Hi all,
Just a question with regard to showing, my dobe (Zac) seems to have a fairly good conformation in regard to the breeds standard but unfortunately his tail was docked on the rather long side, do judges regard this as a fault in the show ring or is this regarded as a man made fault? I believe the breed standard for tail docking is advised as being docked at the 2nd joint down? I see lots of dobe in the show ring whos tails appear much shorter than that, which does not seem to affect there winning potential. When I am in the ring with dobes with much shorter tails it seems to empahsise Zac's against them. I am definatley getting paranoid, all comments welcome and be as honest as you like.
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shouldnt affect things, but maybe when you stack him, just shield the end of it so as to make it appear shorter (assuming you top & tail him rather than stand in front!)