Just noticed that Brooklyn's tail doesn't wag - YorkieTalk.com Forums

Brooklyn'smommy · 01-11-2011, 04:01 PM

Brooklyn is a bubbly, hyper, happy girl. But, I realized that her tail doesn't wag... at all. It makes me wonder if docking her tail- which I TOTALLY disagree with, regardless of what breed standard and show people say- has damaged a nerve or something. I did a search and saw that some people's yorkies started wagging their tail at a certain age. Hmmmm.... wonder if my baby's tail doesn't work.

Anyway, just an observation. She doesn't seem to notice one way or the other.

Britster · 01-11-2011, 04:30 PM

Aww, poor baby. I've never heard of such a thing. I know I've seen some dogs that have a really short docked tail, like basically no tail at all, that I personally can't really tell if it's wagging or not.

107barney · 01-11-2011, 04:38 PM

Teddy doesn't wag his tail at us either... He only wags at strangers and other dogs.

Rhetts_mama · 01-11-2011, 04:38 PM

Rhett's rarely wags, where as Scarlett's goes like a motor boat.

LaurenPatrice · 01-11-2011, 04:49 PM

I've never heard of this. Maybe it will wag eventually. She may just not be a tail wagger

Ellie May · 01-11-2011, 04:53 PM

If it never wags at all, I'd wonder if it's the nerve leading to it. I had heard when vets do back surgery they can hit a nerve that could stop the wag.

Gizmo Baby · 01-11-2011, 06:06 PM

How old is Brooklyn, and how long has she been with you, I'm asking because Stellina's tail didn't wag for a while when we first took her home, can't remember how long before she started wagging it. You should see her today it looks like a feathery propellar lol

Sammy Mommy · 01-11-2011, 06:10 PM

Sammy is not a big tail wagger. Once in awhile he wags it alot and it's really cute when he does.

DamSweet · 01-11-2011, 06:19 PM

Bridgets tail is so short I couldn't tell if it wags or not....literally from my tip of my finger to my first knuckle.....but she wiggles her butt if that counts!

Brooklyn'smommy · 01-11-2011, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Gizmo Baby

How old is Brooklyn, and how long has she been with you, I'm asking because Stellina's tail didn't wag for a while when we first took her home, can't remember how long before she started wagging it. You should see her today it looks like a feathery propellar lol

Brooklyn is 8 months old. I got her when she was 9 weeks old. It's strange because she's such a happy girl.

Yorkiedaze · 01-11-2011, 06:46 PM

My Azrael will be 6 years on the 16th of this month and never once has she waged her tail, never! She can put it down or raise it up, but never a wag.

sugarmamma · 01-11-2011, 07:28 PM

I honestly don't know if Sugar's TAIL wags......but she wags her whole BUTT

QuickSilver · 01-11-2011, 07:47 PM

Thor only has a nub, so I grow the hair out as long as possible. I basically double the length. It was a nice surprise to see he does wag it, though not a ton. Also now that he can see it, he chases it.

megansmomma · 01-11-2011, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by sugarmamma

I honestly don't know if Sugar's TAIL wags......but she wags her whole BUTT

Too funny~Bogey has a tail but when he gets excited he wiggles his butt too. I always look at him and think how happy he must be to not just wag his tail but his whole body.

sugarmamma · 01-11-2011, 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by megansmomma

Too funny~Bogey has a tail but when he gets excited he wiggles his butt too. I always look at him and think how happy he must be to not just wag his tail but his whole body.

I REALLY wanna be that happy.....tonight if possible.....

01-11-2011, 04:01 PM	#1
Brooklyn'smommy Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Georgia Posts: 92	Just noticed that Brooklyn's tail doesn't wag Brooklyn is a bubbly, hyper, happy girl. But, I realized that her tail doesn't wag... at all. It makes me wonder if docking her tail- which I TOTALLY disagree with, regardless of what breed standard and show people say- has damaged a nerve or something. I did a search and saw that some people's yorkies started wagging their tail at a certain age. Hmmmm.... wonder if my baby's tail doesn't work. Anyway, just an observation. She doesn't seem to notice one way or the other. __________________ ~Steph~ Brooklyn -n-Kymmi RIP Crystal and Spike Still missin' my babies every day...

