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10-04-2010, 11:46 AM | #16 |
Dreamin' of Dexter Donating YT Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: toronto, Canada
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| i personally think that they should all keep their tails!!! i love the long tail and would hope the next one i get has a tail. Dogs in general use their tail a lot for communication and a docked tail makes it more difficult for them to be ale to communicate with eachother. it's like the equivillent of a minor learning disability for humans! |
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10-04-2010, 11:46 AM | #17 |
Crazy about Kacee! Donating Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Kansas
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| Is that Yogi in your avatar? He's really cute!
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10-04-2010, 12:12 PM | #18 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: L.A, CA
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| Yea thats him!! Thank You!!
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10-04-2010, 12:17 PM | #19 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Orlando, FL, USA
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| AHHHH I'm so jealous!!! I want my Schmuckie to have his tail ... mean mean breeders docked it. My Ella bear has her tail and it makes me bonkers she's soooooo cute with it!! |
10-04-2010, 12:21 PM | #20 |
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| Some vets will take the tail much later but those are few and far between. Plus its SUPER expensive. They get put under. Some will do it when they get fixed other do it when they get their teeth cleaned but it just seem soooo cruel. By that point in time they know they have a tail. |
10-04-2010, 02:23 PM | #21 | |
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10-04-2010, 02:48 PM | #22 |
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10-04-2010, 03:01 PM | #23 | |
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10-05-2010, 10:51 AM | #24 | |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: L.A, CA
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I wouldn't want to put my new baby through that. I'll love her just the way she is
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10-05-2010, 12:08 PM | #25 |
Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator | I would think that amputating a tail on an older puppy or dog would be extremely painful! The nerves have matured - and the after effect would be similar to amputating any limb.
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10-05-2010, 02:18 PM | #26 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Ball Ground, GA
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| I love the natural tails! I'm betting you are going to get a lot of comments from people about it. You might want to get her a t-shirt to go in that says "It's a Natural Tail" or "My Tail is Natural"
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10-05-2010, 02:46 PM | #27 |
YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Michigan
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| I know people that have imported yorkies from overseas and have had their tails docked once they came in and they were older. To show the dogs in AKC they had too - it wasn't an option. I don't know how the dogs did with the recovery though or if it was hard to find a vet that did it or not.
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10-05-2010, 03:55 PM | #28 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: ireland
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| i have just bought a yorkie girl and her tail is not cut |
10-06-2010, 07:31 PM | #29 |
No Longer a Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: With My Beautiful Fur Babies!
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| My opinion is that it is EXTREMELY cruel to amputate their tail!! I cannot imagine doing this to an almost full grown Yorkie....no matter what the reason is! I can't speak for the dog, but I can speak from personal experience and when you have severe trauma to a main nerve(s) they are permanently damaged and, with me, VERY sensitive to even light touch. It's not fun and it even makes me jumpy and paranoid when someone is close to that particular spot....I imagine a Yorkie would feel the same way.....pain associated with touch. I wish those that have Yorkies with full tails would love them just the way they are!! |
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