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Suisen
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docking tails
13-May-16 12:50
Im curious to know which countries allows
docking tails and ears

In Sweden its against the law since many years but
people are allowed to import dogs with docked tails or ears


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JoannaSlinky
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14-May-16 20:13
Somewhat curious to find out a bit more, I had a shufti at Wikipedia, and found this handy page and world map. I'm not sure what all the gray bits are... lack of data, maybe?

LINK: Legal status of dog tail docking and ear cropping by country





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Cleaver1954
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17-May-16 11:55
In the U.S. it's allowed, and very common for certain breeds. I believe it is more traditional now...a carry over from hunting breeds that had tails/ears docked to protect 'em from burrs etc. in the field. We've had Cockers and Springers for years, and here, one would be hard pressed to find a breeder that didn't do this, although personally I would leave 'em intact. I really love the look of your dogs Artistic...but to an American eye, they sure look different smile. Just out of curiosity, would a breeder or vet remove the "dew claws"?

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Suisen
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17-May-16 18:38
actually im not sure
the front ones are only removed if injured or so
but i rarely see a dog with a 5th backclaw??
i know not all dogs have them
good question

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