Full tail or Docked... please educate me

[ezzy333]

I had a long tailed dog once, he was slow getting out the door and it broke his tail.

Gosh, if I had broken my dog's tail by closing the door on it, I'd feel pretty bad about it, and be blaming myself, not the dog, or the length of his tail! I hope you are joking here! (although it certainly must not have felt very funny to the dog )

Sue there doesn't have to be anyone to blame for an accident but those things happen when the dogs decide to try and get oit the door before you do as you let go of the door. This whole topic is not about who is at fault but rather about an injury that happens way too often.

Ezzy

[Sue]

I had a long tailed dog once, he was slow getting out the door and it broke his tail.

Gosh, if I had broken my dog's tail by closing the door on it, I'd feel pretty bad about it, and be blaming myself, not the dog, or the length of his tail! I hope you are joking here! (although it certainly must not have felt very funny to the dog )

Sue there doesn't have to be anyone to blame for an accident but those things happen when the dogs decide to try and get oit the door before you do as you let go of the door. This whole topic is not about who is at fault but rather about an injury that happens way too often.

Ezzy

Yeah, you're probably right. I guess I was mis-reading the "tone" in that post. Sounded a little flip, that's all.

[markj]

Gosh, if I had broken my dog's tail by closing the door on it, I'd feel pretty bad about it

Well I am glad you didnt do that. Dog decided to go back just as the door was being closed, ever catch yer finger in a door? I loved that dog, he was a wedding gift from a pit bull breeder out of hog hunter lines. As if it matters.

I guess I was mis-reading the "tone" in that post. Sounded a little flip, that's all.

Give it a break. I am not a liberal and dont like the attitude. This is a hunting dog forum not the lily livered pet society. Sorry you dont like the way Isay it but thats it and thats me. I got more dogs raised, hunted over and dead than most, been doing dogs for 45 years horses as long and cows since dirt. They get hurt, they even die on ya, sometimes they do silly things like get a tail caught in a door. No bodys fault, is it someones fault if you slip and fall down? This blame someone society we live in has created nothing but problems.

[birddog1968]

Give it a break. I am not a liberal and dont like the attitude. This is a hunting dog forum not the lily livered pet society.

[Sue]

Give it a break. I am not a liberal and dont like the attitude. This is a hunting dog forum not the lily livered pet society.

Well, if yoos guys don't want any "lilly livered" liberal dog lovers who are also hunters participating here you should have some sort of a litmus test to weed us out! (yes, I'm jokin' ya!)

I'm glad to hear I truly mis-interpreted your post, and I'm sorry your dog got hurt.
Let's make peace treaty, aye?

[Linescreamer]

In England, tail docking is banned by the way, all breeds.

For Spinone, the AKC standard and Italian standard allow docked or undocked tails.

Yeah, so are allot of other things. :roll: I'm not real happy with the currect direction of this country but, it's a heck of allot better then the UK.

[markj]

I'm glad to hear I truly mis-interpreted your post, and I'm sorry your dog got hurt.

Sorry if I sounded gruff there. I miss that dog a lot, he saved my life once. A guy was in my house gun drawn. That dog grabbged his hand the gun went off slug went down his left upper jaw taking the teeth with it. He went into the bathroom and into the tub until it stopped bleeding. I took thegun away and tossed him out. I was a bouncer them days in a rough bar, I was stabbed, shot at took guns away from idiots etc so this guy was going to do me in.

That dog lived 3 more years in a comphy chair I bought just for him. Had to take him out side last 4 months or so to do his duty, then he went to sleep one nite and that was that. I used to hunt deer with him, he taught me to stalk. It still hurts a bit when I think of that dog. He was that good.

[Sue]

I'm glad to hear I truly mis-interpreted your post, and I'm sorry your dog got hurt.

Sorry if I sounded gruff there. I miss that dog a lot, he saved my life once. A guy was in my house gun drawn. That dog grabbged his hand the gun went off slug went down his left upper jaw taking the teeth with it. He went into the bathroom and into the tub until it stopped bleeding. I took thegun away and tossed him out. I was a bouncer them days in a rough bar, I was stabbed, shot at took guns away from idiots etc so this guy was going to do me in.

That dog lived 3 more years in a comphy chair I bought just for him. Had to take him out side last 4 months or so to do his duty, then he went to sleep one nite and that was that. I used to hunt deer with him, he taught me to stalk. It still hurts a bit when I think of that dog. He was that good.

Wow, that is an amazing story, and a hero of a dog right out of a good movie! Thanks for sharing that. I know you better now, and won't misinterpret again! Sometimes behind a tough exterior lies a truly wonderful heart. Clearly that is the case with you, Mark.
My sincere apologies for earlier.
Thank you.
Sue