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Have you measured your dog's tail? Is it missing? Just wondering here about tail lengths. Cookie's tail is docked but it is so short! I noticed how short it was after we got Mimi andher tail is also docked but twice as long! I just went and measured it and it's barely 1" long It looks even shorter than that! lol I could feel that the tip is squared off. Mimi's is more pointy but not that short! I saw a Yorkie with an undocked tail and it was really long! Curled up high like a cat's tail. How short is your yorkie's tail? Just curious here Genie |
Hi Genie Stewie's tail is about 2.25 inches I'd guess. He's not in front of me right now so I can't measure, but that sounds right. I think its the perfect length. It doesn't look like a little stub. I like the look of the undocked tail. |
hwo old is youre pup???? toby's tail started out literally a little "nub" and then it grew as he grew. i think now it has to be abotu two inches long |
I have no idea why puppys get their tails docked.... my Tiny's tail is short but I'm not sure if his breeder docked it...Do you guys know why they do this to them?:confused: |
I just felt Schatzie's since she is laying her next to me. (oh boye did she look at me funny, like "what the heck are you doing with my tail??") Anyway, it seems to be a little over an inch not counting hair length. With her tail hair it's about 6 inches. |
Milo's tail in about 1 1/2 long. I like their docked tails. It makes them look like a little fluff ball. They dock it because it's the AKC standard. Here's a post about the ani tail docking: There is a website created by the Anti-Dociking Alliance. It shows pictures of many different breeds of dogs whose tails are usually docked with tails. Here is the link to the picture site: http://www.anti-dockingalliance.co.uk/page_5.htm On that site, scroll down to the yellow box titled "Toy" #6 is the Yorkie. Click on all the links under Yorkie, including the words Yorkshire Terrier. The links take you to a page of one or more pictures of Yorkies with tails. They are adorable! |
I have heard that breeders have stopped docking tails in Britian. My vet said that local vets here are trying to get it stopped. If I ever decide to breed Mya would not dock her puppies tails. |
Milo - thanks for the link. I love the way Rotties look with their tails! Adorable! I've always wondered what they're supposed to look like. |
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It seems it is still legal in the UK Legal status by country Australia: varies by regional jurisdiction - banned in Australian Capital Territory (Canberra) Austria: varies by regional jurisdiction Belgium: Banned from 1st January, 2006 Denmark: Banned as of 1st June 1996, with exceptions for five gundog breeds Finland: Banned as of 1st January 2001 France: Unrestricted Germany: Banned as of 1st June 1998, with exceptions for working gundogs Greece: Unrestricted Netherlands: Banned as of 1st September, 2001 New Zealand: As of March 2004, restricted to veterinarians, for welfare, not cosmetic, purposes. [1] (http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/pro.../LC20040317033) Norway: Banned as of 1st January 2000 Portugal: Unrestricted Spain: Unrestricted Sweden: Banned as of 1st January 1989 United Kingdom: Restricted to certified veterinarians, subject to a restrictive code of practice USA: Unrestricted [edit] Some interesting links on tail docking: http://vetgate.ac.uk/browse/cabi/1f0...ffa8f3303.html http://www.global.net.au/~aegis/taildocking.htm |
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Jack's tail is a little over 1" long, or should I say short. When the groomer worked on him last week she cut the hair into a point, and with it being black on the top and light tan on the bottom it really stands out. I wish I could get a picture but he is quite a modest guy when it comes to his rear end. |
Cookie is over a year old already and to be honest it's been this length since Igot him . The only thing that has grown is the girth of the little nub lol It's very ,very short. I keep the hair on his tail very short and also shave the entire butt area lol . Genie |
I have just measured Pip's tail and it is seven inches from the base to the tip plus another inch of hair. The hair is long and fans like the pic on the link. :aimeeyork |
Wow! Yorkie tails are so pretty, I wonder why they dock 'em? Fred's tail is a little nub, too and it's growning little by little. It looks like its 1 1/2 inches long now. |
Tail Simon's is about par with everyone else's, that link was a trip! I've never seen a yorkie that wasn't docked. Lol Simon still wags his stub like a happy little thumb... and swifts it sideways the second anyone touches his lower end. Jeni |
Esme's tail is about 2" long. With the hair it's about 3" or so. I actually think her is long compared to other yorkies I have seen. I would have taken her with the docked or undocked tail. :) |
My Daisy's docked tail is about an inch long. Choppi (yorkie/maltese) is undocked and his brother Pochi was born without a tail. He has a little bump where the tail should be and when I trim him, I cut his hair to make it look like more of a tail then he has...he looks like he has a little cotton tail. hehe |
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It seems like the US is always behind Europe in the area of animal cruelty. Europe no longer allows cats to be declawed either. But vets here encourage it! They see dollar signs. It is too bad they doc their tails, as tails of any creature are SO expressive. When my cats walk toward me in anticipation, their tails always curl forward at the top. It's so cute. The first place any changes would have to take place would be with the AKC. |
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My Ruby is a Shorkie (Shih Tzu/Yorkie) and her tail is long and fluffy and cute! You can see it on her Dogster page, but those pictures do not do it justice...Ill have to get better one! Scrappy's is docked and I love it when he gets it wagging really fast! I like the tails both ways, but don't see why docking became breed standard to begin with? JMO |
Her tail feels like a little knub. but I hope it grows as she does :rolleyes: When she runs I think she looks like a baby bunny., LOL now that I think of it her tail looks like a bunny tail too. Peter Cotton Tail. LMAO |
They are so cute with their tails! Just wondering, do the docked tails still wag though? |
scrappys tail or nub is about 2 inches long |
Cookie doesnt know he has a little nub and he still wags it .It looks funny though lol Genie |
Honestly, I like my yorkies tail docked and it's my preference. Just as it was my parents preference to ummmm, dock my "tail" so to speak and I'm very happy they did. As have been all my ex girlfriends my ex wife and my current girlfriend. To be honest it really is paramount to circumcision and should be up to the "parents". I don't remember my circumcision and I'm sure my yorkie doesn't remember her docking. BTW, I'm not Jewish, I'm Canadian with Austrailian parents and very Irish in my background. So, it's not a religious thing but a matter of preference. Hey if you want a long tail on your yorkie more power to you and vice-versa. |
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To dock or not to dock :confused: OK I checked these pictures. My dogs tails are docked about 1" for Bronx and 2" for Zowie. I think they are adorable when they wag. Now, Zowie had her babies this morning. They have to be docked on day 4. According to my Yorkie book, the american standard is to have them docked. Their tails are so huge right now, I imagined cutting them off myself and it made me nautious. So what do you think? :rolleyes: |
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