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Originally Posted by soccbydo  I am an American, however I do live abroad where I have seen the tails longer. Does this mean the dog will have a draggin tail as if afraid? I dont like that very much. Can tails be cut when they are older? I have noticed in the shows here they literally hold the yorkie's tail upward when showing and it is filled with fur. But that is the standard. However, does having a tail mean the yorkie is of less quality or something? |
No it doesn't mean he's of any less quality. It just means the breeder didn't dock his tail. If you got him oversees where showing a full tail is the standard, then its perfectly normal. If you got him in the US, I'd wonder why the breeder didn't dock tails though since it is the standard thing to do. Tail docking is not cruel if done the right way and from 2-5 days old before the bones harden and nerves fully develop. If you dock it now (as an older puppy) it would be an amputation and much harder on the dog. I would never dock a tail on an older puppy/dog. That in my opinion is cruel but tail docking at the proper age is not.
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