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Originally Posted by yorkiemom1970 do you all know why tail docking became the "norm"? in the old days if a dog was used as a "working dog" the tail was docked to show the tax people that this dog was used as working dog (and was non-taxable) and if you owned a dog without docked tail it was considered "taxable"; so sad. i like the short tails on yorkies, dont get me wrong or start a controversy over this, but however, i do feel if an animal is born a certain way ,that's the way God meant for it to be....just my opionoin, but i, as a long time breeder have fallen into this trap. any comments??? and yes, my yorkies tails are docked....but to a med. length. not the "nub" so many breeders do. i guess it's a personal pref now especially if you show , because you must follow the leader.... |
I had never seen a yorkie with it's tail. A couple of friend's of mine we all have yorkies. One has the male that me and the other friend have used as a stud. Anyway, I got Mollie from the friend of mine that has the female. The other friend of ours got the pick of the litter from her last litter and she never had a chance to get that litter's tails docked family things came up and she just couldn't get it done. Anyway I'm so sorry for rambling on. The dog that she picked is absolutely gorgeous and she has her full tail. She is beautiful. She is playing with the idea of when she takes her to have her spayed of having it docked. I'm not sure if I would or not but that's me. On the other hand Mollie just had 3 puppies that are 3 weeks old and I did have their tails done, because I know it's the norm. Where I had the vet do theirs at was where the gold color stopped and the black began.
Sorry for rambling. I working on just a few hours of sleep. Your new puppies are adorable.
Sheila