[AngelMia]

OKAYYYYYYYYYYYY! I purchased a German little female with a full tail, mind you she is not show quality just yet! She was purchased and I took the chance of buying her as show POTENTIAL. I was told here that a Yorkie with a full tail will never finish. I did my research, spoke to a couple of vets and they all responded with the same answer, it's not such a big deal! Your taking the same risk as if you were S/N them. As for pain, they do better. That's my own experience, my Monique did get her tail docked not to long ago. Just two wks to be exact, and yes she was a bit in discomfort for part of the morning of the next day. All I gave her was one baby aspirin in the morning and evening of that day and she was good as new. What she didn't appreciate was the e-collar which she finally got used to and it just became part of her. I have had my dogs S/N and it has taken them a few days to recover. As to the age, all the vets that I approached told me it didn't matter if it were done immediately or 10 months down the road! I was in a rush to get it over with because I felt the sooner the better. Here's a couple of photos of her the very next day! The one you see her out in the grass area she had managed to slip out of her collar!
Now mind you it was very hard to finally give in and do it, I even got sick to my stomach after all was done! I felt sorry for her and I also felt I was the cruelest person on earth!
But if you feel there is no other option, it's really not all that bad as it seems.
Good Luck!