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Originally Posted by magicgenie  Please, Nancy, can we just let it go? We've disagreed on lots of things on this board going back many years. I'm sure there were times I was wrong. I've tried to grow and learn here. Surely there must have been times you were wrong as well. This latest clash is just your passion to defend an old standard, and mine to think ahead to a time the change will likely be forced on us by law.
I'm sincerely happy you found the Yorkies in Mike's videos beautiful. I know some hard core traditionalists who would be too distracted by the tails to see how pretty the dogs are.
Mike, the videos are stunning. I also enjoyed the literature you and many others posted on the tail docking thread.
Happy Halloween everyone!  |
I would love to let it go, I thought we had a better understanding the other day. I have been wrong about some things, no doubt. I personally would hate to see breeders change due to force because I don't see this as any type of mistreatment. I would hope they would change because the Yorkie is no longer bred to be a ratter and work in tunnels, and a full tail poses no risk to them, and also the fact that the tail is gorgeous and pet buyers will accept it. I would like to help initiate a change that won't leave breeders feeling resentful and powerless.
The dogs are gorgeous, but I was surprised at how short their natural tails were. I see a lot of pet pictures and many have full tails and the length of those tails varies greatly, with some tails as long as their backs. That's why I was asking you if you took the tails length and width into consideration when breeding. If this is a rude question, then you'll have to explain why it's rude.