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Originally Posted by Nancy1999  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. |
The Biewer is a Yorkie and has the same kind of tail...I have been to many dog shows or in breeders homes that have Biewers and Yorkies..same tail. My sister has a Maltese and it is the same tail. Mr. Biewer selective breeding was based on show yorkie pedigree's...
LOWOOD FARM - Biewers
Debbie has done a fabulous job of showing where the Biewers came from and that the Parti/Biewer are the same dog. If you go to her parti site she has a ton of studbooks and early history on all of these dogs.
I might add the Biewers are getting smaller and smaller here in the states due to breeders breeding smaller dogs.