I don't know if anyone docks tails now. I have only known of one breeder who mentioned that he had the tail docked on his dog, a Ruby. He said that he did it for balance (to balance the look, is the way that I interpreted this comment). BTW, this was not said to me. I was at an old club show in 1983 and overheard his comments to the person seated in front of me.
Since there must be two thirds of the tail left and you can only remove one third, I have never bothered with this. Also, some bloodlines have a naturally short tail and look docked when they are not. We occasionally get this short (2/3 the average length) on wholecolors, but our wholecolors are interbred with parti's so who knows where the genetics came in. All the best, Susan Cochran ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jan and Mike Rinker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, March 04, 2002 3:11 PM Subject: [CKCS-L] tails and communication Hi Leah, Thanks for sharing the tail docking info. I know this is not an Aussie list, but you brought up some stuff I had not heard. The tail article in Aussie tTmes was pretty good. The tail on my newest Aussie was docked too short I believe. It does not seem to be a problem, but I agree with leaving one or two vertebrae. She was a shortened natural bob. I really enjoy my Cavalier's tail after 16 years of tailless dogs! The only dogs my dogs seem confounded by are black dogs and sometimes a breed like the Old English where they can't see the eyes in either case. So, I was so surprised a few years ago when I read that Cavaliers could have their tails docked!!! Does anyone still practice this? I have seen tails of diff lengths in the Cavalier. Are most of these natural? Do Cavalier breeders have a tail length preference? Most (many) breeds with tails have a specific length. The thing I love best about my Cavalier's tail is that it drags the ground. The tail reaches his hock and the fur continues to the ground. I don't know if this is desirable or preferred, but it sure is beautiful! Jan Rinker =================== "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=T%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=T%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author. ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author.
