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To have my yorkies tail docked or not Today my Izzie is 1 yr old and weighs 2.3 lbs. Tomorrow she is being spayed and she was born premature and was not able to have her tail docked. I'm debating on having in done tomorrow while she is having other surgery. What's everyone's opinion?:rolleyes: |
I'm no expert or anything, but I personally like the tail docked. They usually dock the tail at a very very very early age so I mean doing it while she's under might be your only option if you really do want it docked, but you really have to be careful cause if the nerves in her tail have already developed, it could be harmful for the doggy. At 1 yrs of age, you might not be able to anymore. I'm not positive so don't take my word for it. That's just my opinion. |
It is my understanding after a certain age it should not be done. You might want to post in the breeder's talk section. They might know a little more about taildocking at a later age. Just from an aesthetic standpoint, I think they look cute either way. |
I would leave the tail. If its not done when there a couple of days old i feel you should leave it |
Please don't do it!! First, long tails are really cute! and then imagine how much pain it will be for your dog!! It is not worth it!! |
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My Bonnie is a Biewer and has a tail and I just love how adorable she looks with it flowing out behind her when she runs or how wildly she wags it when she happy. And it's always the first indicator when she's scared or not feeling well. |
Has your vet already agreed to do the tail dock with the spay? I met a woman in my neighborhood who had an "accidental" litter of yorkie puppies and didn't have their tails docked right away. The puppies were about 8 weeks old and she said she couldn't find a vet that would do it, even at that young of an age. I personally LOVE to see dogs with their natural tail. Dogs communicate so much with their tails. I wish our little Wendell still had his tail, but he was 2 years old when we adopted him and it was unfortunately docked already. Even though he wags his little docked tail, it's just not the same effect as a full tail. We have a yorkie mix that we got from a shelter as a puppy and his tail is such an important part of his personality. Please don't put your baby through this painful and unnecessary procedure. Even though she'll be asleep during the surgery, it will still hurt her after she wakes up. There are alot of videos of the procedure on YouTube. Take a look at one before you decide. If you can't bring yourself to even just watch a video of it, you shouldn't consider having it done to your baby. |
Breeders who dock their dog's tails do it when they are two or three days old. While it still hurts the puppies it is not as painful because the bone has not fully formed. Your dog has a fully formed tail that is made of bone. It is dangerous to dock an adult tail and is considered an amputation at that age. There is no reason to cut off an adult dog's tail and I am amazed that a vet would even consider doing it. |
I personally would leave the tail alone. I agree it is like an amputation if it is done now. One of mine has dew claws and my vet wouldn't take them off during her spay because of this very reason. I think they are adorable with tails. |
I would not have it done. It's not a necessity... It doesn't make her any less of a Yorkie. :aimeeyork You will still love her with or without it won't you ? |
I prefer a docked tail but at her age would just leave it alone. Tails are supposed to be done by the time they are 5 days old. She is still the same doggie with or without her tail. |
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I just fostered a beautiful little Yorkie male with his tail intact and let me tell you how cute it was to see him wave that tail like it was his very own flag pole!:animal36 |
I agree with everyone above about leaving your dog's tail alone. :) |
Having it done now at this age would be very painful for her. I have one now I adopted and she has a full tail and my late Miss Molly had a full tail as well. The tails are just beautiful. |
I prefer docked tails, however, only if done when they are first born. At this age, I think it would be needless pain and suffering. |
Leave it alone!!! That would be terrible for an adult dog. I don't even really like seeing it done on young pups but at least it's done and over with quickly with them. Natural tails are awesome anyways! But maybe I am biased. ;) Jackson gets sooo many compliments on his tail. |
Happy 1st Birthday Izzie! I agree that your are past the age for docking ;) I'm sure this has been posted before (maybe it belongs to someone on this forum) but bc it's titled "Why Yorkies Should NOT Get Their Tails Docked", I thought it appropriate to post here: |
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:eek:NO! :eek: At this age it is no longer a painless cosmetic preference it is an amputation. No ethical vet would even consider doing it. Don't even think about it. Enjoy the little flag waver.... it's cute. |
its against the law to dock in the uk and rightly so. Noone has the right to go around chopping bits off animals just for convienance:eek: |
Chances are if you dock it the "nub" with not grow fur on the very tip because her bones/formations are all mature now. My foster Izzy got hers docked at 6 months old when she got spayed and her hair did not grow back where the vet cut it. It's just a calloused scar. For yorkies, I LOVE their tails long. Edit: Izzy is a pitbull and her nub is a lot bigger than your 2.3lb dog's lol so might not be as noticable. But i still say leave it. Izzy got hers done because her tail was like a 10lb hammer thumping on the walls, beds, car, ground etc all day every day and she ended up hurting it. |
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Now that is ADORABLE! I love it!!!!!!!!!! I am with everyone else. NO Way! Leave it. Sometimes, I wish Taycie had her tail.. I think it would be adorable:) I am just wondering.. but say you had a breeder in mind before puppies came and you requested not to have the tail docked.... is this ok to ask???? Because if it is, I would ask... I would love a yorkie with a tail!!!!!! |
DON'T do it. If I had known I was going to keep Zoey, Roxy, and Lucy I would not have had their tails docked. In Cozy's 2nd litter she had a tiny male with a cleft plate much smaller/ probably a premmie. I left his tail intact and was planning to keep him as a pet from the start. UnfortunTely he did not make it. Vet said it was a fluke but I spayed Cozy anyway. Don't harm your baby now for fashion. |
I'm so glad I read this because I've been getting lots of people telling me I should get my 12 week old's tail docked. I hadn't gave it too much thought because I think she's fine the way she looks with a tail. I did consider it when I first got her because I had never seen a yorkie with a full tail before, but I didn't know there was a window of time in wich to have it done. There was even a referral given to me of a "vet" who would do it for $100. I now have some great information to share if someone asks me again about docking Ladybug's tail. Thanks everyone |
I agree with everyone else. While I love the look of the docked tail...that is all it would be for...the looks. I wouldn't put my dog through this at this point. I would just love him as is!:) |
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I can't believe any vet would amputate a dogs tail, it is an amputation at 1 year old. If not done at a few days old, its too late. |
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The dog I had before Gracie was a Shih Tzu and he had a beautiful plume of a tail that always showed his mood and emotions. It was like another form of communication with him. When I got Gracie I was aware of the docked tail and I didn't think anything of it until I saw that little tiny tail just a wagging away hardly noticed. She is such a happy loving little girl that her tail wags almost constantly but you just don't see it as much as a dog with a regular tail. When I see that little tail going 100 miles per hour I sometimes wish she had a full tail so everyone could see her excitement and the sheer joy she has when she greets people. Docking is outlawed in the UK and other European countries. Maybe it should be considered here as well. Any vet who would cut an adult dog's tail off for any amount of money should be disbarred! |
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I would not cut a grown dog's tail unless it was medically necessary. |
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