YorkieTalk.com Forums - Yorkshire Terrier Community - View Single Post

SJK1113 · 10-03-2006, 08:00 PM

Originally, tails were docked to prevent them from injury. Show breeders do it because AKC insists that it must be done to show your dogs. Other breeders do it because people who buy the pups want the look that the cropping and docking gives them.

10-03-2006, 08:00 PM	#5
SJK1113 No Longer a Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: usa Posts: 2,150	Originally, tails were docked to prevent them from injury. Show breeders do it because AKC insists that it must be done to show your dogs. Other breeders do it because people who buy the pups want the look that the cropping and docking gives them.