tails?

[AVERYxo]

Originally Posted by koran

i want to be yorkiek9trainers dog! 10 kt! Lol

me too!

[Keely_momma]

Originally Posted by AVERYxo

me too!

Lol.. I dont.. Those earings sound heavy..lol..

[grannystreet]

Dang, I love this site - just joined and I can't stop reading and posting my 2cents worth!
As to the docking - I presently have 2 males UNDOCKED! And I can tell you they are BEAUTIFUL! One particular male, Little Man, is my stud muffin! He uses his long haired tail to 'woo' the females - human AND 4 legged! He curls his body around and 'flitters' his tail near his mouth and GRINS!! Looks much like a Spanish dancer with a fan! Everyone loves it!
And when my 2 furbabies get into a fight - you just grab a tail in each hand and PULL! Beats getting yourself bitten!!
My 2 females (passed away in January and November '09) both had their tails docked and they were cute, but I would have rather they had not been docked - but I was told you 'had to do it!'
I love the long haired tails and would never dock another! But to each his own as long as the furbabies are LOVED!

[yorkieK9trainer]

Sorry, there shouldn't have been a zero after the one!
Ha ha, I don't want a brick attached to her ear!
Just a cute 1 carat that'll stand out nicely against her black fu, without being tacky.


Ha ha ha, every girl should have a pair of real diamond earrings! She will have certainly earned them after she Ch.'s.

[KimberlySRN]

Originally Posted by BamaFan121s

I don't know. That would be a question to ask those who made that point, not me. I don't share that view.



Of course. We are all passionate about issues regarding these little doggies, otherwise we wouldn't be here. I find that those of you who live in Europe where it is banned are often the most passionate about it, which is fine until it comes to insulting "us" here where it is allowed. (NOT referring to you--you have not done that at all, but it happens frequently.) Maybe those who live where it has been banned for sometime have become so used to it that anything outside of what you've come to know as "the norm" just seems wrong. The same line of logic is the case for those of us who are not prohibited from making that choice. Just food for thought.

I have to agree with that. We need to think outside the box and be adults and respond like adults. We all have different opinions and insulting a person closes their mind on your point.

[Lesley Carol]

I don't know whether standards are shifting in the UK,but most of the younger yorkies I see are undocked. My own pup, Lucy, has the cutest (entire) tail, which communicates her mood brilliantly. Above all, when she's welcoming us home it's so madly waggy it's almost like a helicopter rotor!

[kezza]

Originally Posted by Lesley Carol

I don't know whether standards are shifting in the UK,but most of the younger yorkies I see are undocked. My own pup, Lucy, has the cutest (entire) tail, which communicates her mood brilliantly. Above all, when she's welcoming us home it's so madly waggy it's almost like a helicopter rotor!

It was banned in the UK from april 2007..that is why you will see all the younger yorkies with intact tail.

[BamaFan121s]

Originally Posted by kezza

It was banned in the UK from april 2007..that is why you will see all the younger yorkies with intact tail.

Wow...just that recently? That's interesting to know...I thought it had been a banned practice for a while. I'm curious to know, when it was banned, if it was a widely accepted decision by dogs owners/breeders?

[SusieQ_61397]

Originally Posted by amandawash

I can only speak for myself but I certainly will only purchase a yorkie that is bred to AKC standard. That means tails docked.

I know lots of people don't care about breed standard, the op is purchasing a dog that isn't registered, which is fine. In that case you cannot expect the dog to be breed standard so I guess tail docking wouldn't apply. As a disclaimer, yes, I do know many dogs ARE registered and are nothing close to standard, and I do know the opposite can apply as well.

As far as docking goes, as long as it's AKC standard, it will be done, and should be.

