A rescue dog’s tail was cut off to make her look like a boxer—then she was abandoned. Now 4-year-old Finn is thriving after ...

A dog has been banned from competing at Crufts after she had to have her tail amputated because she wagged it too vigorously. Dalmatian Vizsla cross Gwen, three, suffered from "happy tail syndrome" - ...

Canada’s province of Quebec recently passed an animal welfare and safety act that will ban some cosmetic surgeries on dogs and cats. Effective Feb. 10, 2024, non-essential cosmetic procedures — ...

The NSPCA has welcomed the conviction of a woman for illegally tail docking boerboel puppies, calling it a strong warning ...

Carlene Coetzee was found guilty of animal maiming after NSPCA inspectors discovered seven puppies with maimed tails hidden ...

Not every dog wags a tail when they are happy because some are born without one at all. These naturally tail less breeds are ...

In response to my article on "What a Dog's Tail Wags Really Mean" I received a note about a Labrador Retriever named Molly. It read in part: After her accident [involving a collision with a motorcycle ...

When a dog wags its tail, it automatically means that they’re happy, right? Well, while there is truth to that, there’s actually a lot more to it—and sometimes, it can actually mean that they’re not ...

Dogs that have undergone medical procedures to alter the shape of their ears or the length of their tails seem to acquire a certain combative appearance and there is some new data which suggests that ...