Docking, or cutting short, the tails of very young dogs was a traditional procedure for some breeds, carried out either for aesthetic purposes or to reduce the likelihood of injuries. In 2007, the ...

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Tail docking, the practice of removing part of a puppy’s tail early in life, has been banned or restricted in many parts of the world, but in the US and parts of Canada, you can still dock your dog’s ...

"Their tail naturally curls up over their back like a letter 'c' and catches on brambles which rip through the flesh to the bone," he says. Indeed, he believes most working gundogs (particularly ...

A 15-week-old puppy yelped in pain when RSPCA inspectors touched his tail after a cruel attempt to dock it. Cocker spaniel Max was discovered in High Halden with an elastic band wrapped at the top of ...