My toy poodle is getting ready to have her first litter of puppies.I am having a hard time convincing myself to dock their tails.It seems so inhumane and pointless to me.Can anyone tell me how docking their talis can be a benefit to them in their lifetime? And they are not show dogs either.|||If you are planning on docking for cosmetic purposes only, which I couldn't come up with another reason you would dock them-Don't do it.
You yourself even said they are not show dogs. Plus you aren't going to hunt them, they aren't going to be used as herding dogs, etc.
Therefor there is absolutely no point in docking their tails!!
The only argument you could possible make as why to do it would be it helps with stool "cling ons" well so dose regular grooming. And poodles should be going into homes where they would be regular groomed.|||I breed Yorkies so docking is also called for in their breed standard. My vet does it as 3 or 4 days old. He pulls the skin back, quick snip and then uses stitches. He says this method prevents a bald tip. He also removes any dew claws at this time and simply places a "glue", rather than stitches. I have never had a Yorkie pup display any pain afterwards or an infection set in.
I have one Yorkie with a non-docked tail and it is very unattractive. It makes her look long in body and the hair is rather stringy looking and unkempt. I can't say their are any health benefits, but I do believe you will have buyers not wanting to purchase your puppies and may even amputate the tail at a later date which is a lot more painful.|||It's not a benefit at all! Docking their tails is like cutting off a person's own hand. My advice is to not do it! For the puppies sake.|||I wouldn't I love seeing dogs with long tails and never have seen poodles with them. The only reason they cut sheep's tails off his so this one type of fly doesn't' get into there but hole and start diseases but if you don't live in australia or hot humid places you'll be fine. Please don't I love seeing dogs with long tails and i feel bad for the dogs without.|||There's no reason to dock a poodle's tail. Why would you even consider it?|||There is no reason for it other than looks. Just don't do it. That is horrible. If it does not help they're health, then don't. It is pointless and mean.|||it's NOT inhuman as it is done at 3 to 5 days old %26amp;dewclaws or removed which prevents them from accidental being tore off it's not as bad as a baby being circumcised at 3 to 5 days old pain is not localized%26amp; the pups have forgotten all about it by the time they are back with mom it would be worse not to dock %26amp; then the new owners have it done later plus it prevents damage to the tail in years to come which could result in amputation being very painful as the tail is no longer cartilage but bone
just so you know tails of sheep are NOT cut off they are born that way|||The AKC's standard for a Poodle (all size varieties) are as follows; "Tail straight, set on high and carried up, docked of sufficient length to insure a balanced outline. Major fault: set low, curled, or carried over the back."
Show dogs or not it is in your breed standard. The choice is up to you. I know it sounds horrible but the vet does them a couple days after birth so the nerves are not completely finished developing in the tail. For a Poodle, there is not real health benefit for them, it's all in a "look".
If you are just planning on these puppies being sold as "pet quality", I would not bother doing the tails. If you get into more serious breeding or showing down the line, you should comply to your breed standard.|||if its done within 2 days after birth they dont feel it but done after that has to be done through surgery. had a friend that raised rotts n she had that done n dewclaws removed within 48 hours something about the nerves in them havent started the pain feeling yet im not sure but i went with her one time n watched them do the first pup n it just laid there no yelp at all the vet was fast it only took about 5 minutes for each pup but im squimish anyway.|||I have seen needless dew claw and tail injuries in poodles. The tails don't curl over their backs like some other breeds and they are not as agile as cats. It's just safer and like you said cleaner.
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