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soccbydo · 10-19-2007, 11:27 PM

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Originally Posted by cassius

my puppy has the long tail...for a long time we debated rather to buy one while overseas because of this but he is adorable and it is so cute the way he curls it over his back.

Hey so you got a tailed yorkied as well? I think I will love my little tail. I am leaving in two hours to go get him and so excited

. Vet said itis illegal to crop ears or cut tails where I live

daisy mae06 · 10-20-2007, 12:16 AM

Daisy Maes Tail is about 1 inch Kodi's is about two inches and Pixie has a long tail Docked at about 3 inches. I love all their tails Kodi's may look the most standard But Pixies is really cute

here is Pixies Tail She always holds it nice and High

it was docked just in a longer doc and we let the hair grow.

sweetr72 · 10-20-2007, 12:23 AM

Reece has an awesome full tail!! So expressive..I can tell what his is thinking just by looking at his tail!!

I cant find a picture with his tail unless he is sitting...hmmm

Dawn

lara2913 · 10-20-2007, 01:08 AM

All 3 of my yorkies have beautiful long tails and I wouldn't have it any other way, here in the UK it is illegal to dock tails and I am very happy about that

daisy mae06 · 10-20-2007, 07:26 AM

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Originally Posted by sweetr72

Reece has an awesome full tail!! So expressive..I can tell what his is thinking just by looking at his tail!!

I cant find a picture with his tail unless he is sitting...hmmm

Dawn

Dawn that is a adorable picture of Reece.

vars · 08-02-2010, 11:35 PM

I really thought that yorkies had short tale when they born,.. i saw a couple of pictures of some yorkies and they had a long tail that i started researching!

I was amazed!! Bella has a medium length and i never realized that they were not that way!
you always learn something new in here!

Ringo1 · 08-03-2010, 02:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Mom2BabyNatalie

I doubt you can tell anything from this, as I really have to push in on her tiny bottom to even feel where the tail bone should extend from the base of the spine. (and PLEASE don't tell Natalie that I posted pictures of her nekkid lil' fanny!! She'll never forgive me!!) **no peeking boys!!**
But she doesn't even have a little stub of a tail.... if they cut it, they really would have had to dig down deep to make the cut - which wouldn't make any sense, even with the most novice of "breeders"....
Also, they didn't take off her dew claws - so I can't imagine they bothered with her tail.
She must just be a beautiful lil' "freak of nature"!!! And I LOVE HER!!

I'm with you; it doesn't look like she has even a little nubbin of a tail. She's beautiful with or without it.

Rachael x · 08-03-2010, 02:46 AM

Im from England and they dont dock a yorkies tail over here so Poppy has her long tail.. she did break the very end of her tail though so I can see why docking them would be a good idea seen as they are very livley when pups and can easily hurt themselves.

Deuce · 08-03-2010, 04:04 AM

How'd she do that? Crazy, never heard of that happening before.

Rachael x · 08-03-2010, 04:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Deuce

How'd she do that? Crazy, never heard of that happening before.

I dont know how she did it.
I put her to bed one night and her tail was fine, woke up the next morning and it was bent on the end.
I took her to the vet and she set that its common in small pups with long tails because they are so playful they can easily have an accident, but she wasnt in any pain as she didnt mind people touching it and the vet said that because it was right at the very end of her tail then it wasnt dangerous and she shouldnt even notice it.
She said there was no point trying to straighten it because it would cause her distress so just to leave it as it is

PenniesMom · 08-03-2010, 05:10 AM

I have one with and one without I love them both my mom however hates Siennas tail she says she dosent look like a yorkie i think Siennas tail is so funny it looks like a pig tail it curls all the way around onto her back and then the tip almost curls around another time she also LOVES to chase it
She gave from useless people that didnt know about tail docking or dew claw removal. She is going to end up needing her dews removed because one is really detached but im going to wait until she needs teeth pulled so she only has one surgery. Oh and I forgot to mention the very best thing about having a long tail..it makes lifting there tail to clean there bottom soooo much easier

Britster · 08-03-2010, 05:36 AM

I love Jackson's full tail and am sooo glad he has it. His tail tells me so much about how he's feeling. Tucked under his legs when he's really frightened, sticking straight up when he's in alert mode, wagging like a flag when he's extremely happy, etc. Dogs communicate thru their tails as well. I hope that it is banned someday in the US but I'm sure we'll be the last country to follow suit.

When I first got him, I didn't even realize people actually docked dogs tails. I didn't know much about the yorkie standard and thought it was normal he had a tail. I knew Rotties, etc didn't but I always thought they were born that way, LOL!

Deuce · 08-03-2010, 05:55 AM

Goodness, well I'm glad she is okay. Strange how that happened though, even stranger that she didn't make a noise loud enough to wake you from it...
I love Rizzo's tail, it's beautiful and like everyone else says they communicate so much through their tail movement's

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Originally Posted by Rachael x

I dont know how she did it.
I put her to bed one night and her tail was fine, woke up the next morning and it was bent on the end.
I took her to the vet and she set that its common in small pups with long tails because they are so playful they can easily have an accident, but she wasnt in any pain as she didnt mind people touching it and the vet said that because it was right at the very end of her tail then it wasnt dangerous and she shouldnt even notice it.
She said there was no point trying to straighten it because it would cause her distress so just to leave it as it is

Rachael x · 08-03-2010, 06:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Deuce

Goodness, well I'm glad she is okay. Strange how that happened though, even stranger that she didn't make a noise loud enough to wake you from it...
I love Rizzo's tail, it's beautiful and like everyone else says they communicate so much through their tail movement's

I know its really strange.. Im a real light sleeper too and I usually wake just at the sound of her playing with her toys in the night but she didnt make a sound.
Which in a way Im glad about because if she didnt make a sound maybe it didnt hurt her hopefully.

