I would kill to get a Yorkie with a tail....I LOVE IT!
This does not effect Yorkie's but you would have to include ear docking (I think that is the term), declawing a cat as well. I am not in favor of either of these but I was talking to a friend from the south the other day that said alot of dogs with floppy ears got more ear infections than docked ears because of the hot and humid conditions. I thought that was interesting and food for thought. Another point is dew claws on a dog that easily can be ripped so it does seem kinder to do this when it is still a few days old than surgery down the road.
I will tell you that most of my dogs are probably from backyard breeders and they did a lousy job with their tails or lack of tail would be a better description. I only have one from a show breeder that has a very nice tail the rest are just stubbs.
It would not be a choice I would make and
if I was buying a puppy I would ask to leave it's tails on. But the chance of me buying a puppy are nill.
Interesting topic.