Are Bo-Chi dogs born with short tails?

by Tifany
(Hobbs NM)

I found my Bochi on Craigslist. She was abused and sick. The owner said that the previous owner cut her tail off with scissors as a pup. Her dew claws are gone as well. Can they naturally have short tails and no dew claws? She was 1 1/2 years old and we have owned her since November.

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Are Bo-Chi dogs born with short tails?

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May 27, 2011
 bochi
by: Anonymous

well the first batch of bochis were long tailed,guess from the father..my boston terrior has no tail,was born like that. one of my bochis is pure white with a boston head and body and i am having its tail docked.
Jun 14, 2010
 Tails/Dew Claws
by: Mary

I have only had 4 litters and they are all purebred Bostons but I can say that some are born with short tails and some have the longer tail from the terrier background. Those with the longer tails usually get "docked" which is done by a professional vet when they are days old.

Some have all their dew claws and some don't have any. The vet will also clip their dew claws just to protect them from getting ripped later in their life. This is also done when they are days old because after that their bones calcify and it would be considered an amputation.
Jun 10, 2010
 no tail bochi
by: Desiree

my boy Nacho is a bostonterrier x chihuhua he also has a stub tail it looks like he was born that way ive had him since 8weeks im sure they are born that way I love his stub ! it gives him personality!
Jun 10, 2010
 No Tail
by: Indiana

Boston Terriers are born without tails. There are two kinds of tails the stub and the corkscrew tail.
I see a lot of female Bostons with a corkscrew tail, my Boston who is a male has a stub tail. I have never heard of a dog being born without dew claws.

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