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Long or short tail? Pita's tail was docked when we got her, how do they go about that? Does every Yorkie get the tails docked or do some stay long? I like it short but I'm not sure I would've had it docked if it wasn't already done. |
My friend Isabelle have 3 Yorkies with long tails , she purchased them from Hungary . I love them very much . In my opinion , It depends on the furnishing of the tail . |
We live in Wales and deliberately phoned around to find a breeder that did not dock tails!! Just our preference... had two prvious yorkies with docked tails and we then knew nothing re the controversy here re docking and they were just gorgeous!! Our girls Gypsy Rose and Gizzie Chavi have lovely tails that they carry over their body like little palm trees!! :) Ana xx |
Mojo had his tail docked days after he was born...i am getting a female in a few monthss and already specified that i do not wish to have her tail docked. It is permited by FCI that even show yorkies have their tails undocked (AKC does not abide by FCI decision tho). Also, my cousin's boyfriend has a yorkie with an undocked tail! |
Do yorkie's naturally have long tails? When I got Milo he did not know anything about Yorkies. He wasn't the breeder. He has a short tail and I know for sure his dewclaws are removed, but I never saw any stitches. |
Zoey's tail is short and her dewclaws are removed. I thought all yorkies had that done.. |
the vet will cut off the tail around 3 days old and remove the declaws, i have heard of backyard breaders docking themselves with toenail clippers. that is wrong. after the tails are docked the vet carterizes them and they heal up in a few weeks. my family has breed dogs since i was young and i have seen it doneby the vet it really is not that bad. it really is done because of the standard of the breed. sirius has his tail docked if he didn't we would still love him. |
my girl has docked tail too. i think it has been docked abt a quarter off. most yorkies here have docked tails unless they are imported from Australia. |
Gucci tail is docked also. :aimeeyork |
Here in Holland its forbidden to dock the tails so my little girl has a cute tail that looks like a feather, the tip of her tail just touches her back.... it looks so cute, my previous furbabies had docked tails they were born in 1983/1984 and 1989 since 2000 its illegal to dock them in this country :D |
Respected breeders also dock tails and do dewclaws. you use a band on the tail at no later than 3 days old. On the dewclaws you can cut them when they are born put back with mommy and they don't even bleed. :) |
What is dewclaw or declaw? My Tess' tail is docked, but I've never heard of the other. Thanks!!! :D Tess' Mommy |
declaws are a toe nail on the side of the dogs front feet sometimes back ones that most take off. :aimeeyork oh yea they are on the inside of the foot. man , my brain is working slow this morning. The reason they do it is because the nail can grow into the skin and be very painful. |
But you can just cut the nail..:) |
docking Banding is painful..as I found with my pups. I tried it and they cried and fussed for several hours after putting a rubber band on. I was told that was how you do it..I decided to find a better way. Clamp and twist at 3 days is bloodless, can be done as they nurse and barely a reaction, no infection and it makes a great tail set. I know this is a sore subject with many...but I see nothing wrong in a procedure that can be done fairly painless at 3 days...compared to what is going on in the world with human children, I think the forcus is off kilter..JMO and I respect those who do not dock. |
I use a sterilized surgical clamp for both tail-docking and another size for dew claws. I have seen Yorkies whose dew claw grew curled into the skin when not removed and buyer didn't know that. . I have also seen dew claws torn off when snagged accidentally. If an owner wants to wait and have dew claws removed by the vet when the teeth are done and the animal is altered, it can be done like claw removal on cats. I am not advocating either decision but I will continue to dock tails (I like them longer) and do dew claws myself. I have not had problem one and feel better about keeping these babies away from vets' offices at such young ages. There are too many chances for these babies to contract diseases... |
I have ran into a few breeders that do not dock tails. Out of curiosity, I asked my vet about having it done after I got the puppy ( this was the first time I was puppy hunting). She said if it is not done after three days, it is condsidered an amputation :eek: if done later. The need to be put to sleep and it is cut off and then of course there is risk of infection and all sorts of things. She said if I got one and wished to have it done, she suggested to wait til it was spayed/neutered and only be put to sleep once. I decided if I did get one that didn't have it docked, it would just stay that way. Of course, I didn't get one like that. |
That i agree...a small puppy should stay home with his moma...not going out (even if it is to the vet) there is just too much risks... Mojo has his dew claws, and the breeder told me specificly that it also need to get the nail trimmed...if every breeder makes their customer's aware of it, i guess it will also help them make a decision whether they want to remove it or not. As per tail docking...is there no way to use some aneastetic (sp??) before cutting? Even tho that i do believe the healing is more painful than the docking itself... |
docking Clamping and twisting is bloodless, no open wound, therefore no stitching needed...no stitches, no infection...at least that is what I find. I would not allow a vet to cut and suture either. LOL |
It's a pain to cut the dewclaws! My Pom's curl into his toe, and sometimes they're so painful he won't let me touch them to clip them! My sister's dog started to pull at hers and try to rip them of!! She had them removed soon after, but since she's older, theres a lot more recovery time. I definitely recommend removing dewclaws!!! |
Snoodles tail is clipped and dew claws removed. I like it like that. Don't have to worry about poopys on it. My Peke had her dew claws and they really got bad as she aged, plus if she got diarrhea, it would be alll over her tail. |
My very first litter had the work done at the vet. I took MOM and babies and it was as traumatic for me as for the mom. I could not let her down and they took all her babies into the surgical area to do them and put a little suture in the tail. Mom chewed the sutures and I used one of those products you use for chewing. I removed the surures at 10 days like the vet said(I am an OLD nurse so he trusted me) and she licked a tail open again. So, I find using the clamp is as near painless as using anesthesia. Have you ever had novocaine stuck in your finger before stitches? Hurts like the devil! Gimme the stitches anytime.. |
Anyone that have yorkies with their long tail, please post some pictures as I have never seen any. 3 of my yorkies got their tales docked a couple days after they were born. |
I will try to get pix of my cousins yorkie (Gizmo) he has a long tail (it is sooo cute). And about docking, Mojo's tail was docked by the vet and had stitches and even aneastesia if i am not mistaken...but the vet goes every to my breeder so the puppies never leave the house (she has a little room for the vet in the kennel). As per Mojo's dew claw...i will not remove as i cut the nails every month, but i notice that when i take him to get groomed they never do, so i would recomend for somebody that doesn;t cut the nails themselves to make sure to request it at the groomers (if they didn;t have it removed) |
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theres pics of Chelsey in the galary she has a long tail :) |
Long tail , short tail , they are beautiful . Recently , I went to a dogshow and saw a few Yorkies with long tail . What is more funny is to look at the public reactions and listen their comments . |
Lucy has her tail long and to be honest we prefer it that way, I don't like to see dogs with docked tails I like to see long tails happy and wagging. We have Lucy's hair short and a travelling doggy hair dresser comes to bath and clip her every month and she makes sure all of the claws etc are ok so no worrying about the dewclaws either! I guess as long as the dog is happy and healthy then it doesn't matter, its personal preference! :) |
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