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how short do yorkies tails get docked? mine just seems REALLLYY short. shorter than most i've seen! |
1 Attachment(s) Teddy's tail is docked about 2 inches I think, it's not really a nub it's just a little tail. I let his fur grow out on it and it looks like a feather duster haha. I'll post a pic of his tail and you can compare. |
ohmygosh. mine is just like a little nub. i dont think i have pics though !! |
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yeah i agree! he is young... 11 weeks almost. so everything on him is really little still !! it just seemed weird to me how short it actually was! Lol :) |
There are a lot of opinions out there about length, and actually it's up to you as to how long you have yours Docked. But originally, Terriers Tails were Docked where the length was about the width of your hand (about 4" or so). This was a convenient length... Not too long to inhibit their activity when burrowing after prey, but long enough to get hold of, to pull them out of the hole/back out of the way. |
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I was thinking the same thing! Andy's is so cute when it's wagging so quickly! He's got about 2" with about 2" fur. |
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We got Smokey at 5 months and for some reason or other, the breeder did not dock his tail and I am glad he didn't. Breed standard? Forgive my stupidity, but WHY? Having spent a couple thousand dollars rushing a greyhound with infected "happy tail" into emergency amputation and dealing with the aftermath, I am a bit put off by what I consider unnecessary cosmetic surgery. Again, forgive me, but that's how I feel. :animal-pa |
Ziva and Abby were docked by the same vet and both have little nubs. I never paid much attention to Ziva's since she tucks it down and it blends right in. Abbys nub sits differently into her backbone. She uses her "tail" and it made me start looking at how much they must have clipped off :eek:. I wonder if we stopped docking tails would a breeder have to make sure the tail was held and feathered nicely? |
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It's actually illegal in the UK now - if it's done at all then loads of paperwork and 'whys and wherefores' have to be agreed by a Vet and other official bodies - and only if it will benefit that particular animal. Thank goodness it's not the norm any longer. And I too had a similar problem with a Boxer that we had many years ago. Even after all the pain and money it never did heal properly, infection set in and the bone always showed. Terrible :( Sally + Harry x |
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I just happened to stumble upon a pup that was not docked but I did not do it on purpose. I was naive and did not know a whole lot about the breed when I got Jackson, so I did not even realize it was supposed to be docked! I used to think, as a kid, that dogs with short tails were born that way, lol. But I am so glad he has a tail! |
Oz's tail was already docked when we met him, but I had no idea it was a breed standard at the time (dew claws removed and ears cropped also). We love Oz as is, but if it were up to me I would never request any of it be done, since, in my opinion, it is clearly mutilating the dog for cosmetic reasons. ESPECIALLY in pet stock dogs! I'm not showing Oz, so why would I care if he meets some subjective notion of what standard is? As I mentioned some time ago in another post, that's like making your children go through cosmetic surgery to make sure they turn out to look like super models, even though chances are they'll just be working as Super Store checkout girls! ETA: Oz's is really short, too. Maybe 1 1/2". It's a nub. |
Harrysmum, HA HA, I didn't realize that ! Actually if I had, I'd done a bit better job on the Meter. My Male Sneakers is Docked, but My Female Becca is not. I REALLY like the way her Tail looks. I trim both of their Bodies rather short because of the heat, but, leave their Tail Hair long. Her Tail looks like a Plume, since she carries it almost straight up when she's moving around. |
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