This one really got up my nose..

arybvtcw0eolkf

I took Richo and Ruby to the local park today, walking towards me was a young puppy..

Looking like Ruby, I thought it was a young Staffordshire Bull Terrier. Red and white nice head and tiny ear's..

But NO, it was a Boxer puppy with docked tail and clipped ear's!. (is that the correct term?.)

Its ear's were cut almost to the scalp :mad:

I know chopping the tail off is illegal but it can be done with a nod and a wink, but what kind of idiot thinks it looks good to have both tail and ear's done?.

Whispered

Thats ridic, some sap wanting his dog to look "hard". Do you know if people can be questioned about this if seen by a warden or something, or is it a case of - once it's done, it's done.

I didn't realise docking was illegal. Is it illegal to doc all dogs in ireland now or are some breeds still allowed, like JRT's, dobies and rotties.

Mairt wrote: »

I took Richo and Ruby to the local park today, walking towards me was a young puppy..

Looking like Ruby, I thought it was a young Staffordshire Bull Terrier. Red and white nice head and tiny ear's..

But NO, it was a Boxer puppy with docked tail and clipped ear's!. (is that the correct term?.)

Its ear's were cut almost to the scalp :mad:

I know chopping the tail off is illegal but it can be done with a nod and a wink, but what kind of idiot thinks it looks good to have both tail and ear's done?.

arybvtcw0eolkf

helena.ryan wrote: »

Thats ridic, some sap wanting his dog to look "hard". Do you know if people can be questioned about this if seen by a warden or something, or is it a case of - once it's done, it's done.

I didn't realise docking was illegal. Is it illegal to doc all dogs in ireland now or are some breeds still allowed, like JRT's, dobies and rotties.

I'm open to correction but so far as I know all docking is illegal these days.

jenpup

Mairt wrote: »

I'm open to correction but so far as I know all docking is illegal these days.

as far as I know, and I'm open to correction on this - tail docking is not illegal in Ireland but ear cropping is.

I bought my pup in May and his tail was docked (not my decision, breeder had already done it when I went to see him)

Cole

http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/plweb-cgi/fastweb?state_id=1222958813&view=ag-view&docrank=1&numhitsfound=6&query_rule=%28%28$query1%29%3C%3DYEAR%3C%3D%28$query2%29%29%20AND%20%28%28$query3%29%29%3Alegtitle%20AND%20%28%28$query4%29%29%3Anumber%20AND%20%28%28$query5%29%29%3Asectionno%20%20AND%20%28%28$query0%29%29&query0=tail%20%20docking&docid=30367&docdb=Acts&dbname=Acts&dbname=SIs&sorting=none&operator=and&TemplateName=predoc.tmpl&setCookie=1

There is some reference on Wikipedia to a tail docking ban introduced into Ireland in January 2008, but I think that is incorrect.

mary123

As far as i know, will get it checked when i pick babs up from vet later, it is allowed as long as it is done by vet.

~Thalia~

Far as I am aware tail docking IS legal in Ireland but ear cropping is illegal.

LadyTBolt

Tail docking is legal in Ireland. It's frowned upon but legal. It is illegal in the UK.

Beth

Ah thats ridiculous. What on earth is the reason for docking its ears :mad:
Working dogs and docking tails i can understand (I dont agree nor disagree because i dont know enough yet), but a pet? Surely there's no reason to do either tail or ears for a pet.

andreac

Yes ear cropping is illegal, but tail docking is still legal here.

andreac

Its cropping ears, where they are cropped to have them standing up. A lot of foreign dogs have them done, like dobes and great danes.

BryanL

I've never seen or heard of an ear cropped dog in Ireland.

Could it have been a European import, i have seen it in a lot of dogs in France.
Seems crazy though
B

SunnyP

I hate boxers with their ears cropped I think its cruel and not nice to look at!. My boxer Roy had a full tail which really suited him my boxer pup (10 months) unfortunetly had her tail docked.

Ear cropping has been illegal for years but I do know of one vet that seemingly will do it on the quiet needless to say I will never give him business.

Tail docking isnt illegal yet but prob will be soon. I know the vet practice we use refuse to do it.

arybvtcw0eolkf

SunnyP wrote: »

I know the vet practice we use refuse to do it.

And thats where I got confused.

There was a discussion re. tail docking awhile back and apparently most Vets refuse to dock a puppies tail now.

Cocolola

My sister used to work as a vet nurse in a practice a few years ago. They were completely against docking of any sort but they used to get "rough" types in who basically told them that unless the vet did it, they would go home and do it with a knife themselves.
So it was either do it properly under anasthetic or leave the dog to suffer at the hands of those ****ers.
People can be very cruel but we all know that.

whitser

ear cropping is illegal. tail docking is not. tbh i didnt think anyone cropped ears any more. i've never come across it. have seen dogs with it done in spain.