“i totally agree.. there is no need to dock the tails . i had a gorgeous rottie with a tail, and i would never buy a dog now with its tail off.... you cant beat watching them wag their tails with delight when you return home....”

“There is no loophole in thelaw. The law was written like that to protect working dogs, inlcuding police dogs. The choice is simple, dock and have working animals in good condition or not dock and have blood everywhere and then lengthy amputaiton and its inherant risks. Docking promotes animal welfare but often exposes the hypocrisy of argument from animal rights.”

“There is a big loop hole in the law though! If the pups can be proved to be bred for working purposes only then they can be docked,
Quote from the RCVS website:
'Those veterinary surgeons who dock the tails of puppies in England and Wales will need to sign a certificate to say that certain evidence has been produced to show that the puppies are likely to be used for work in connection with certain activities, and to say that the dog is of a certain type. Download the certificate from the DEFRA website.

The tail must be docked when the puppy is not more than five days old. The puppy also needs to be microchipped before three months of age. '”