{"id":142,"date":"2008-12-25T19:59:30","date_gmt":"2008-12-25T23:59:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/barbadosbouviers.net\/wordpress\/?p=142"},"modified":"2009-07-16T21:02:40","modified_gmt":"2009-07-17T01:02:40","slug":"barbados-can-still-dock-or-leave-tails-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/barbadosbouviers.net\/wordpress\/barbados-can-still-dock-or-leave-tails-on\/","title":{"rendered":"Barbados can still dock or leave tails on"},"content":{"rendered":"

Best of Breed Rottweiler BKC\\’s show October 2008
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A brief video of Cia Von der Hansestadt Bremen in the show ring.
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As most of our puppies still come in from the UK, certain breeds which would have been docked in the past, like Rotts, Dobes, Boxers,\u00a0 are coming down with their tails.\u00a0 This is because it is now illegal for the tails of most breeds to be docked in the UK and most of Europe.<\/p>\n

I personally know of puppies which have been imported from the UK and the owners here have taken them to a vet and had the tail docked as they prefer the appearance of a docked specimen.\u00a0 One of the puppies I know of, had its tail docked as late as 16 weeks – sounds more like an amputation to me.<\/p>\n

But some of the breeders here are leaving the tails on their puppies, the Rottweiler being an example.<\/p>\n

The video above is of an imported Rottweiler who came in with her\u00a0 tail.\u00a0 To me, the tail on a Rott. does not look bad and in some people’s opinion, it will give the dog a better balance.<\/p>\n

So it will interesting to see what the breeders here do.\u00a0 I suspect most of them will continue to dock the tail and hope that no such legislation comes to Barbados.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Best of Breed Rottweiler BKC\\’s show October 2008 A brief video of Cia Von der Hansestadt Bremen in the show ring. As most of our puppies still come in from the UK, certain breeds which would have been docked in the past, like Rotts, Dobes, Boxers,\u00a0 are coming down with their tails.\u00a0 This is because […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":64,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[18],"tags":[23],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n