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02-02-2010, 08:28 AM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Katy Tx
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| Long Tail...what do you do? Hello everyone...I'm Pambellajagshy. I changed my profile name and start a profile with my kennel name. Anyway I have a question. I have friends here in Houston who want to purchase a dog fron Europe. The dog is 1 1/2 and has a long tail. They want to show the dogs here ib the states. What about the tail? Can it be cut at that age or shown with it's tail long? |
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02-02-2010, 01:52 PM | #2 |
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| Pam, docking the tail at that age would require surgery. I have read of a couple of instances where people have had this done to their dogs and the dogs did just fine. Make sure your friend talks to the person that has the dog about docking the tail. I know some breeders that live in other countries will stipulate in their contract that the tail cannot be docked. As for showing with a long tail. I have never seen any in the ring with full tails in our area but I seem to remember saying someone finished a yorkie with a full tail a while back. I know it would be a tough decision. |
02-02-2010, 01:59 PM | #3 |
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| There are some beautiful Yorkies with tails on this website: ...::: Welcome to Yorky Club :::... It was not that many years ago when a breeder/handler took his Boxer to the top 10 dogs at Westminister and the dog had it's natural tail and ears. I also think more and more people are docking the tails longer as one day I believe this will be outlawed in the US. My girlfriend has a dog from Linda Bush Bejaze's Male Yorkie Photo's and look at her dogs tails.. I have heard it is very painful to do this to a dog after 3 or 4 days of birth.
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02-02-2010, 03:26 PM | #4 |
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| I've been wondering if something happened to my yorkie's tail. There is one, it's maybe some 3 inches long. Is that normal? Doesn't seem enough for a dog to communicate with... |
02-02-2010, 06:51 PM | #5 |
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| I personally wouldn't cut the tail at that age but that is just me of course...I've seen Tonia Holibaugh show a yorkie with a full tail last year in NY placed one day but not the other days and Im not sure if she finished the yorkie or not I just dont' know. I wouldn't show a yorkie in the states with a tail because it's not our standard. JMHO Donna |
02-02-2010, 07:32 PM | #6 |
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| oh my god this thread just sank in people cut off these dog's tails for kicks despicable |
02-02-2010, 07:48 PM | #7 |
Mardelin Yorkshire Terriers Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: California
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| At this age, the tail should be docked surgically, usually done with a laser. I've only seen one yorkie female with full tail in the ring. I don't think she ever recieved her Championship.
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02-02-2010, 08:46 PM | #8 |
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| There is one that I know finished (heard of) with a long tail here in AKC shows and only one I know of and it is Ch. Loverboy the Knight of Blue Cross. http://www.pat-larry.com/CHTitles/Champs2009.pdf |
02-02-2010, 08:47 PM | #9 |
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02-03-2010, 07:00 AM | #10 |
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| I would not hesitate to dock if you use a vet who is a pro at it...lasering is quite common here in So Fl..many people seem to import dogs...I saw a tail lasered at 12 mos..3 days after surgery I could not tell anythign was done..it was healed perfectly...these are good things to think about before purchase of a show potential...a tail will ge tyou no where in the ring..and I know of no one who docks for kicks... |
02-03-2010, 07:10 AM | #11 | |
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02-03-2010, 09:16 AM | #12 |
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| Again, it's up to the individual person...I just think that when they have a tail at that age and it's taken off I think of a person who's lost a leg, an arm and can still feel like it's there and it could be annoying to the dog as it's with a human. Again, it's my personal preferrence...I wouldn't do it even with a vet I trust and knew could do it unless it was for necessary reasons other than to be put in the conformation ring... Donna |
02-03-2010, 09:21 AM | #13 | |
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02-03-2010, 09:24 AM | #14 | |
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The breed were originally ratters and having a docked tail meant they were not get bitten nor get it caught on anything going in a burrow. The YTCA standard still calls for a docked tail
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02-03-2010, 09:27 AM | #15 | |
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