I have read a few ments on here about a gay tail. Do some pure bred Borr Collie's jt have the or do mean there is somethg else there? Is a bad thg, or jt another preference thg? thanks, Tammy
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MY DOG HAS A GAY TAIL. WHAT DO THIS MEAN?
In my extensive readg and rearch on the breed before brg home a BC pup, I learned and me to regnize that a low set tail or at least a tail held low when workg is sired a workg/herdg dog, as a high set or "gay" tail dit that the dog is eher not focg on his charg or on his job. I unrstand that ed to be nsired a flt, and pots were taken off when petg trials for a gay tail - I'm not sure if that's still effect but I fd tertg. I'm not sure whether a gay tail is simply seen all pups their immatury and playfulns or whether 's a ht of a not-so-great workg abily(I've never traed a sheepdog ), as Quynn lov to show off his tail(I have no problem wh - In fact, I love ...he's adorable) and flail as high as he n possibly reach, and curl over his back.
All my lli seem to have gay tails when playg or goong around, but as soon as they are set to work their tail drops pletely. Technilly, he often works wh a gay tail - and his work is rrpondgly sloppy.
When he's gay tail mo his tail go straight out om his back for the first uple vertebrae, then falls straight down, then swirls out at the hocks aga wh the whe tip stickg straight up like a foo-foo feather on a circ horse's head harns. Re: The term "gay" referrg to the tail - sce I read a lot of old lerature and mic where means simply, "Lighthearted and thoughtls" - 's not a huge al for me even though I spent the first twenty years of my life SFO.