Talk is cheap!
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I wonder how many of you ---who have gotten your puppies from a breeder have requested that their tails not be docked. A lot of you have had this option. Right? Did you request that your puppy's tail not be docked?
And, I know a lot of you (on this forum) are waiting for your puppy's litters to be born. Are you asking them not to dock your puppy's tail????
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And you breeders -- how many of you have requests for puppies that haven't had their tails docked?
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I know that many of you will come right back with "My dog's tail is not docked and I love it --- but, I am afraid that you are few and far between. And - good for you. Because personally, I feel that it is no longer necessary and hope that in time it will not be done.
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I don't want to say, "Put your money where your mouth is," but I'm afraid that most people (not all) still want a little Yorkie with a docked tail. This is our image of the Yorkie breed ...... as it is with many other breeds.
Hopefully, time will present more little Yorkies with natural tails and this will become our image of what a little Yorkie should be. But -- it will take time.
And - it will take a lot of people requesting that their little puppies (when they have the option) not be docked.
Carol Jean |