The role of the dog’s tail 1, to maintain body balance, especially in high-speed movement, straight-line acceleration or uniform speed forward, the tail will be straight back, when turning there will be a sudden swing, deceleration will be a rapid circle (equivalent to an aircraft landing open parachute). 2, to express emotions dog tail action is also a “language”. Although different types of dogs, the shape and size of their tails vary, but the movement of their tails express a generally similar meaning. A raised tail indicates joy; a drooping tail indicates danger; a motionless tail indicates unease; a pinned tail indicates fear; and a quick horizontal wag of the tail symbolizes friendliness. However, now not all dogs have tails behind the buttocks, some breeds such as Cocker Spaniel and Poodle have a bare piece behind the buttocks, why is this? That’s because they are broken shortly after birth What is a broken tail? It is to artificially cut off its tail, so that it no longer retains a long tail. Does this sound cruel? The tail is also part of the body and flesh and blood, cut off will not bleed? The dog’s tail is broken is torture is not necessarily. Take a look at how the dog’s tail is generally broken: When the puppy is just a few weeks old, a thin, sterilized wire is tied tightly below the part of the tail that needs to be cut off. This obstructs blood circulation and after a few weeks, the tissue that needs to be amputated will necrotize and fall off naturally. So there is no bleeding during this process, and the newborn puppy’s nerves are not fully developed, so it will not endure much pain. The dog’s tail is broken for the sake of aesthetics which dogs need to break the tail also has to be careful, in the past some are used as sheepdogs or cattle dogs working dogs, because the work needs to run in the cattle and sheep, in order to avoid the tail is stepped on by cattle and sheep lead to danger, and deliberately remove the tail. Nowadays, the purpose of breaking a dog’s tail has become almost entirely a matter of aesthetic satisfaction. In the case of the Corgi, the Corgi’s tail is now broken for the sake of appearance and to feel aesthetically pleasing. Although it is becoming more and more frequent to break the tail of a dog, there is still controversy, some people think that the dog’s tail is broken. For their own convenience, or certain aesthetic needs, is an inhumane act, which also generated a lot of controversy.
