View Natural Docked Tail Dogs UK. When i first started working at an animal hospital, i was given a booklet with all the prices and services our animal alexadry, i have a very serious question, that being i have two pure manx cats, one with a long tail the other with a short tail (natural not docked). In this video i go over the pros and cons of docking a dogs tail.
Why dock a dog's tail?
In many breeds of dog that is traditionally docked, natural bob tails or short tails do occur. Dog tail docking, or canine caudectomy, originated more than 2000 years ago (1). One was working dog group. Docking is the removal of portions of an animal's tail.