TatumsMom · 08-03-2010, 07:09 AM

Just to respond to the no-tail by birth issue..... with our litter of Australian Shepherds last summer, we did have one with a "natural bob" tail. We did have it docked though along with the other ones just because it wasn't quite the right length. In his case, it actually runs in the family. His daddy was born a "natural bob" also. That's actually a choice on the registration forms (with ASCA - Aust. Shep. Club of America). Docked, not docked or natural bob. We originally were selling one pup to someone in Germany and she requested that we not bob that one. She ended up buying two though - although the one was already docked.

So, yes, natural bob does happen.

10-20-2007, 12:16 AM	#17
daisy mae06 Kodi & Pixie 2 Donating Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: NEBRASKA Posts: 14,766	Daisy Maes Tail is about 1 inch Kodi's is about two inches and Pixie has a long tail Docked at about 3 inches. I love all their tails Kodi's may look the most standard But Pixies is really cute here is Pixies Tail She always holds it nice and High it was docked just in a longer doc and we let the hair grow. Attached Thumbnails __________________ OK Yorkie Rescue - http://okyorkierescue.org LorisCritterSitter.com

10-20-2007, 12:23 AM	#18
sweetr72 No Longer a Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 6,111	Reece has an awesome full tail!! So expressive..I can tell what his is thinking just by looking at his tail!! I cant find a picture with his tail unless he is sitting...hmmm Dawn Attached Thumbnails

10-20-2007, 01:08 AM	#19
lara2913 Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: UK Posts: 1,920	All 3 of my yorkies have beautiful long tails and I wouldn't have it any other way, here in the UK it is illegal to dock tails and I am very happy about that __________________ Indy, Benjamin and Malachi There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face- Ben Williams

08-03-2010, 02:46 AM	#23
Rachael x Poppy's Mamma ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: England Posts: 3,751 Blog Entries: 3	Im from England and they dont dock a yorkies tail over here so Poppy has her long tail.. she did break the very end of her tail though so I can see why docking them would be a good idea seen as they are very livley when pups and can easily hurt themselves. __________________ Rachael & Poppy

08-03-2010, 05:10 AM	#26
PenniesMom YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: eugene,or Posts: 907 Blog Entries: 1	I have one with and one without I love them both my mom however hates Siennas tail she says she dosent look like a yorkie i think Siennas tail is so funny it looks like a pig tail it curls all the way around onto her back and then the tip almost curls around another time she also LOVES to chase it She gave from useless people that didnt know about tail docking or dew claw removal. She is going to end up needing her dews removed because one is really detached but im going to wait until she needs teeth pulled so she only has one surgery. Oh and I forgot to mention the very best thing about having a long tail..it makes lifting there tail to clean there bottom soooo much easier __________________ Rachael: Owned by Penny Love and Sienna Rose

08-02-2010, 11:35 PM	#21
vars Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: washington Posts: 116	I really thought that yorkies had short tale when they born,.. i saw a couple of pictures of some yorkies and they had a long tail that i started researching! I was amazed!! Bella has a medium length and i never realized that they were not that way! you always learn something new in here!

08-03-2010, 04:04 AM	#24
Deuce No Longer a Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Virginia Posts: 1,717 Blog Entries: 1	How'd she do that? Crazy, never heard of that happening before.

08-03-2010, 05:36 AM	#27
Britster Action Jackson ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 17,815	I love Jackson's full tail and am sooo glad he has it. His tail tells me so much about how he's feeling. Tucked under his legs when he's really frightened, sticking straight up when he's in alert mode, wagging like a flag when he's extremely happy, etc. Dogs communicate thru their tails as well. I hope that it is banned someday in the US but I'm sure we'll be the last country to follow suit. When I first got him, I didn't even realize people actually docked dogs tails. I didn't know much about the yorkie standard and thought it was normal he had a tail. I knew Rotties, etc didn't but I always thought they were born that way, LOL! __________________ ~ Brit & Lights! Camera! Jackson! CGC ETD TKP ~ Follow Jackson on Instagram: https://instagram.com/jacksontheterrier Last edited by Britster; 08-03-2010 at 05:37 AM.

08-03-2010, 07:09 AM	#30
TatumsMom Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: TX Posts: 2,799	Just to respond to the no-tail by birth issue..... with our litter of Australian Shepherds last summer, we did have one with a "natural bob" tail. We did have it docked though along with the other ones just because it wasn't quite the right length. In his case, it actually runs in the family. His daddy was born a "natural bob" also. That's actually a choice on the registration forms (with ASCA - Aust. Shep. Club of America). Docked, not docked or natural bob. We originally were selling one pup to someone in Germany and she requested that we not bob that one. She ended up buying two though - although the one was already docked. So, yes, natural bob does happen. __________________ ~ Angie