How Much Do You Know About Dog Tail Docking
Schnauzer (Detailed Introduction)
Affenpinscher (Monkey Face Terrier) can be docked or undocked, with docking length between 1~2 inches
Brussels Griffon docks tail at about 1/3 length
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel can be docked. If docked, the removed length must not exceed one-third of the total length.
Miniature Pinscher docks at an appropriate position (leaving 2-3 sections)
Poodle docks tail at 1/2 of the total length, held slightly higher than the back.
Australian Terrier docks tail leaving less than half of the total tail length.
Fox Terrier (Wire) docks tail at 3/4 of the total length
Irish Terrier docks tail at 3/4 of the total length
Jack Russell Terrier docks tail so the tip is level with the head
Lakeland Terrier docks tail so the tip held high is on the same level as the back of the head
Sealyham Terrier docks tail, tail held vertically upright.
Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier docks tail, happily held but must never curl over the back.
Welsh Terrier docks tail, leaving length roughly the same height as the back of the head.
Boxer docks at an appropriate position (leaving 2-3 sections)
Doberman Pinscher docks tail around the second tail vertebra section.
Giant Schnauzer docks tail at the second tail vertebra (at most no more than the third tail vertebra).
Rottweiler leaves one to two tail vertebrae close to the body.
Standard Schnauzer docks tail leaving a length between 1~2 inches.
Australian Shepherd docks tail or has a naturally short tail, tail length not exceeding 4 inches.
Bouvier des Flandres retains 2~3 tail vertebrae.
Old English Sheepdog docks tail close to the body.
Welsh Corgi (Pembroke) docks tail as short as possible without jagged edges. Tail length up to 2 inches.
Brittany ranges from tailless to about 4-inch tail, naturally or docked.
Cocker Spaniel docks one-third of the tail.
English Cocker Spaniel docks one-third of the tail.