[TheBooCrew]

Originally Posted by Nancy1999

Excellant post! I'm afraid some will have to learnthe hard way the advantages of tail docking. To the OP, I'm really glad you didthe dewclaws, I've read many stories of the nails getting caught on somethingand the dewclaw being torn off.

** I don't want to get in an argument started,but I would really like to know what advantages there are to having a YorkshireTerrier's tail docked in today's world? I'm talking about a Yorkshire Terrier that is a lovingmember of your family, not a working dog. If there are so many advantages to it, then othercountries would not have banned the practice of docking tails except ininstances of certain working dogs. In my opinion, one of the only reasonsYorkshire Terriers still have their tails docked is because people think that'swhat a Yorkie is "supposed to look like". It's time to change the waypeople think! These precious babies are needlessly put through painfulprocedures. For what? Because that's what they are supposed to look like? Taildocking originated because of the "working dog". Times have changedthough for the most part. The Yorkshire Terrier originated in England. Englandbanned tail docking except for working dogs in 2007. TIME FOR THE UNITEDSTATES TO FOLLOW (in my opinion).

FromApril 2007, new Animal Welfare Acts covering the UK, forbid tail docking except for certain working dogs. (http://www.cdb.org/case4dock.htm)

Sorry toget so heated about this, but I can't imagine having put those 5 day old babiesthat are back with their Mama through the pain of having their tails docked. Ican't think of one instance where Nahla or Toby's tail has caused an issue!