Are docked tails getting longer?

[Ben Smith]

As title really. My springer Ozzy is docked but certainly on the longer side. Doesn't bother me as it's left him with a nice white tip (maybe was the intention) and doesn't look out of control like a full tail can sometimes look.

But hardly a day goes by without someone feeling the need to comment along the lines of, Oh, isn't his tail long with a disapproving look!

So is it becoming a trend for longer tails? Or maybe just the difference between trial bred dogs and purely working bred dogs? Ozzy's breeder trials.

Now I don't wish him to get injured but do they need docking as short as some are?

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[Ben Smith]

Hmm, even I think it looks quite long in this picture!
Gotta love him though.

[allan450]

no to me thats just right.To the hock on the back leg.it makes them look flashier also.nothing worse then a stump of a tail

[Lewis1]

My springer is the same as yours. If I didn't have the docking certificate from the vet, I would never have believed she'd been docked. It Doesn't bother me though.

[Springfield Pointers]

It's better than nothing. GSP's are also now sporting mid length tails.

[Andy135]

Looks about the same as my pup's tail, complete with white tip.

[gazbev]

Same as Taff's Ben, they are getting longer

[Miesque]

Longer than my pups but he was done in Ireland which might be the difference

[Bruneval3]

Just my personal preference, I don't like to see the longer tails.

[rewster68]

I have two spingers and a cocker,
all were docked leaving two thirds on and one third off by the same vet, the tails all look different lengths in regards to each dog. I think the over short docking can lead to arguments about the aesthetics rather than what I consider the true purpose of a working dog having a docked tail, my dogs have never suffered tail injuries so I am more than happy with the length of their tails,

rewster.