[nagdu] docked tails was Smallest Guide Dog

[Julie J]

Tracy,

I'm with you on the docked tail.  Monty's tail is docked.  It is very nice 
to not have to worry about it getting in cars or clearing off entire shelves 
in the store or waylaying toddlers.  He's a big dog that wags nearly 
constantly and it's not a little way, his whole but wiggles when he wags.  I 
can only imagine how dangerous a long tail might be! *smile*

I am uncomfortable with the idea of docking ears and tails though.  If I 
ever decide to start with a Boxer puppy I don't think I'd have it docked.  I 
wouldn't pass up one that was already docked though.  So I suppose I'm a bit 
of a contradiction.

Julie

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2010 8:10 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Smallest Guide Dog


>I think Southeastern had some Australian shepherds.  Don't know if they
> still do.  I understand they're quite high-energy.
>
> I enjoy a wagging tail, and understand that docking is probably painful,
> but sometimes I wish my dog had a docked tail, so I wouldn't have to worry
> about where that tail was when we're getting in a car.
> Tracy
>
>> Do any of the programs use Australian Shepherds? A small dog with a 
>> docked
>> tail that wouldn't get in the way might be a plus...
>>
>> Just a thought.
>>
>>     Bryan
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Marion Gwizdala" <blind411 at verizon.net>
>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
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>> Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2010 8:01 AM
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Smallest Guide Dog
>>
>>
>>> Ed,
>>>    I just cannot imagine a Shepherd as small as the ones you and others
>>> have described on this list! My puppy weighs in at just under 100 lbs.!
>>>
>>> Marion
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Ed Meskys" <edmeskys at roadrunner.com>
>>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 1:59 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Smallest Guide Dog
>>>
>>>
>>>> when I got my first dog from Seeing Eye in August, 1972, there was a
>>>> very
>>>> small man in my class, and if I remember after all these years he had a
>>>> German Shepherd who weighed 34 pounds. Ed Meskys
>>>>
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