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

"Julia Altshuler" <jaltshuler.DeleteThis@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> 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%20issues/oct_bu_98/bobtail.htm