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Originally Posted by Mardelin  Read up on the founder of PETA.....they're real goal is to do away with pets completely.
I don't know why they couldn't have been bred for fat tails, they just weren't......maybe cause of the dogs that were used to finally arrive at the Yorkshire Terrier.
Remember the westie has shorter furnishings than a yokie
My yorkies can still swim and the communicate with their tails. As a matter of fact I had to work real hard to get one of mine to stop wagging it's tail while it was gaiting......took away from it's movement.....dog was just a happy son of a gun. Docking began in England and it wasn't done for a traditional look, but for a safety function.....
And as I said on another post.....speaking to Europeans....they wish the law was not as such, as their yorkies are now experiencing tail fractures. |
Well said Mary....My yorkies are the same way! Their tails never stop wagging and my hubby always calls Krissy's tail a motor boat because she wags it so fast and yes they are all docked and none of my yorkies have any trouble swiming nor using their tail as a means of communications. Actually I can always tell when something is wrong when they have their tail tucked, up ect....especially when they keep it tucked I know something is either on them or they aren't feeling good and well their tails are docked once again so I just can't see what would be any different if the tail was longer...it's used in the same function short as it would be long but as long as the standard says docked and YES I will adhere to the Yorkie standard
