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patterdales tail

Discussion in 'Patterdale Terriers' started by chinamayne, Jan 8, 2014.

  1. chinamayne

    chinamayne Banned

    Does a patterdale have a thicker tail than other dogs? What about if its left undocked and has a full tail?
     
  2. BLUE8BULL

    BLUE8BULL CH Dog

    ...a-lot of patts,have a thick tail or a handle as sometimes called by some,it can look thicker cause of the ruff hair on some....full tail or docked will not make a difference to the dog in general.....as for bigger/thicker than other dogs......well every dog has a tail in proportion to his/her build....in other words different shapes+sizes.......................
     
  3. chinamayne

    chinamayne Banned

    Is it proportional to what a tail would look like on an apbt? I think the pictures of the patts with thick tails just have a thick coat over the tail even though the coat itself is smooth.
     
  4. BLUE8BULL

    BLUE8BULL CH Dog

    At the end off it all pit's+other bull breeds,but a -lot of pits have these skinny near hair-less tails,which some prefair...as for being proportional,it will be, to the size of your dog, if know what i mean...if your dog is a pup say,he/she could develop a gay tail/bob tail/half tail/etc/etc...i cant see your patt haveing a tail he will walk on,if ya know what i mean,,some will have a small tail,which don't need docking...some need docking for different reasons..but it will be up to you,and the laws these days were you live..if you want it docked get it done while he is very young....if he/she is older get a vet to do it......as for thicker coats on the patts the hair on the tail will fit in to the rest of the body....stick up a photo..????
     
  5. BLUE8BULL

    BLUE8BULL CH Dog

    ..in other words don't worry about it.....
     
  6. chinamayne

    chinamayne Banned

    Heres a random pic I found online I hope the owner doesn't mind.
     

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  7. FrankDublin

    FrankDublin CH Dog

    I think the question is what type of tail does a patt have naturally before docking i think
     
  8. snakewidomski

    snakewidomski Big Dog

    About 20% of my breeding have a deformed tail, so I have to crop it. I am doing it when the puppies are 3 days old.
    The deformed tail is in the genetics of my stud. He give it to his offspring.
    It doesnt bother me, because it's the only fault and easy to remove.
     
  9. BLUE8BULL

    BLUE8BULL CH Dog

    ...theres a good example what s-w***ski...is saying about deformed tails being in his family..not saying it can be in yours.....the photo ya put would be different to say the dogs we(friends) had in ours the coats were a-lot ruffer........
     
  10. snakewidomski

    snakewidomski Big Dog

    I have put my stud on a ruffer coated female, not ruff coated. She had a short thick tail.
    The genetics of the stud dominated.
    Only one puppy was ruffer coated, and all of them had a longer tail than the female. It was a litter with 6 puppies.
     
  11. BLUE8BULL

    BLUE8BULL CH Dog

    ...maybe their's a few photos around of some that are undocked...???????....
     
  12. snakewidomski

    snakewidomski Big Dog

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  18. BLUE8BULL

    BLUE8BULL CH Dog

    ....good stuff ....s*****ki...good examples there ...very nice dogs...
     
  19. chinamayne

    chinamayne Banned

    Thanks for the pictures very good looking
     

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