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View Poll Results: Would you purchase a YT with a full tail? | |||
Yes | 30 | 53.57% | |
No | 26 | 46.43% | |
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05-13-2008, 05:25 AM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Central PA
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| Docking Would you purchase a YT with full tail?
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05-13-2008, 05:28 AM | #2 |
Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Upstate, NY
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| Not while the standard is to get them docked. But, that is just me. |
05-13-2008, 05:30 AM | #3 |
YT 500 Club Member | Tail or docked tail, he or she will still be able to be spoiled and loved. So yes I would!
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05-13-2008, 06:17 AM | #4 |
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| I happen to agree. It's what they're supposed to look like but I guess it's also a personal preference. However, docking has to be done by a vet and not just some butcher. I've seen some pretty disgusting footage on 'Animal Cops' were some idiot just put a rubber band around the tail in an effort to have it die and fall off. THAT should be punished
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05-13-2008, 06:44 AM | #5 |
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| My pup Mika has her full tail. It is illegal here in the Uk to dock dogs tails just for appearance. It can still be done by a vet for medical reasons of course and I think workings dogs are still allowed to be docked. Personally I prefer all dogs to keep their tails, they are just so expressive! A dog without a tail can't communicate fully, they are still beautiful of course, I just think that we shouldn't take away what nature gave them without good reason! ( A dogs health and safety being a good reason as is the case with neutering!) I also have an Old English Sheepdog who was born before docking was banned, however he is not docked and I am so grateful to the breeder for that, his tail never stops wagging!!!
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05-13-2008, 06:55 AM | #6 |
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| Pic#1 'Wagging their tails behind them' Pic#2 'A tail or 2'
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05-13-2008, 02:48 PM | #7 |
My Four Sweet Babies Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: South Jersey near Philadelphia
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| I would want mine docked as long as it's the standard also. I do notice that a lot of show breeders are docking the tails a little longer than they used too and I like that - my dogs tails are still obvious, though docked.
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05-13-2008, 04:08 PM | #8 |
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05-13-2008, 04:14 PM | #9 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Ontario, Canada
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| Not That Sophisticated Okay, I'm not the most sophisticated dog person in the world, so I really don't understand why the standard is to have tails docked. Who decides this stuff? What is the actual purpose of docking a dog's tail? Pixel's tail was already docked before I was okayed for her. Otherwise, I would have asked them not to change her a bit. It doesn't make sense to me. She wags her little stubby tail and it's very cute, but I always feel sorry that she doesn't have the whole tail just because "somebody" decided she shouldn't.
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05-13-2008, 05:49 PM | #10 |
Donating YT 10K Club Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: DFW, Texas
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| I VERY much prefer a docked tail. There is just something about a properly docked medium-length tail with the hair flowing over it like a fountain that is just adorable and gorgeous. And believe me...docked tails can be just as expressive! I believe it gives the Yorkshire Terrier a neat and clean appearance. I hope the standard never changes here in the US.
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05-13-2008, 08:41 PM | #11 | |
Donating YT Addict Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: orange county
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I like stubby tail especially when it wags.
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05-15-2008, 05:57 PM | #12 |
I Love My Lil' Punkin's Donating Member | Purchase one that way? No. Not that I think that there is anything wrong with a Yorkie who has a full tail, case I do think they are cute....but, if I am PAYING for something I might as well get exactly what I want, and I do prefer the docked tails as that is the breed standard.
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05-15-2008, 06:19 PM | #13 |
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