Q: Our Rottweiler has a docked tail, as do many dogs in the U.S. While watching a British dog show on television, I noticed that all the show dogs had natural, undocked tails. Why? A: Many countries ...

Editor’s note: Dr. Lee Pickett has retired, but Creators continues to distribute columns from her archive. This one is from 2022. Q: Our Rottweiler has a docked tail, as do many dogs in the U.S. While ...

Tail docking, the practice of removing part of a puppy’s tail early in life, has been banned or restricted in many parts of the world, but in the US and parts of Canada, you can still dock your dog’s ...

A GLENWOOD woman who promotes herself as a breeder of Rottweilers with natural bob-tails, was found guilty of docking six dogs' tails. The 54-year-old woman faced six charges after allegedly docking ...

At one time, dogs weren’t pets. Instead, they had jobs and consequently had a docked tail. Dogs worked on farms and in the military and helped with hunting, fighting, ratting, and baiting. That’s not ...

Whether it’s a pet or a show dog, certain breeds of canines have traditionally had their ears and tails altered surgically at a young age. But, those procedures are now the subject of intense scrutiny ...

One of Tyra's puppies did, though, and she will compete this week at the elite Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show - with what's left of her docked tail. Fried is among a small but growing number of ...

In response to my article on "What a Dog's Tail Wags Really Mean" I received a note about a Labrador Retriever named Molly. It read in part: After her accident [involving a collision with a motorcycle ...

Q: Our Rottweiler has a docked tail, as do many dogs in the U.S. While watching a British dog show on television, I noticed that all the show dogs had natural, undocked tails. Why? A: Many countries ...

Leslie Fried is a prominent dog breeder who has been turning out champion Rottweilers since 1986. She says she knows a winning Rottie when she sees one, and a number of years ago, she thought she had ...