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Originally Posted by navillusc  Thank you for the info. It seemed logical, and I figured the practice probably had a genuine purpose originally. Docking just to change the way the dog looked didn't make as much sense. These are very different times for Yorkies than back when the breed was being developed. |
The times were different but the dogs have stayed about the same in all but appearance, as they have shrunken in size and gotten shorter muzzles, etc. Their temperament probably hasn't changed a whit when you read the description of what some of those early dogs were like. Tibbe is still very like that - as were my first two.