Tail Docked or Not??

[x-tinkerbelle-x]

Has your furbaby got a docked tail? I bought Tink with a full tail - she looks a beauty with it! I know it is necessary for some country's breed standards, but I think they look so much better with a full tail!!! xXx

[carmen in nj]

Aww,Pictures please, I LOVE tails.. my 2 yorkies and my silkie are docked, I bought them that way.. when I had my Yorkie Jacks born in my house I kept their tails and they look so beautiful..
hugs,
Carmen in nj

[Javathon]

We have one docked and one full... and needless to say everyone loves the full tail.

[Bella-Boo]

I have one of each. My Bella has her long pretty tail because I bought her in Germany and it is against the law here to dock tails or crop ears. Then I flew back to the states and bought Winston and his is docked. I like it both ways!

[RIPMyLittleCase]

I often wondered what our little one would have looked like with an undocked tail. She was cute the way she was but I prefer the full tail look better.

[dogbert]

My Yorkie was a rescue with the tail already docked. If it were up to me I'd have left her tail long.

[kimberlyp]

Noelle's is docked. I don't think I've ever seen one that's not docked.

[Teiya]

Teiya's is docked. I bought her that way. Not sure I would have done it if given the option. I've never seen one full.

I have to wonder, if they're born with a full tail, why do they dock them?
I want to see pictures of the full tail.

[dogbert]

Originally Posted by Teiya

Teiya's is docked. I bought her that way. Not sure I would have done it if given the option. I've never seen one full.

I have to wonder, if they're born with a full tail, why do they dock them?
I want to see pictures of the full tail.

I never liked the idea of cropping ears and tails but it's been done a long time.

[Micah my love]

Micah is a Biewer yorkie from Germany and all of the Biewers come with a full tail and they are so beautiful, I wish all would require a full tail.

my standards do have docked tails and are the loves of my life

Betty & Micah my love

[Ivy Lucille]

I have one of each. I love the full tail but I think little Mo's stub is cute when he wags it. If I ever bred yorkies (which I have no intention of doing) I would most likely leave them full.

[lovemyalfie]

I wish the standards would change here in america. It's cruel to dock tails and crop ears in my opinion. Yorkies look cuter with their happy little undocked tails wagging away. I have a maltese/yorkie and his tail is undocked and beautiful.

[Micah my love]

I like that fluffy curled tail on their back, I could never have their ears trimmed that for me is going to far.

Betty & Micah my love

[hugz4all4]

Originally Posted by lovemyalfie

I wish the standards would change here in america. It's cruel to dock tails and crop ears in my opinion. Yorkies look cuter with their happy little undocked tails wagging away. I have a maltese/yorkie and his tail is undocked and beautiful.

and in my opioion my little guy Tucker looks cute as ever waggin his little nub.

[hugz4all4]

Originally Posted by Teiya

Teiya's is docked. I bought her that way. Not sure I would have done it if given the option. I've never seen one full.

I have to wonder, if they're born with a full tail, why do they dock them?
I want to see pictures of the full tail.

they dock them because its the breed standard. Yorkies tails have to be docked to be shown in the U.S

I personally like the docked tail, however if you are buying a yorkie for a pet and not to show I think it should be your choice as too whether not to dock the tail if you had your pup picked out ahead of time. I know that most people buy yorkie's after the time frame of tail docking though.
I knew I was getting a pup from the litter I got Tucker from, I had the choice to have his tail docked.