Ear and tail docking involve surgically removing part of a dog’s ears or tail. This practice, which has been around for centuries, originally aimed to prevent injuries in hunting and working dogs.

At one time, dogs weren’t pets. Instead, they had jobs and consequently had a docked tail. Dogs worked on farms and in the military and helped with hunting, fighting, ratting, and baiting. That’s not ...

The brewing company came under fire from PETA over the practice earlier this year. The procedure, known as tail docking, has been denounced by multiple veterinary organizations and is banned in ...

Human-dog relationships can be extremely asymmetric, complicated and messy. One area of concern. because dogs can become victims of humancentric indifference and arrogance, focuses on elective ...

Editor’s note: Dr. Lee Pickett has retired, but Creators continues to distribute columns from her archive. This one is from 2022. Q: Our Rottweiler has a docked tail, as do many dogs in the U.S. While ...

A dog has been banned from competing at Crufts after she had to have her tail amputated because she wagged it too vigorously. Dalmatian Vizsla cross Gwen, three, suffered from "happy tail syndrome" - ...

Canada’s province of Quebec recently passed an animal welfare and safety act that will ban some cosmetic surgeries on dogs and cats. Effective Feb. 10, 2024, non-essential cosmetic procedures — ...

The three year old Dalmatian Vizsla cross named Gwen suffered from 'happy tail syndrome', which caused wounds and ...