Re: [pyrnet] Pennsylvania dog show on Animal Planet

[Jack & Charlotte Perry <pyreau@erols.com>]

I think all the standards for Great Pyrenees agree that the Pyr should carry his
tail in the wheel over his back when he is alert.  The problem is that Pyrs are
not always alert.  In the past, judges in the US were faulting dogs if they were
not carrying their tails in a wheel.  Consequently, the current standard says
that the dog need not carry his tail in a wheel in the show ring.  Go to
http://clubs.akc.org/gpca to see the standard and the illustrated standard.
Charlotte

> Hi, In my Pyr Book it says in the breed standard,T.K.C- Tail: blah, blah,
> .....Tail raises as dog becomes interested: curled high above back in a
> circle when fully alert.
> .
> A.K.C- Tail: Blah, blah.....and curled high over the back, "making the
> wheel" when alert.
> So your guess is as good as mine, why books differ in their views, or when
> quoting breed standards.
> Sariena
>
> .
> >Hello,
> >
> >I watched a dog show from PA on the Animal Planet this past weekend.  I
> payed special attention to the working group where the Pyr's were placed.  I
> was happy to see that a Pyr took third in this group (first was a doberman).
>  I noticed that this pyr carried its tail curled over the back a bit.  Not
> quite a full curl like a husky but still quite a curl.
> >
> >I think I read in the Strang book that this is considered a fault or
> detraction. I suppose there is a certain limit to how much curl is
> acceptable.  Anyone have some clarification on this?  Also, what is the
> reason why a curl would be a fault?  Lastly, why the variation in standards
> between the US, Great Britain, and France, etc.?
> >
> >Keith, Soo, and Dusty
> >
> >
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