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Stewartfour · 03-09-2007, 02:48 PM

HI, This is my first time on this website.
I have a new Yorkie (12 weeks old) and she has her tail. She is also a "pet " and not a show dog. My previous Yorkie had a docked tail.....both are wonderful!

I think this website is great and will be able to help my with all my questions! I had my first yorkie for 14 1/2 years and did not have a chance to talk with other yorkie owners.

Does anyone else have a yorkie with droopy ears??

AMD · 03-09-2007, 04:38 PM

I don't think it should become banned. If you don't like docked tails, you don't have to have them docked, but I think it should be a choice, not a law. Just my opinion.

Safire · 03-09-2007, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by AMD

I don't think it should become banned. If you don't like docked tails, you don't have to have them docked, but I think it should be a choice, not a law. Just my opinion.

Ditto! I prefer docked.

alisonJ · 03-09-2007, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by alaskayorkie

I think many breeders prefer them docked, but as the owner of two pet-quality Yorkies with docked tails, I say let 'em grow.

ditto that....

When I joined YT I asked this question. At that time, there was a huge uproar and the conversation got quite heated. Most people wanted to stay with the docked tails. Since that time, there appears to be a lot more acceptance of the undocked tails. I think it is only a matter of time before it is not allowed here. It might be 5 years, it might be 50 years, but I think it will happen.

alaskayorkie · 03-10-2007, 02:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Stewartfour

HI, This is my first time on this website.
I have a new Yorkie (12 weeks old) and she has her tail. She is also a "pet " and not a show dog. My previous Yorkie had a docked tail.....both are wonderful!

I think this website is great and will be able to help my with all my questions! I had my first yorkie for 14 1/2 years and did not have a chance to talk with other yorkie owners.

Does anyone else have a yorkie with droopy ears??

Welcome to YT, Stewartfour! Anyone who raised a Yorkie for 14 1/2 years has as much to teach as to learn. It's good to have you here.

Once you figure out your way around, you'll have to post pictures of your pup on the My Yorkie forum.

Saleswman · 03-10-2007, 03:13 AM

It is about choice......I want the choice. I prefer docking. I happen to like how the Yorkie carries the shorter tail..of course, I am interested in showing, and the AKC requires it.........I was talking to a someone at the show yesterday that said that very thing came up in a recent show and the Yorkie was "released" before the competition started, and the other one was put to the very end of the line up.......so was considered "last" by the judge.

lovmyyorkie · 03-10-2007, 03:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Stewartfour

HI, This is my first time on this website.
I have a new Yorkie (12 weeks old) and she has her tail. She is also a "pet " and not a show dog. My previous Yorkie had a docked tail.....both are wonderful!

I think this website is great and will be able to help my with all my questions! I had my first yorkie for 14 1/2 years and did not have a chance to talk with other yorkie owners.

Does anyone else have a yorkie with droopy ears??

Hi Welcome to YT!

I have a Yorkie with droopy ears, does your new Yorkie have droopy ears? if so you can still fix them.

lovmyyorkie · 03-10-2007, 04:07 AM

Regarding the tails I have mix feeling.

I always thought Buffy's tail was too short, but sooo cute.

When I got Duncan the breeder told me over the phone that the vet had cut his tail too short, so I thought no big deal its little like Buffy's.

Way wrong Duncan's tail is maybe the size of the top part of my little finger, it does not wag and will not grow or will ever wag the nerve was damaged

.

I cried at first for him, but after a while he made it ok. I can tell when he is happy or excited about something without having to wag a tail .

So for this reason given a choice I would say "Leave The Tail Alone, Thank U"

Doodlebug · 03-11-2007, 07:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Stewartfour

HI, This is my first time on this website.
I have a new Yorkie (12 weeks old) and she has her tail. She is also a "pet " and not a show dog. My previous Yorkie had a docked tail.....both are wonderful!

I think this website is great and will be able to help my with all my questions! I had my first yorkie for 14 1/2 years and did not have a chance to talk with other yorkie owners.

Does anyone else have a yorkie with droopy ears??

Hi, welcome to YT. Nice to have you here. Would love to see pictures of your new yorkie as well as your beloved older one. I have a 13 lb yorkie with droopy ears and really thick hair. We never tried to get them to stand up because her hair is so thick and we love them droopy anyway. They flop up and down or fly straight out behind her when she runs.

peanut · 03-11-2007, 07:24 AM

Well I have mixed feelings also, Lexie is docked but left longer and I love it she has a prisy walk and that little tail goes straight up.. Bear is docked not much to it and I wish it was longer......I like them longer....

IMO its just gives them that extra something...

chattiesmom · 03-11-2007, 09:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Stewartfour

HI, This is my first time on this website.
I have a new Yorkie (12 weeks old) and she has her tail. She is also a "pet " and not a show dog. My previous Yorkie had a docked tail.....both are wonderful!

