Thread: Time to submit against tail docking and dew claw removal ban (they never give in )

I have 2 breeds, one docked the other not, It doesn't bother me one way or the other , What I do think needs to be policed is the docking of puppies by back yard breeders, I see so many puppies ( Rottis in particular) on trade me or face book for sale and they have been docked by any old smuck with either a knife or pair of scissors when I ask about who docked the puppies I get all sorts of abuse and the " Oh we have docked like this for years", pups don't feel it and it doesn't hurt them they are all good straight after it is done. As the law stands right now, no registered pedigree dog can be docked by just anyone, you must be an accredited docker, if not done by an accredited docker you can't register the pups with the NZKC however it doesn't address all the unregistered litters born and docked at what ever age and by whoever. I think you will find that the normal working sheep dog will still have their dew claws removed and in fact you would not be able to tell looking at an adult dog whether it had dew claws as a baby or not.