Having closely scrutinised the latest legislation, I am pretty certain that I am legally able to have any Weimaraner puppies I shall breed docked. My vet is willing to do so (as long as there are no material changes between the bitch being bred and the puppies arriving), Hattie is a certified working bitch (my vet is a guest gun on the shoot annually, so can certify same), I have a registered Gamekeeper who will also certify she is worked and nearly all my puppy requests to date are from working homes.
So I am going to take the plunge and breed her in a few days time. If anyone knows of anyone who shoots and who is looking for a puppy with good potential, please PM me. This is a repeat mating of Hat's last litter - ten beautiful offspring who (so far anyway) have been healthy dogs with excellent temperaments.
I know many find docking offensive and this topic isn't designed to provoke a lengthy debates into the pros and cons, although feel free if you want to have a pop - I am not 'biting' as I understand this is an emotive subject and, I am afraid, unless you genuinely shoot over dogs of your own, it might be quite difficult to understand the justification. If there is one, of course!! 
Of course, if you don't want a docked breed, then no problem, you don't have to have one anymore, even if it was always a traditionally docked breed.
And if you're anti-field sports, then it's irrelevant whether we're talking docked or undocked anyway!
