Thread: Tail Docking

Originally Posted by EeeBees

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 and HPRs to have shortened tails ... I can pretty well guess what the reaction to this announcement must be for the DD people et al ...

the result is hardly a bolt out of the blue, i was always accepting things were always going to go against common sense sooner or later, i strongly feel a lot more could have been done collecting Data from within the working dog sector for both dew claws and tails.
that information could have been used for the submission put forward by NZGTA, this submission is still live so maybe we should be collecting it now, the battle has been fought for over 20 years largely by the Show people and backed by the NZKC, once they withdrew support in favor of rebranding to DOGSNZ and what ever backdoor dealings they came up with Australia to use the brand......and sponsership deals.
the DD can continue regardless, we expect DOGSNZ to adopt the aussie breed standards which is the full FCI standard which allows us to move into the VDD welterband rather than the full german registry we are now under.
this allows us to stay under the JGHV testing.........even with the full rudders.