Can't believe docking is still legal in the US

by Gilly & 'Fox'

Sep 19, 2017

I'm returning to My Corgi after a good few years and shocked and saddened to discover that docking is still legal in the US. Here in the UK it has been illegal since 2006. There is no good proven reason to cut off a pet's tail. This was originally done for working/herding Corgis. Docking for cosmetic reasons is totally unjustifiable. Is there not a body in the US regulating this practise, similar to The Kennel Club here in the UK.

Apart from anything else , the Corgi tail is a thing of beauty!
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    Vicky Hay

    Both docking and ear cropping are legal in the US. And goood luck trying to get a breeder to refrain! Even if you ask not to have the dog's ears and/or tail cropped, you may find the person brought in a butcher or a vet who just assumed all the pups in the litter were to be cut up.  This happened with my dobe.

    Oct 11, 2017

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      Jane Christensen

      Here is a picture of my own pup Sage.  Many people did not "like" it that I would not accept docking of tails!

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      Oct 20, 2017

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        Shippo & Koga Corgis

        Koga got to keep his tail. Same breeder as Shippo, but she decided she wasn't going to dock anymore after that.  She's in Canada... but there are a few good breeders in the US who have decided to leave tails now.  I hope the numbers keep growing!

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        Oct 22, 2017