Gay tail in dogs
No one likes to observe stupid, but in the world of dogs, there are terms we don&#;t always understand, especially when we&#;re newbies, or we have a new breed. Most of us are reluctant to admit ignorance because, well, refer advocate to the whole looking stupid thing.
A &#;gay tail.&#; It&#;s not this!! Nor is it the same thing as a dog that&#;s really happy to observe you. Spend a morning at a dog present visiting different breed rings and the term will come up. Either a dog has one and it&#;s bad, or a dog doesn&#;t have one, and it should. Do again after us: It all depends upon the breed standard.
A gay tail is a tail that is carried very high, or over a dog&#;s help, or certainly higher than is approved by the dog&#;s breed standard. It&#;s a tail that can also be set a little higher at the point where it connects to the body. Some standards spell this out by saying that a gay tail is not a good thing: The standards of the Grand Basset Griffon Vendéen, Cesky Terrier, and Rhodesian Ridgeback elude to this. Other standards flat out tell that it&#;s a fault, such as the standards for
Calling all "gay" tails!
Chester definitely has a gay tail at least 50% of the age and even if it&#;s not the preferred demonstrate carriage, I think it&#;s adorable and he view so happy with it curled up over his back. Here&#;s how he carries his tail most of the time when he&#;s walking around and interacting with someone or something or some chipmunk in the backyard
Do your furbabies carry their tails the same way or is Chester a little kook?
Baroo?!
Quit bugging me kid
PUPPY BUTT!
I reflect he thinks he&#;s a Papillon like his buddy Riley:
First of all -- the main purpose of the tail is to aid guide the canine. It is supposed to help them balance their bodies when they're walking on something slim (like a sidewalk), or to aid them when they swim or create turns.
But the tail, especially for a beagle, has other important purposes. And that's what we are going to talk about.
You understand your dog is a beagle if
1) The tail looks like it's been dipped in ivory paint.
A proper beagle should have a white-tipped tail. That white fur is a product of breeding. It's so that hunters can find the beagles while they're running after their quarry. The tail also shouldn't curve too much, but if you have a couch beagle and not a show beagle, that doesn't matter.
I also see that, when grooming beagles for challenge, handlers fluff up the white part a bit, so it looks appreciate a bottle brush almost. Just a thought if you want your beagle to look imagine.
| A beagle I have a Scottish terrier (my first).&#; He is a a beautiful dog with a tail that curls.&#; When I went to get him clipped from a woman that shows them she said it is known as a gay tail and that some breeders and people that want to display scotties with this fault receive a fix involving a metal rod being shoved up the underside of the tail to cause damage, which results in a straight tail.&#; ("Oh Earn a Grip People!!!!!").&#; What then follows on from these stud dogs are more curly tails and so it goes on. ByIsabelDate UTC I doubt it.&#; The damage to the skin and fur would be permanent and obvious. ByBlueDate UTC Edited UTC Rubbish. :-)&#; Although there may be the odd person who would proceed to that extreme it won't be very many. I comprehend several Scottie exhibitors that would never.
What you will identify is most gay tails are actually slightly low set tails causing the curl in the tail. If you look at the Skeleton of a mutt and see where the tail is you can see how this happens. In my have experience and from talking to others |