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nubs and bobtails
Sorry for starting a new thread. I didn't think I had anything to add
and lost where this would fit in. I didn't know what a dog's nub was and therefore missed the joke about gluing the label to it. Today, I googled to find out and found this about telling the difference between a naturally short tailed dog and one that's had its tail docked. http://www.donabney.com/issue_bobtail.shtml The difference between the Natural bob-tailed dogs and those that have had their tails removed can be determined by x-ray or feel. The boney part of a naturally bob-tailed dog can be felt and will taper toward the end. The tail of a dog that has had his tail bobbed will be blunt on the end. It's just a matter of feeling the boney structure to determine if the dog is a Natural Bob-Tail or if the tail has been removed. --Lia |
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nubs and bobtails
"Julia Altshuler" wrote in message . .. Sorry for starting a new thread. I didn't think I had anything to add and lost where this would fit in. I didn't know what a dog's nub was and therefore missed the joke about gluing the label to it. Today, I googled to find out and found this about telling the difference between a naturally short tailed dog and one that's had its tail docked. http://www.donabney.com/issue_bobtail.shtml The difference between the Natural bob-tailed dogs and those that have had their tails removed can be determined by x-ray or feel. The boney part of a naturally bob-tailed dog can be felt and will taper toward the end. The tail of a dog that has had his tail bobbed will be blunt on the end. It's just a matter of feeling the boney structure to determine if the dog is a Natural Bob-Tail or if the tail has been removed. Interestingly enough I've been asking the corgi-l list for info about tail genetics and I've gotten some amazing info: Here are some links to read more about the bobtail gene. In corgis it is a simple dominant gene, the long tail gene is recessive. Current research suggests that it is also a lethal gene....meaning that there are no living dogs that carry 2 of the dominant genes. All bobtails carry one dominant and one resessive gene, so even when breeding bobtail to bobtail you will get dogs with long tails. (I understand that they have done DNA studies to determine this) The Bobtail genes in Australian Shepherds has been linked to spinal bifida and other abnormalities. It is not know if this gene will have the same effect in corgis. http://www.kennelsiggen.com/KENNEL/bobtail.htm http://www.steynmere.com/ARTICLES5.html http://www.anne.kleivens.com/annwn/bobtails.php http://www.boxerunderground.com/1998...98/bobtail.htm |
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nubs and bobtails
Beth In Alaska wrote:
Interestingly enough I've been asking the corgi-l list for info about tail genetics and I've gotten some amazing info: Here are some links to read more about the bobtail gene. In corgis it is a simple dominant gene, the long tail gene is recessive. Current research suggests that it is also a lethal gene....meaning that there are no living dogs that carry 2 of the dominant genes. All bobtails carry one dominant and one resessive gene, so even when breeding bobtail to bobtail you will get dogs with long tails. (I understand that they have done DNA studies to determine this) The Bobtail genes in Australian Shepherds has been linked to spinal bifida and other abnormalities. It is not know if this gene will have the same effect in corgis. http://www.kennelsiggen.com/KENNEL/bobtail.htm http://www.steynmere.com/ARTICLES5.html http://www.anne.kleivens.com/annwn/bobtails.php http://www.boxerunderground.com/1998...98/bobtail.htm Nice research. Thanks. Cubbe has a full curly tail. Genny had a stumpy 4" tail. I remember her first trip to the vet when she was around 10 weeks. He asked how her tail had gotten docked. I told him she'd come that way, that the guy who'd given her to me said that in her litter 3 had long tails and 2 had short. The vet answered that it was O.K. then and went on to say something about natural tails. I didn't realize it at the time, but I think he was ready to be furious about a home-dock job. I've always wondered about Genny's tail. Sheppe had a short stumpy tail too. Since we found her when she was full grown, I never knew if that was from birth or not. --Lia |
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