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Permalink Reply by Geri & Sidney on May 23, 2010 at 3:11pm

oh yeah, people argue with me that Sid is a cardi too. Nothing against cardis, some of Sid's best buddies are cardis, but Sid is Pem all the way!

Permalink Reply by Jane Christensen on May 23, 2010 at 1:16pm

Just had to share these tails! Look how thick they are. You can damage (or there have been deaths) if tails aren't docked correctly!

Permalink Reply by Angela on May 23, 2010 at 1:30pm

Sooo cute. I didn't realize their tails were so think at a young age. If we didnt live so far away, I would buy a little girl from you.

Permalink Reply by John Wolff on May 27, 2010 at 1:07pm

Tails are docked because it's written into the breed standard. The real reasons are lost in the obscurity of tradition. Docking is like this religious issue -- wanna start a fight among corgi people? -- you start talking about docking. You'll hear a different reason from everyone you ask. I find none of them convincing, and the Cardigan tail undercuts the credibility.
We dock tails for the same reason we cut the ends off a ham:
KID: "OK, Mom, after we put on the glaze on and stick in the cloves, why do we cut off the ends of the ham before putting it into the baking dish?"
MOM: "Hmmm... I dunno... it's the way your Grandma taught me. Go ask her..."
GRANDMA: "...it's the way my mother taught me... go ask her..."
GREAT-GRANDMA: "We had 1 small baking dish. We cut off the ends to make it fit."


It's a highly invasive procedure, and arrogant. Who are we to take away a puppy's tail? And why would we want to?
cardis Scatter & Hoover welcome Dad home from Afghanistan

Permalink Reply by Sam Tsang on May 27, 2010 at 1:19pm

thumbs up

Permalink Reply by CorGeek on June 25, 2010 at 12:10pm

John...I respect your opinions, you're great with your dogs, you take awesome pictures. But as a former English major I cringe at the use of the phrase "highly invasive" as being inaccurate merely to inflame passions.

Spaying and in the case of my dog's neutering (which involved two abdominal incisions followed by a hunt for what nature deemed not to show) are "highly invasive" procedures.

Dew tail removal, tail docking, ear bobbing are not truly invasive. You can call them "morally reprehensible" or "repugnant" if you like. "Arrogant"? Sure!

Incite passion. Speak your mind. Please! It's a free country. But be accurate.

I'm sure I'll get flammed for this. But it really bothers me when people attempt to manipulate others by using inaccurate language.

You made an excellent and passionate argument...up to that point.

Permalink Reply by Angela on June 6, 2010 at 10:45pm

I am suprised at how many breeders dock the tails, and I feel that it's going to be more difficult than not to get a corgi that was born without or undocked.

Permalink Reply by Casey on June 7, 2010 at 2:59am

my corgi has a small tail. its not docked. i dont really care if a corgi has a docked or undocked tail, its cute either way!!

Permalink Reply by Angela on June 19, 2010 at 12:08pm

I have a question I was just thinking. Is there a way you can tell the difference between a natural dock or one where they were docked after birth?

Permalink Reply by Geri & Sidney on June 19, 2010 at 1:16pm

I think I've heard that the natural coloring of the corgi tail has a white tip, so if you see any white fur, it's natural bob. I've also heard docked corgis have a tiny bald spot where the tail was cut.

Permalink Reply by Sam Tsang on June 19, 2010 at 1:54pm

yup, a bobtail is a mutated gene grows to a shortened length.

You can read how the Boxer community with the approval from the EKC "borrowed" the corgi bobtail gene to create a "natural" bobtail boxer here.

Permalink Reply by Krystal G on June 24, 2010 at 8:47pm

Our corgi has a little white on the end of his tail. that's interesting to know! we never asked if his tail was cut or natural.

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