Valley Farm Animal Hospital - Why do some dogs have long tails and some short tails? Most puppies are born with long tails. Sometimes, very rarely, a puppy will be born with
![Today I found out some short tail dog breeds actually have tails. The tails are removed through a procedure called "docking" to make them look short. Here are a Boxer and Rottweiler Today I found out some short tail dog breeds actually have tails. The tails are removed through a procedure called "docking" to make them look short. Here are a Boxer and Rottweiler](https://preview.redd.it/icj3b6htptb31.jpg?auto=webp&s=39ba088a74440755b698580ad8099573cc3ec1a2)
Today I found out some short tail dog breeds actually have tails. The tails are removed through a procedure called "docking" to make them look short. Here are a Boxer and Rottweiler
![Tail Docking and Ear Cropping Affect Dogs, and Not Just Physically - Scientific American Blog Network Tail Docking and Ear Cropping Affect Dogs, and Not Just Physically - Scientific American Blog Network](https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/blogs/assets/dog-spies/File/journal_pone_0158131_g002_Cropped.jpg)