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Originally Posted by Brooklynn  The YTCA is not considering changing the standard for undocked tails! I've seen only a couple of yorkies in the US shown with a tail personally and those were shown by professional handlers and finished by professional handlers. As far as I know some YTCA members want breeders choice but as of now it's not being considered and won't in the near future! I personally prefer the docked tail as the yorkies I've seen with tails do not have the pretty outline as a docked tail Yorkie has but of course that is just MHO |
Thanks Donna, here in Canada, we are looking at changing our "standard" to allowed undocked tails in the conformation ring.
For me in the Yorkie Breed, I do not like the very short docked tails I've seen, I like a more moderate length of tail, or a natural tail. ((Shrugs)) not sure why, perhaps it is more pleasing to my eye. For my Black Russians, I do NOT like the natural tail. But once more when I buy, the dog will have a natural tail so I could compete in Europe. We can show here in Canada and the USA natural tailed dogs. That natural tail is a "menace" (smiles), Gawd does it sting when she whips you with her tail. It makes a big dog, even "bigger in longtidutional space. Also I tell you when we went hiking with her; I'd spend an hour getting twigs and bramble out of that 18" tail. Sanitarily speaking I had to figure out how to trim her to "keep the shape" but keep the anal area clear.