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Originally Posted by Britster  Thank you for answering my question.
As I said, I just don't understand why all breeds of dogs don't have docked tails if it were truly for sanity reasons and to prevent injury. If tails were such a problem, why don't they dock tails on Labs, Retrievers, etc? I mean... it seems to me the only reason tails are still docked is purely for looks and because it is "standard" to the human eye. |
One must remember every breed when developed and admitted into the AKC as a recognized breed has a specified function. Lab and Retrievers a different function than a yorkie. The yorkie's function was a ratter and varmint hunter. When they were recognized and confirmed as a breed onto itself, docking tails served a purpose. When they began being shown, those powers that be felt the docked tail to medium length added to the overall look and balance of the dog. Myself I prefer it docked. I've seen the European dogs with undocked tails and most of the time their tails aren't held high, but somewhat tucked making the dog appear to have a low tail set. The dogs in England are shown on boxes, they aren't moved in the ring, but still appear to look unbalanced. Watching a dog in the US move around the ring with that tail upright does contribute to the proud look of confidence in a yorkie.