kentishsteve Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 I am not sure what the legislation on docking terriers tails are can anybody clear it up for me and is there any possibilty of getting a puppys tail docked by a vet at 4 months (i know its a very long shot and probably sounds stupid) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piebob Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 Not a chance - it'd be classed as an amputation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignoel Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 yes they will do it if you can provide enough evidence that it is going to be a worker and from aline of worker's .my pal just his done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piebob Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 Not at 4 MONTHS OLD surely? I not sure they'd even do it at 4 days old!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russuk Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 I am not sure what the legislation on docking terriers tails are can anybody clear it up for me and is there any possibilty of getting a puppys tail docked by a vet at 4 months (i know its a very long shot and probably sounds stupid) Not a chance - it'd be classed as an amputation. yes they will do it if you can provide enough evidence that it is going to be a worker and from aline of worker's .my pal just his done. Not at 4 months old. All the correct information can be found here... http://www.cdb.org/awa/index.htm "The exemption for working dogs allows a dog that is likely to perform certain specified types of work to have its tail docked by a veterinary surgeon. The dog will have to be less than 5 days old and the veterinary surgeon will have to certify that he or she has seen specified evidence that the dog is likely to work in specified areas. Puppies being docked must be microchipped, either at the time of docking or when the vet considers they are old enough." CDB "The exemption allows certain types of working dog to have their tails docked by a veterinary surgeon. The dog has to be no more than 5 days old and the veterinary surgeon must certify that he or she has seen evidence that the dog is likely to work in one of the specified areas" DEFRA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 only time it will be done is if its infected or similar and is done for medical reasons. In reality its far too old for a normal docking procedure so you're best off keeping it un docked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyb Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 only time it will be done is if its infected or similar and is done for medical reasons. In reality its far too old for a normal docking procedure so you're best off keeping it un docked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignoel Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 Not a chance - it'd be classed as an amputation. so whats it classed at 4 days old them ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piebob Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 Tail docking I guess but it's all amputation if that's what you're getting at. What I was trying to get across was that you have a very limited time (5 days as above) to have tail docking done. Thereafter any amputations would only be done as a result of an injury. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russuk Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 Not a chance - it'd be classed as an amputation. so whats it classed at 4 days old them ?? At four days old it's classed (as long as the guidelines have been met) as a legal prophylactic amputation/docking. After the dog is less than 5 days old it would be classed as an illegal prophylactic amputation/docking, because docking after the dog is less than 5 days is illegal if done for prophylactic purposes. The only way a tail can then be docked/amputated is for medical reasons, not for prophylaxis. I don't want to put words in Piebob's mouth, but I'm sure in his previous posts he was meaning it will be an 'illegal amputation' not a 'legal docking'. However there's little point in arguing over the meaning of words, docking is an amputation in the broadest sense of the word, in that it is the removal of a body part. The law and the correct answer to the OP's question is all detailed in various posts above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kentishsteve Posted September 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 well he seems to enjoy wagging the thing anyway. thanks for clearing that up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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