So… you want to rescue a dog… with no tail?

I did and here’s what I think you should know

Author’s dog Sadie with her brown stump no tail

When I say ‘no tail’ I don’t mean a dog that never had a tail. I mean a dog that has had their tail traumatically removed by a human.

For reference, there are a handful of breeds that come without tails naturally. According to other sources, these are the:

• Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog.
• Boston Terrier.
• Braque du Bourbonnais.
• Brittany Spaniel.
• English Bulldog.
• French Bulldog.
• Pembroke Welsh Corgi

Now we’ve got that straight, if you see a rescue dog needing a home please bear in mind that it’s more than likely been through a traumatic event.

But if you see a rescue dog without a tail needing a home please bear in mind it’s most definitely been through a traumatic event. This means that, no matter how loving, patient and understanding a home you provide, the dog comes with trauma that can’t always be entirely resolved.

Time is a wonderful healer thankfully. But if the trauma was severe and losing a tail is, you can expect that the distress of the event will sometimes manifest itself in your home.