Thread: Photos of your dog

Originally Posted by R93

Why is the tail docked where it is on the black n white? The liver seems to have a shorter tail. Very handsome animals by the way.

Thank you. The liver bitch's tail is not as short as it appears in the picture, it's just kinda bent back. Her tail is about the same length proportionately as the his.

The tails are docked where they are so that they are short enough that they are not damaged when working heavy cover and long enough that they can wag it etc. The general rule is to leave 1/2-5/8

Munsey is correct in that the trend is moving towards longer tails. I'm not sure the logic behind the change but I'm not concerned as long as they aren't so long they start cutting up their tails. I've had a full tailed dog before and it was a nightmare. I won't have another one.

He's a pointer...right??

Haha...an easy mistake to make from a picture like that. GSPs with a lot of white on them are rather uncommon here and black and white ones with that much white are non-existent so I can understand the confusion as it's normally a pointer pattern/color. That pattern is much more common in Germany and even more common in the US.