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Originally Posted by Mardelin  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. |
I do understand this, but Yorkies are not rat hunters anymore. I mean... Jackson would love to hunt Rats but that's not his "job" lol. You also stated that their tails were not docked because of rats, and they were grabbed by their topknot, soo how does the tail docking come in? I always thought it was so rats couldn't get it. I just don't like the idea of docking a tail simply to appease the humans. Yorkies are born with long tails, why not let them keep it? I love seeing Jackson's long tail held high all proud rather than a little nub that can't really show much emotion. I think the nubs are adorable too, since I think most all Yorkies are cute, but I'm just saying....