I completely agree with Kathy on this subject
I own an undocked springer spaniel, and i have never seen a dog run through the undergrowth like he does, and he does it all the time on a walk, hes not one of those dogs who trots along next to you on the path, if you take him for a walk, you wont see him for much of it. He has
never had any injuries to his tail.
'Working' dogs are nomore, we don't go out in the fields to catch our dinner do we? We don't need guns and dogs anymore, and if we do then its for sport which IMO is just stupid and pointless anyway, and even if it wasn't I don't see why the dog should be docked, as i say, me dog is fine and i cant see how a dog can tear through the brambles anymore than he does, and why should he have to suffer and lose a part of his body in the name of 'sport' anyway??
I am totally with the ban and I see no point in docking whatsoever, and I am so glad its going right out, and thats how it should be. The only reason that has any meaning or proof to it is that dogs are docked is because some people think it looks nice, well i just think thats plain selfish to be honest. Why does it look nice? Why does something completely unnatural look nice? Docking removes a whole part of a dog's body, and it's not a pointless part that you can just chop off, it's a large part of how the dog communicates through body language, and to be honest I can't help but feel sorry for those poor dogs who have nothing to wag but the tiniest little stump.
if there is a valid reason to have dogs' tails docked then i would like to hear it, as to me, all the evidence and facts are stacked against docking. It is completely unnecessary.