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**tabcdyop** · 01-03-2010, 06:02 PM

Hogar, I have been hog hunting for over 20 years and never in that time have I ever seen a hunter dock the tails of his dogs whether they were APBTs, AB (American Bulldogs), Catahoula Bulldogs, Catahoula Curs, whatever.

I've been heavily involved in the APBT world for over 12 years and I've never seen or heard of anyone docking the tails of their dogs. I've been involved with ABs for about 10 years and the ONLY instance I've seen where someone docked their dogs' tails was some idiot who bred "long-haired" ABs and stated that "all purebred ABs have their tails docked". Kinda makes me go hmmmmm.............

As ColbyDogs mentioned, there is no purpose for the docking of tails in those dogs. In fact, the tail is an extension of the spine and is very useful in balance.

Many terrier breeds have their tails docked because they are earth dogs, meaning their task is to go to ground when hunting. The docked tail, only docked a short amount, provides a more stable handle for the handler to grab onto when pulling the dog out of ground.

I'm not sure why all those people you know advocate the docking of tails in APBTs and ABs, but I don't know if I wouldn't find a new crew of people to learn from. And I would love to hear of their reasoning for doing so.

01-03-2010, 06:02 PM	#1
tabcdyop Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 515 Senior Member	Hogar, I have been hog hunting for over 20 years and never in that time have I ever seen a hunter dock the tails of his dogs whether they were APBTs, AB (American Bulldogs), Catahoula Bulldogs, Catahoula Curs, whatever. I've been heavily involved in the APBT world for over 12 years and I've never seen or heard of anyone docking the tails of their dogs. I've been involved with ABs for about 10 years and the ONLY instance I've seen where someone docked their dogs' tails was some idiot who bred "long-haired" ABs and stated that "all purebred ABs have their tails docked". Kinda makes me go hmmmmm............. As ColbyDogs mentioned, there is no purpose for the docking of tails in those dogs. In fact, the tail is an extension of the spine and is very useful in balance. Many terrier breeds have their tails docked because they are earth dogs, meaning their task is to go to ground when hunting. The docked tail, only docked a short amount, provides a more stable handle for the handler to grab onto when pulling the dog out of ground. I'm not sure why all those people you know advocate the docking of tails in APBTs and ABs, but I don't know if I wouldn't find a new crew of people to learn from. And I would love to hear of their reasoning for doing so.
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