Respectfully, I think this is where we disagree. You are very dismissive of the broken tail argument, that you wish it would disappear. That's the problem, we at least have to agree on the facts. It's happening a lot not just in Yorkies but in other breeds as well. We actively encourage people to spay and neuter their pets to prevent future health problems and that is far more "mutilating" than a docked tail. Dealing with an adult dog with a broken tail is a painful, expensive, and unnecessary problem to have. Yorkies are small, they have small talls that are not strong like a Labrador. They can get stepped on, stuck in doors, or pulled on by a child. There are so many reasons for the docked tail that have nothing to do with aesthetics. I stand by my statement that it's like a circumcision. I am a 35 year old man and I have never once heard someone complaining about the pain of their circumcision. Or as you might call it "genital mutilation". I respectfully disagree with you and I think it would be foolish for the AKC to blindly follow Europe over a cliff. |