Experience with retrievers tail/ cold tail/limp tail?

[4weight]

Hope your pup recovers bud! Shoot me a text some time and hopefully we can get out for a hunt.

[Sharon]

Apparently, my dog also has "Happy Tail" syndrome. Apparently there is such a thing. She wags her tail with such force (enough to bruise your knee cap.... Yeah, fun) that she splits the tip open. The result is blood flinging everywhere. quote cocozoo
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Yes there is such a thing. Fortunately I have one setter who runs with a straight- out, motionless tail . Great for avoiding injury , but not liked for trial purposes. quote Sharon

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Although most often associated with retrievers ...... Dakota Creek quote

http://www.whole-dog-journal.com/iss...s/15685-1.html

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Oh yes, definitely. I meant for bleeding tail tip not cold tail.

PS No - bark collar for the terrier is working great. Neighbors are very happy. Sh


** Sorry for all the quotes; the teacher's need to organize took over.

[Dakota Creek]

PS No - bark collar for the terrier is working great. Neighbors are very happy.

Yea!! :-)

[Gordon]

My dog has had it a few times. May only last a few days. Here I always thought it was from him yanking too hard on the burs that stuck to his tail.

[Sharon]

Has your dog healed up? How long did it take?

[bonecollector23]

It actually took one day of full rest. I took him out today with same temperature conditions and same amount of retrievers with no issues. So I will see how it goes in the future. Thanks for asking and thanks everyone for your inputs.

[hollywood]

My lab had it a couple of times when she was younger. And after about 2 years of age, she has not had it again. The first time I saw it, I thought somehow she had broken her tail and was very worried.....until I did some research and found it quite common. 2 days of rest and it went away.