She explains, “Happy tail syndrome shows an irony for both dogs and their owners. The behavior that expresses a dog’s joy ...

Akitas have a full, curled-over tail that is carried over the top of their backs in a gentle or double curl down the loin ...

This, of course, was not the case for Gwen, whose tail was legally amputated. Outraged Sophie, a qualified nurse from Merthyr Tydfil, has since launched a petition imploring Defra to allow dogs ...

A dog has been banned from competing at Crufts after she had to have her tail amputated because she wagged it too vigorously. Dalmatian Vizsla cross Gwen, three, suffered from "happy tail syndrome ...