[Gudrun's Mom]

I recently read a book on dog behavior and they mentioned that dogs with docked tails were more frequently attacked by other dogs than those who had tails. The research had been done in several dog parks. Of course, as others mentioned the tail isn't the only communicator but it is a pretty major one as it can been seen at longer distances than other body gestures.

Thank goodness you are are Arthur made it though in good order. We don't have a lease law in this area as it's considered rural but it has been built up and the laws haven't changed. Every walk that Tessa and I go on we always encounter dogs, some friendly some not to friendly. I try to avoid the areas where the dogs are agressive as Tessa is only 9 months old and don't feel that she's needs the stress at this time. Even so every once in a while we encounter an agressive Chow that roams the neighborhood. He has shown some agression to her but I ignore him and continue walking on. It does make the everyday walks a little less fun.