocker spaniel with undocked tail. 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. The thing is that during the hunting the tail of a cocker spaniel would. Working docked cocker spaniel puppies a huge litter of 13 cocker puppies.

The characteristic incessant merry action of the tail while working in thick dense cover which is sometimes deeper than the dog is. Tail docking is common in cocker spaniels and some of the other spaniel breeds and is generally carried out for two reasons. 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.

The decision was greeted with welcome by those involved with working dogs. We adopted our undocked english cocker spaniel when he was 2 3 years old. Hi i have a cocker spaniel and springer spaniel as pets not working dogs both have not been docked my cocker spaniels tail hail has been fine my 6 year old springer has split his tail 9 occasions over the last 7months each time taking approx 4 weeks to heal however this time although he s good and doesn t touch bandage when on and.

The first is to protect the dog from injury when he is working. I have a working cocker who s tail was docked by a third so still plenty of lovely tail left to wag. A large proportion of a spaniel s work is conducted in thick cover this can be anything from.

This tradition begins upon the use of field working cocker spaniels in flushing games. We love his long tail and think every non working cocker should have its tail left intact. Jodi will discuss this as well as what to do with undocked tails.

Docked tails a vital characteristic of cocker spaniels. Tail docking was illegal in scotland until 2017 but the ban was then altered to allow vets to shorten the tails of working spaniels and hpr breeds by a third. I can t imagine ritz carlton without his beautiful tail.

He d been abandoned so we had no history on him. Jodi will demonstrate her award winning techniques on grooming the head of the american cocker spaniel. Chocolate coats can be difficult to maintain.

Judging the cocker spaniel with an undocked tail from the american spaniel club inc. Asc adopted by the board of directors on february 28 2018 the cocker spaniel is a docked hunting breed. This chocolate cocker spaniel has an undocked tail as she is a canadian bred retired champion.

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