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.

Q: Our Rottweiler has a docked tail, as do many dogs in the U.S. While watching a British dog show on television, I noticed that all the show dogs had natural, undocked tails. Why? A: Many countries ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals said it has uncovered an illegal ear cropping and tail docking operation, in which 14 dogs were seized - some of them near death when ...

Edgar Glover is accused of "ear cropping and tail docking" dogs in his garage while unlicensed. Sixteen dogs were rescued from his west Phoenix garage, where they were reportedly surrounded by filth, ...

Ear and tail cropping in dogs has always started debates among dog lovers, vets, and breeders. For some people, this practice makes a dog look strong, sharp, or neat. For others, it is nothing more ...

Q: Our Rottweiler has a docked tail, as do many dogs in the U.S. While watching a British dog show on television, I noticed that all the show dogs had natural, undocked tails. Why? A: Many countries ...