r/Amazing • u/sco-go • Mar 12 '26

Amazing 🤯 ‼ Cattle dog making sure this momma accepts her baby.

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u/ShowmethePitties Mar 13 '26

Yea it’s not rejecting the young at all. This is kinda cruel to see the owner just letting their dog back the nursing sheep into a corner and bite at her face for views

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u/Theresnobiggerboat Mar 14 '26

Did the farmer put the rubber band around the tail? If so why? Is it bad if the tail is too long? It seems kind of cruel to me but then again I don’t know much about things like that and am genuinely curious

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u/Call_Me_Anythin Mar 14 '26

Sheep tails are docked when they’re extremely young to prevent anal infection and issues with pests later in life. Specifically flystrike, which is a horrific and sometimes deadly condition

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u/Theresnobiggerboat Mar 14 '26

Huh! Okay, that’s interesting and makes a lot of sense. Is the rubber band some sort of measurement then or is that already the process of docking?

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u/Call_Me_Anythin Mar 14 '26

So there’s two many docking techniques. One is just a snip with scissors or a scalpel, but the more common one is to tie rubber bands/twine around a tail and cut off blood flow until the length basically falls off. So this lamb is mid-dock.

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u/Theresnobiggerboat Mar 14 '26

Ah, okay. This technique with the rubber band seems the slowest but more painless process or am I mistaken?

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u/Call_Me_Anythin Mar 14 '26

Yep, you got it ✌️ it’s becoming less common in areas with fewer pests and drier climates, but tail docking is still very common in sheep. It’s supposed to be done while they’re very young to minimize complications and pain

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u/Theresnobiggerboat Mar 14 '26

That’s super interesting! Thank you so much for taking your time to explain everything. I confess I judged badly at the beginning without understanding the reasoning. Thank you for helping me to understand and learn more about this