Dogs communicate with their tails, so why don't they all have one?

Some dogs, like the French bulldog, are born with a tiny stump instead of a long tail. Photo: 123rf.com

Our street is pet-friendly, so when I walk along it, it’s a social occasion.

There’s the brown pup down the road who is nervy and snappy (bad early life experiences have soured him), the little Pittie look-alike, Giant the Chihuahua, and then I’m in the friendship zone meeting up with Mojo, Pica and her fellow wolves, Tara, the little pug, and the Gremlins, the silky terriers.