Well, he's a keeper.

[luvofallhorses]

Yeah, I just would get a second opinion before you do it. if the vet thinks it's nesseccary, then go for it.

[lute]

Ah, ic about the docking and amputating. Thanks for straightening that one out.

As for the second opinion, Luckily I work for two vets that have two totally different morals in life. (That can sometimes get crazy at work.hehe). They both said it would probably be a wise choice to amputate his tail. To prevent the pain of him busting the end again. I really didn't want to get his tail amputated simply because he is such a happy boy and I love how crazy his tail gets to goin when he first sees me home from work, but at the same time that cute crazy wagging is our problem.

[crow_noir]

Well, rather than doing a full amputation and taking it down to being a nub, you could probably leave something a bit longer. Like 1/2' of tail.* I've seen that done before. The dog still gets to have a tail, and no longer busts it. People (including vets) tend to forget that it doesn't have to be a full docking.

Would that be an option with this dog?

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* Usually about 1/3 length of dog's original tail length.

[lute]

Well, rather than doing a full amputation and taking it down to being a nub, you could probably leave something a bit longer. Like 1/2' of tail.* I've seen that done before. The dog still gets to have a tail, and no longer busts it. People (including vets) tend to forget that it doesn't have to be a full docking.

Would that be an option with this dog?

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* Usually about 1/3 length of dog's original tail length.

hmmm...I hadn't thought of that. I'll ask the vet tomorrow and see what he thinks.