I have hesitated on posting on this thread for a couple of days. I honestly dread tail docking day. I dread thinking of this day even when my female isn't pregnant. I prefer the docked look though I have nothing against the long tails. The people who purchase puppies expect a docked tail. The dew claws get removed at the same time and sometimes bleed also. The end result is all (or most) of the happy-go-lucky, energetic, crazy, sweet, loving, heart stealing Yorkie babies everyone on YT loves talking and hearing about. I will continue to dock tails as long as the standard calls for it. Breeding isn't for everyone and it isn't easy. This is a choice that each individual breeder has to make on their own and is only one of the many decisions that will have to be made. |