My Joey is an exception. Although purchased in the UK, he has a docked tail. I didn't realize that it was against the law here, until after I had him.
As an American living in the UK, I would really like it if we could keep the topic about whether to dock and not about Americans vs Brits. The British are about our only friends in the world these days; let's not alienate them, too!!!
I never put any thought into docking until I realized that I had a pup with an illegally docked tail and started looking around. I must say the Yorkies here - with tails - are pretty darn cute. If I were to obtain another Yorkie (either here or in the US), I'd probably prefer an intact tail.
Frankly, I think the laws in the US will eventually change. The Animal Rights people are bound to take this on as a cause at some point. Until then, can we not leave this as "you do it your way and I'll do it mine"?
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