01-11-2011, 04:30 PM	#2
Britster Action Jackson ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 17,815	Aww, poor baby. I've never heard of such a thing. I know I've seen some dogs that have a really short docked tail, like basically no tail at all, that I personally can't really tell if it's wagging or not. __________________ ~ Brit & Lights! Camera! Jackson! CGC ETD TKP ~ Follow Jackson on Instagram: https://instagram.com/jacksontheterrier

01-11-2011, 04:38 PM	#3
107barney T. Bumpkins & Co. Donating YT Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: New England Posts: 9,816	Teddy doesn't wag his tail at us either... He only wags at strangers and other dogs. __________________ T. Bumpkins & Co. Washable Doggie Pee Pads (Save 10% Enter YTSAVE10 at checkout) Cathy, Teddy, Winston and Baby Clyde...RIP angels Barney and Daisy

01-11-2011, 04:38 PM	#4
Rhetts_mama Donating YT 4000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Georgia Posts: 5,959 Blog Entries: 1	Rhett's rarely wags, where as Scarlett's goes like a motor boat. __________________ Don't get your knickers in a knot. Nothing is solved and it just makes you walk funny.

01-11-2011, 04:49 PM	#5
LaurenPatrice YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Louisiana Posts: 555	I've never heard of this. Maybe it will wag eventually. She may just not be a tail wagger __________________ Mommy to Remy and Winston

01-11-2011, 04:53 PM	#6
Ellie May And Rylee Finnegan Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Metro Detroit, MI Posts: 17,928	If it never wags at all, I'd wonder if it's the nerve leading to it. I had heard when vets do back surgery they can hit a nerve that could stop the wag. __________________ Crystal, Ellie May (RIP), Rylee Finnegan, and Gracie Boo🐶

01-11-2011, 06:06 PM	#7
Gizmo Baby YT Addict Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Posts: 328	How old is Brooklyn, and how long has she been with you, I'm asking because Stellina's tail didn't wag for a while when we first took her home, can't remember how long before she started wagging it. You should see her today it looks like a feathery propellar lol

01-11-2011, 06:10 PM	#8
Sammy Mommy Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: New York Posts: 3,896	Sammy is not a big tail wagger. Once in awhile he wags it alot and it's really cute when he does.

01-11-2011, 06:19 PM	#9
DamSweet Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Erie, PA, USA Posts: 1,236 Blog Entries: 1	Bridgets tail is so short I couldn't tell if it wags or not....literally from my tip of my finger to my first knuckle.....but she wiggles her butt if that counts! __________________ Proud member of the CrAzYcLuB Donna......owned by Bridget and Greta (and wouldn't have it any other way!)

01-11-2011, 06:46 PM	#11
Yorkiedaze My hairy-legged girls Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: lompoc, ca. Posts: 12,228	My Azrael will be 6 years on the 16th of this month and never once has she waged her tail, never! She can put it down or raise it up, but never a wag. __________________ AZRAEL RAZAEL JILLI ANN

01-11-2011, 07:28 PM	#12
sugarmamma Donating YT 18K Club Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Yorkie Zoo Posts: 34,152	I honestly don't know if Sugar's TAIL wags......but she wags her whole BUTT __________________ Lisa, Mom to Curri Bee Vindi Loo Tikka Masala Sugar Baby

01-11-2011, 07:47 PM	#13
QuickSilver Thor's Human Donating Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 5,929 Blog Entries: 31	Thor only has a nub, so I grow the hair out as long as possible. I basically double the length. It was a nice surprise to see he does wag it, though not a ton. Also now that he can see it, he chases it. __________________ If you love something, set it free. Unless it's an angry tiger.