I think this website is great and will be able to help my with all my questions! I had my first yorkie for 14 1/2 years and did not have a chance to talk with other yorkie owners.

Does anyone else have a yorkie with droopy ears??

WELCOME STEWARTFOUR

I am so glad that you are here. I am sure that with all of your experience you can help us with our questions! Yorkietlak is such a GREAT place -- I learn something new every day and rarely a day goes by that I don't meet someone new!

Meggie · 03-11-2007, 09:45 AM

I was under the impression that the law had already gone through Parliament here & comes into effect at the beginning of April.

They were saying last night, on the broadcast from Crufts, that from 1st April it will become illegal to dock.
The Kennel Club is banning from shows any docked dog born in the UK after April 1st this year. So come October all puppies eligible for show must be undocked.

But, from what I understood, they are also banning entries for shows of any docked dogs from abroad from April, no matter when they were born.
If so it will have a big effect, especially on Crufts, as there are many dogs from abroad entered this year in various breeds, including the American champion Scottish Terrier, another docked breed, that came fourth in the terrier group.

txshopper73 · 03-11-2007, 02:40 PM

I prefer a docked tail. I docked my last litter myself (clamp/twist method) and had them a longer length...not a little nub. I think that longer docked tails are beautiful...the hair grows long and looks like a flag with all of the hair hanging down.

If a law ever passes here to eliminate tail docking, then I will abide. Until there, I will continue to dock tails and remove the dew claws.

03-10-2007, 03:13 AM	#21
Saleswman Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Tennessee Posts: 1,643	To me It is about choice......I want the choice. I prefer docking. I happen to like how the Yorkie carries the shorter tail..of course, I am interested in showing, and the AKC requires it.........I was talking to a someone at the show yesterday that said that very thing came up in a recent show and the Yorkie was "released" before the competition started, and the other one was put to the very end of the line up.......so was considered "last" by the judge.

03-10-2007, 04:07 AM	#23
lovmyyorkie Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: So. California Posts: 955	Regarding the tails I have mix feeling. I always thought Buffy's tail was too short, but sooo cute. When I got Duncan the breeder told me over the phone that the vet had cut his tail too short, so I thought no big deal its little like Buffy's. Way wrong Duncan's tail is maybe the size of the top part of my little finger, it does not wag and will not grow or will ever wag the nerve was damaged . I cried at first for him, but after a while he made it ok. I can tell when he is happy or excited about something without having to wag a tail . So for this reason given a choice I would say "Leave The Tail Alone, Thank U" __________________ Rosie and my 4 brats Buffy Big Bro. Duncan : Baby Keanu Baby Bear

03-11-2007, 07:24 AM	#25
peanut Dogs Rule Cats Drool! Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Tennessee Posts: 7,895	Well I have mixed feelings also, Lexie is docked but left longer and I love it she has a prisy walk and that little tail goes straight up.. Bear is docked not much to it and I wish it was longer......I like them longer.... IMO its just gives them that extra something... __________________ KIM

03-11-2007, 02:40 PM	#28
txshopper73 Donating YT 14K Club Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 14,226 Blog Entries: 1	I prefer a docked tail. I docked my last litter myself (clamp/twist method) and had them a longer length...not a little nub. I think that longer docked tails are beautiful...the hair grows long and looks like a flag with all of the hair hanging down. If a law ever passes here to eliminate tail docking, then I will abide. Until there, I will continue to dock tails and remove the dew claws. __________________ As always...JMO (Just My Opinion) Kimberley

03-09-2007, 02:48 PM	#16
Stewartfour YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New York Posts: 2	HI, This is my first time on this website. I have a new Yorkie (12 weeks old) and she has her tail. She is also a "pet " and not a show dog. My previous Yorkie had a docked tail.....both are wonderful! I think this website is great and will be able to help my with all my questions! I had my first yorkie for 14 1/2 years and did not have a chance to talk with other yorkie owners. Does anyone else have a yorkie with droopy ears??

03-09-2007, 04:38 PM	#17
AMD Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: USA Posts: 8,986	I don't think it should become banned. If you don't like docked tails, you don't have to have them docked, but I think it should be a choice, not a law. Just my opinion.

03-11-2007, 09:45 AM	#27
Meggie YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Yorkshire, England Posts: 784	I was under the impression that the law had already gone through Parliament here & comes into effect at the beginning of April. They were saying last night, on the broadcast from Crufts, that from 1st April it will become illegal to dock. The Kennel Club is banning from shows any docked dog born in the UK after April 1st this year. So come October all puppies eligible for show must be undocked. But, from what I understood, they are also banning entries for shows of any docked dogs from abroad from April, no matter when they were born. If so it will have a big effect, especially on Crufts, as there are many dogs from abroad entered this year in various breeds, including the American champion Scottish Terrier, another docked breed, that came fourth in the terrier group.