If the (original English) Yorkshire Terrier itself were given the choice of having its tail cut off or not, I think it unlikely that it would opt for the procedure! In the same way that most of their owners would not choose for one of their fingers to be suddenly chopped off! Breeders should be addressing their tail standards now as a docking ban will surely come. As more people are competing internationally and in many non-docking countries docked dogs cannot be shown, it is likely to have a knock on effect.
The unaltered and healthily bred Yorkie is a vote catcher! I can assure some on the forum that there is a large portion of the US population wishing to see change in docking and cropping legislation. The AKC I would predict are unlikely to go further than to stipulate that both docked and undocked dogs can be shown. As most judges are the breeders little therefore would change their perception of what should be in the line up. It also moves nothing forward for those people wanting to purchase "quality" genetically sound, healthy, undocked Yorkies as pets or for show. |