Ear and tail docking involve surgically removing part of a dog’s ears or tail. This practice, which has been around for centuries, originally aimed to prevent injuries in hunting and working dogs.

At one time, dogs weren’t pets. Instead, they had jobs and consequently had a docked tail. Dogs worked on farms and in the military and helped with hunting, fighting, ratting, and baiting. That’s not ...

Barktoberfest, featuring dog dock diving competitions, visiting animal shelters, pet-related vendors, pet costume contests ...

Four Corners Pet Expo will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 19-20 at the La Plata County Fairgrounds in Durango. This year's event will feature Dock Dogs, an international canine aquatics ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. WESTLAKE, Ohio (WJW) — Zara can jump a ...

Bethany, West Virginia came alive this weekend as it hosted the Dock Dogs event. Dock Dogs is an increasingly popular canine sport that brings dogs of all shapes and sizes together. The parking lot ...

Arika Nester of Overland Park, Kansas, (left) and Taylor Frederick of Walker yell out for their dogs to run as the light turns green to go during Dock Dogs at Kingston Stadium in Cedar Rapids on June ...

The Topsfield Fair is known for housing pigs, rabbits, cows and other farm animals — but fairgoers may notice a surplus of dogs at this year’s fair. That’s because of Dock Dogs, which made its debut ...

It's not your everyday acreage, with three handsome head of cattle, a horse, four barn cats, a puppy and a dock jumper. A what? You know, a dock jumper. His name is Ranger and before his humans ...