posted 12-10-2003 03:45 PM         

A Pit Bull's tail shoud never be docked or it will loose its balance. Balance is supposedly key when fighting or tree climbing.

Here is a little story
Now I went to a kennel site that was really a disgrace. It was some backyard breeder's site. But anyway they had two unregistered dogs. An oversized dog, that did not resemble a pit at all. Not even a larger one looked like an American Bulldogs. It was supposedly from great lines and they bred it to their female. She was black and had her tail docked. They said probably so the litter couldn't be registered and fall into the wrong hands or something like that I have no idea why or what that is supposed to mean. They claim to disagree with fighting dogs and think its wrong, but then go to say Bobtail Holly is the gamemest 45lbs bitch they have ever seen and is a 1 time winner over a 100lbs Rottweiler/Doberman cur in like an hour or something. Which is ridiculous and an embarrasment. Its people like those who give other owners a bad name. A dogman would never put a pit on another breed of dog. They even called her a 1xw...LMAO. They said it against a rott/dobie CUR but they are proud. Well she did have a docked tail and probably fought just fine without it and I'm assuming the cur had one too. So if they fight fine without tails????? Doesn't hurt their balnace???

All other breeds of dogs are supposed to have tails for the same reason, balance. What type of balance? How does not having a tail effect the dog?

My Boxer, Rott & Dobie have to tail. They seem to be fine without them.

posted 12-10-2003 03:51 PM         

When herding the dogs use their tails as a rutter. Kindof like on a boat. Not only does it support the dogs balance but it allows them to spin and turn on a dime. They can shift their tails to one side and it will help keep them from rolling on such a quick turn.

posted 12-11-2003 03:19 PM         

My Boxer still seem perfectly ajusted without a tail and its standard to dock their tails. She is agile and seems balanced in all situations. In russia they still fight Boxers so it just made me wonder.