Dakoda is all natural and we love it. Her tail does hurt if you are standing close when she is going full speed and I think ive mentioned before that sometimes it goes around like a propeller instead of side to side, I'm still waiting for her to take off! There is a pic of her on the couch with it wrapped around her, she especially does this when its cold.
We didnt have a choice as mentioned tail docking is now illegal here and I hadnt even heard of ear cropping until I found BW. I wouldnt change her though, her tail has so much expression - like when she is running round the yard with my knickers in her mouth that tail is up in the air and shes prancing like a show pony!!! Gotta love 'em