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Obviously an older dog ... how are they going to deal with that ... ongoing pain for the dog ...

Another point in all of this is ... if they are so darned set on a docking ban, how can they substantiate the findings of one, obviously biased, opinion ... ?

Pretty much a given ... :oh noes:

Reaction to the Scottish tail docking outcome ...

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This is the expert MPI consulted ...

Dr. Emily Patterson-Kane

Considering that the historically docked breeds are from Europe, one could have assumed that MPI would have consulted with European...

upnorth uplander, what breed are they ... ?

Arrrrrrggggghhhhh.... :D:D:D

And I would be utterly loathe to breed a litter of puppies just to add to some damage stats ...

I cannot fathom the rationale of those who quote that there are no statistics on how docking...

Hear, hear ...

For one thing, BH, whippets are not a historically docked breed ... :D

That little tri is certainly very nice ... oh no, wrong breed :):)

Yes, kawhia bobtailed Epagneul Bretons are out there; however the T gene, bobtail, mated with a t gene, longtailed, will result, according to my sources in France, 26% bob in a litter of say...

The Epagneul Breton with a long tail ... mais non ... !!!

Well, I certainly have no wherewithal to breed any more puppies ... it is a travesty ... and so the announcement of the proposed ban's timing was impeccable considering Scotland allowing the Spaniel...

https://www.mpi.govt.nz/law-and-policy/legal-overviews/animal-welfare/animal-welfare-regulations/

we've got until October 2018 ... so it would seem ...

Me too ... thank you for posting it, Barat ...