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Originally Posted by Evie the evil  Okay, I understand that the breed standard calls for me docking the tails of my yorkie pups when they are born. I am just finding it very hard to think about even doing. It just seems like aweful pain for nothing. I can see doing the dew claws as they can become painful if they catch on something and get yanked later in life.
With that long winded opener... my question is this... When I have my puppies... if my only plan is to give them to good homes as pets only... is there anything wrong with leaving their tail intact? Do you think some would turn their nose up at a yorkie with a tail?
Just thoughts at this point.. |
I would LOVE a Yorkie with a full tail. I think the only ones who would "turn up their nose" at a full tail would be those that think they should strictly adhere to the YTCA standards....
IMO, absolutely nothing wrong with letting them keep their god-given tails!!!
I also don't buy into the injury prevention theory for docking tails. If that were the case, why don't they dock Bichons, Maltese, Shih Tzu , Lab.... etc? jmo