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Originally Posted by SirTeddykins  THIS is the type of evidence that is appreciated in view of the question. Thank you!
Although biased, as the evidence has been presented by the CDB, it is at least something which HINTS at a possible benefit.
It would be interesting to see the incidence of broken tails amongst YT's, specifically, but this is a good starting point.
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You're welcome. Not sure why you think the evidence is biased? Docking is an added expense to the breeder, why would a breeder want to do it if it wasn't in his opinion necessary?
Because most Yorkietalkers live in the states and most have their tails docked, I do not think you'll find any incidence of broken tails. I haven't read any threads yet. We have had many cases of torn of dewclaws, because many backyard breeders don't do dewclaws, although they do dock. I know I've read a minimum of five cases of torn off dewclaws, the nail gets caught in something and the dog tries to escape and the dewclaw is torn off, very painful.
I think we will be able to gather more docking information from the Biewer, since it's now in the AKC. It's a very close "cousin" to the Yorkie and since it originated in Germany, it's tail is undocked. I hope the ultimate decision is based upon the long term safest choice for the breed, but I do worry that the gene pool will become even more limited because some dogs will have to be eliminated from the breeding programs, due to unbalanced or too thin of a tail structure. Right now, breeders don't have to take that into account, but if docking is banned, they will have to breed for the proper tail.