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Originally Posted by Nancy1999  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. |
Not at all rude, a very good question. I do not consider these things when making a decision to dock or not because I still do breed mostly docked dogs with the docked tail in mind. I make decisions not to dock based on other things, such as a puppy is already out of conformation for some other fault such as too much white on the chest, or looks too tiny to grow to standard size. I can see it must be necessary to consider tail length and width in breeding decisions when the standard calls for the full tail. This is not possible when breeding docked dogs.
I do not consider docking cruel and I will be very sad if it ever becomes a legal issue. Meanwhile, I want to appreciate any beautiful Yorkshire Terrier and not be distracted by tail length.
