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Originally Posted by livingdustmops  What I have problem with in understanding is other breeds with the same type tail is not having breakage (Biewers, Maltese,etc)... |
The link that Jim posted says, " It is also recommended to dock the tails in breeds which have long thin, weak and sparsely coated tails, in order to avoid later sickness and damage."
I'm not sure the Biewer has the exact tail type as the Yorkie, they seem to be a little bigger boned, isn't it possible that when Mr. Biewer was breeding, he selectively chose those dogs with a certain tail structure, or length? Concerning Matese, don't their tails curl up and out of the way? I've seen pictures of yorkies, (not show dogs) whose tails were quite long and dragging behind them, just seems like it would be so easy to step on them.