{"id":57685,"date":"2022-04-16T10:51:31","date_gmt":"2022-04-16T10:51:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/should-blue-heelers-have-docked-tails\/"},"modified":"2022-04-16T10:51:31","modified_gmt":"2022-04-16T10:51:31","slug":"should-blue-heelers-have-docked-tails","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/should-blue-heelers-have-docked-tails\/","title":{"rendered":"Should Blue Heelers have docked tails?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy counter-decimal ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/should-blue-heelers-have-docked-tails\/#Should_Blue_Heelers_have_docked_tails\" title=\"Should Blue Heelers have docked tails?\">Should Blue Heelers have docked tails?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/should-blue-heelers-have-docked-tails\/#Why_do_they_cut_Blue_Heelers_tails\" title=\"Why do they cut Blue Heelers tails?\">Why do they cut Blue Heelers tails?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/should-blue-heelers-have-docked-tails\/#Why_does_my_blue_heeler_not_have_a_tail\" title=\"Why does my blue heeler not have a tail?\">Why does my blue heeler not have a tail?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/should-blue-heelers-have-docked-tails\/#Do_Blue_Heelers_have_short_tails\" title=\"Do Blue Heelers have short tails?\">Do Blue Heelers have short tails?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/should-blue-heelers-have-docked-tails\/#Why_do_you_dock_a_Blue_Heelers_tail\" title=\"Why do you dock a Blue Heelers tail?\">Why do you dock a Blue Heelers tail?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/should-blue-heelers-have-docked-tails\/#Do_you_cut_Blue_Heelers_tails\" title=\"Do you cut Blue Heelers tails?\">Do you cut Blue Heelers tails?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/should-blue-heelers-have-docked-tails\/#Are_docked_tails_cruel\" title=\"Are docked tails cruel?\">Are docked tails cruel?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/should-blue-heelers-have-docked-tails\/#Do_Blue_Heelers_have_stumpy_tails\" title=\"Do Blue Heelers have stumpy tails?\">Do Blue Heelers have stumpy tails?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/should-blue-heelers-have-docked-tails\/#Is_it_cruel_to_dock_a_dogs_tail\" title=\"Is it cruel to dock a dog&#8217;s tail?\">Is it cruel to dock a dog&#8217;s tail?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/should-blue-heelers-have-docked-tails\/#What_are_the_benefits_of_tail_docking\" title=\"What are the benefits of tail docking?\">What are the benefits of tail docking?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/should-blue-heelers-have-docked-tails\/#Is_tail_docking_painful_to_puppies\" title=\"Is tail docking painful to puppies?\">Is tail docking painful to puppies?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Should_Blue_Heelers_have_docked_tails\"><\/span>Should Blue Heelers have docked tails?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The hair on the tail is furnished sufficiently to form a good brush. The tail is customarily not docked, however, <b>a docked tail should not be penalized<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_do_they_cut_Blue_Heelers_tails\"><\/span>Why do they cut Blue Heelers tails?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Historically, it was thought to decrease the risk of rabies and strengthen a dog&#8217;s back. The most common reason to dock in recent history is <b>to decrease injury risk to working dogsdogs who hunt, herd, or otherwise work in the field.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_does_my_blue_heeler_not_have_a_tail\"><\/span>Why does my blue heeler not have a tail?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A true Blue Heeler (Australian Cattle Dog) is Blue, White and Brown in color (some may say Black instead of Blue) and they are born with a tail; <b>some tails are cropped after birth. Now for the a very similar breed of dog that is born without a tail and does not have any brown, only blue and white in color.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Do_Blue_Heelers_have_short_tails\"><\/span>Do Blue Heelers have short tails?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Appearance. The Heeler is a normally proportioned, rugged dog with pricked (standing up) ears and long legs. The breed&#8217;s most distinctive feature, for which the breed is named, is the frequent lack of a tail. <b>When there is a tail, it is quite short, no longer than 10 cm (4 in.), and undocked<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_do_you_dock_a_Blue_Heelers_tail\"><\/span>Why do you dock a Blue Heelers tail?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Why Dock a Dog&#8217;s Tail? Tail docking has some interesting roots. Historically, it was thought to decrease the risk of rabies and strengthen a dog&#8217;s back. The most common reason to dock in recent history is <b>to decrease injury risk to working dogsdogs who hunt, herd, or otherwise work in the field.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Do_you_cut_Blue_Heelers_tails\"><\/span>Do you cut Blue Heelers tails?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>A blue heeler needs to have a docked tail, they just look weird with them still on, haha. We have always done it. Our dogs seem to still manuever quite well.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_docked_tails_cruel\"><\/span>Are docked tails cruel?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The most common reason for cropping and docking is to give a dog a certain look. That means <b>it poses unnecessary risks, Patterson-Kane says. Docked tails can also develop a neuroma, or nerve tumor. This can cause pain and make your dog snappy if their tail is touched.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Do_Blue_Heelers_have_stumpy_tails\"><\/span>Do Blue Heelers have stumpy tails?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Heeler is a normally proportioned, rugged dog with pricked (standing up) ears and long legs. The breed&#8217;s most distinctive feature, for which the breed is named, is the <b>frequent lack of a tail<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_it_cruel_to_dock_a_dogs_tail\"><\/span>Is it cruel to dock a dog&#8217;s tail?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The hair on the tail is furnished sufficiently to form a good brush. The tail is customarily not docked, however, <b>a docked tail should not be penalized<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_the_benefits_of_tail_docking\"><\/span>What are the benefits of tail docking?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Survey data indicate that <b>preventive tail docking of pet dogs is unnecessary. Therefore tail docking of non-working dogs, even if their breed was originally developed for working purposes, is considered a cosmetic procedure unless evidence exists to the contrary.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_tail_docking_painful_to_puppies\"><\/span>Is tail docking painful to puppies?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Farmers suggest that the practice of tail docking <b>reduces the transmission of diseases carried by cows, such as Leptospirosis, to workers. Producers also suggest docking improves ease of milking, and makes milking more comfortable for the workers because the shortened tail is less likely to hit people.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents Should Blue Heelers have docked tails?Why do they cut Blue Heelers tails?Why does my blue heeler not have a tail?Do Blue Heelers have short tails?Why do you dock a Blue Heelers tail?Do you cut Blue Heelers tails?Are docked tails cruel?Do Blue Heelers have stumpy tails?Is it cruel to dock a dog&#8217;s tail?What&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-57685","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57685"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57685"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57685\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57685"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57685"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57685"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}