Docking tails not good for dogs
It has always been a no-brainer to many dog lovers that
tail-docking would not be a good thing for dogs. The most ethical vets won't perform the procedure.
Now two scientists atVictoria University in B.C.
Monday, March 24, 2008
From the National Post (click here to read)
Dogs with docked tails can grow up mean: study
“UVic biologist Tom Reimchen and graduate student Steve Leaver wanted to find out what effect cutting off a dog's tail might have on its behaviour and the way other dogs behave around it. What they discovered was that dogs will approach a dog with a docked tail more cautiously than they will a dog with a complete tail. And that, says Reimchen, could make the dog with a docked tail more aggressive.
"Think of it this way," he says. "What type of teenager would you get if everyone approached him saying, 'I don't trust you'? What type of personality would emerge from that? It could be the same in dogs."
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Now two scientists at
Monday, March 24, 2008
From the National Post (click here to read)
Dogs with docked tails can grow up mean: study
“UVic biologist Tom Reimchen and graduate student Steve Leaver wanted to find out what effect cutting off a dog's tail might have on its behaviour and the way other dogs behave around it. What they discovered was that dogs will approach a dog with a docked tail more cautiously than they will a dog with a complete tail. And that, says Reimchen, could make the dog with a docked tail more aggressive.
"Think of it this way," he says. "What type of teenager would you get if everyone approached him saying, 'I don't trust you'? What type of personality would emerge from that? It could be the same in dogs."
Britain
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