I don't quite believe in the AKC standards b/c for one thing, I know someone that registered their pig as a Labrador and the AKC registered it. That just goes to show how stupid they are. Kind of like the FDA. If it's government approved then it's OK. Not in my book. The owners of my yorkie before I purchased him didn't register him and I'm not going to either. Just knowing that he is a pure breed is good enough for me. I don't need papers to tell me his. Even if he wasn't he would still be number one

[SusieQ_61397]

Originally Posted by grannystreet

Dang, I love this site - just joined and I can't stop reading and posting my 2cents worth!
As to the docking - I presently have 2 males UNDOCKED! And I can tell you they are BEAUTIFUL! One particular male, Little Man, is my stud muffin! He uses his long haired tail to 'woo' the females - human AND 4 legged! He curls his body around and 'flitters' his tail near his mouth and GRINS!! Looks much like a Spanish dancer with a fan! Everyone loves it!
And when my 2 furbabies get into a fight - you just grab a tail in each hand and PULL! Beats getting yourself bitten!!
My 2 females (passed away in January and November '09) both had their tails docked and they were cute, but I would have rather they had not been docked - but I was told you 'had to do it!'
I love the long haired tails and would never dock another! But to each his own as long as the furbabies are LOVED!

How sweet is that! I would love to see pictures! My Jack smiles quite a bit too. And he prefers women over men

[BamaFan121s]

Originally Posted by SusieQ_61397

I don't quite believe in the AKC standards b/c for one thing, I know someone that registered their pig as a Labrador and the AKC registered it.

Yeah, sure. I'm sorry, but that's not even possible. It doesn't even make sense. Feel free to elaborate on that claim, otherwise, don't assume that anyone it going to take it seriously. If you don't agree with the AKC or their practice, for whatever reason, that's one thing...but it has nothing to do with "believing" in the standard. What's to "believe" in...it exists, in black and white. It's not like "believing" in Santa Clause or some unproven theory.

[yorkieK9trainer]

BamaFan, unfortunantly because of people like SusieQ that believe registering their recognized litter with the AKC is unimportant, or notifying them when your dog is deceased, it is possible to register a dog of a one breed as a dog of another.
All one needs is the AKC number of an unregistered, deceased dog, or just one of a dog where the owner doesn't care their dogs number is being used in the lie.
If your puppies litter has been recognized b documents sent in by the breeder, finish the registry. And guard your AKC number like you would your SS#.

[Lucia]

Originally Posted by BamaFan121s

Wow...just that recently?* That's interesting to know...I thought it had been a banned practice for a while.* I'm curious to know, when it was banned, if it was a widely accepted decision by dogs owners/breeders?

I can't speak for everyone but my DH has a friend who breeds Rottweilers and he still has people wanting to buy pups from him with docked tails - which he can't do any more - simply because they prefer that look. Also, my BIL has staffordshire bull terriers - one docked, and the other with a full tail - and he prefers the look of the docked tail too. I think because the law didnt change here that long ago people prefer what they're used to seeing.

[roxies_mom]

I didn't register Roxie because I was only interested in having her as a loving companion. I never intended on showing her or breeding her. I remember asking on here what others thought, if I should or not. Even asked my SIL. No one seemed to think it was all that important since she wasn't for show or breeding purposes. But I do have all of the papers that came with her explaining her blood line. If I ever did decide to register her I guess I still could, but not sure what the point would be.
I would also love her waggely little butt just the same weather she has a docked tail or a whole tail!!

[SusieQ_61397]

Originally Posted by roxies_mom

I didn't register Roxie because I was only interested in having her as a loving companion. I never intended on showing her or breeding her. I remember asking on here what others thought, if I should or not. Even asked my SIL. No one seemed to think it was all that important since she wasn't for show or breeding purposes. But I do have all of the papers that came with her explaining her blood line. If I ever did decide to register her I guess I still could, but not sure what the point would be.
I would also love her waggely little butt just the same weather she has a docked tail or a whole tail!!

That was my thoughts exactly. Papers aren't going to change the way I feel about my Yorkie. Didn't mean to offend any one as far as registering their pets. Registering a dog is a matter of preference. I have information on my Yorkie's blood line as well. But like you said roxie...what's the point. I don't plan on breeding him or showing him. I'm just tickled to have a companion that is so excited to see me every day. Wouldn't want it any other way