Tail Problem, HELP!! - Page 2

I suspect your dog will always have a slightly hooked tail.  It looks as though it touches the ground when relaxed.

I've had the same thing with one of mine and I was given some advice by the late and lovely Jayne Swan, to cut some of the fur off the end of the tail... so that it didn't touch the ground.  She said it probably wouldn't work... and it didn't but I did try!

does this may effect the dog and a curl like this would be permissible or a fault that will not allow the dog to be on show

would his puppies have the same thing if bred in the future

what the problem if the tail touches the ground when realxed and what will happen if i cut the fur from the end

That is along tail.I have seen a few dogs with long tails.Always makes me wonder?? I once caught a pups tail in the crate door it must have broke his tail alittle before  the tip ,The tail always bent upwards after that.Maybe your dog got his tail crimped as a pup. Just a thought.

I wouldn't bother cutting the fur, it didn't work for me.  A hooked tail is not what one wants and there's every chance that offspring will have the same.  Some judges (%?) will put your dog down the line.

I would trim the hair at the tip. If it  works great if it doesn't  no harm done and the hair will regrow in no time at all.

I start to trim my dogs tail hairs when they are puppies and they are growing  their new coats just so that won't happen.

I guess this is a dog you are hoping to show. That wavy tail isn't quite right and looks a bit too long, but there isn't anything you can do about it. I don't know if tail length is genetic or not. Did your dog's sire and dam have extra long tails too? If so, it is genetic. A judge would likely move your dog down a few places, but if everything else is good, don't worry about the tail.

 Last time I will say it, and with photos in mind, this is NOT a big deal. Personally, I think judges would prefer longer tails than ones that are too short. And plenty are too short. So what?

I have seen many dogs whose tails are long who have achieved V ratings in conformation. If you wish, carefully trim some of the fur at the very end of the tail, but otherwise, leave it alone and enjoy the dog.In the end to a certain extent, what matters is what YOU do with the dog. Train it properly, socialize it and enjoy it. Take care of it properly. THERE IS NO PERFECT DOG.

here is the pedigree of my young boy, search for Viernheimi Sherpa sometimes the links do not appear.

in this photo he was just a puppy he is now 9month old.

http://www.pedigreedatabase.com/gsd/pedigree/553928.html