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A Study
of the Scottish Terrier Published by the Scottish Terrier Club of America |
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A Study of the Scottish Terrier General Appearance Last update - 1/12/02
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The
tail should be about seven inches long and never cut. It should be set on
high and carried erectly, either vertically or with a slight curve forward, but
not over the back. The tail should he thick at the base, tapering gradually to
a point and covered with short, hard hair.  The Scottie tail serves an additional purpose besides providing balance-it was the primary means for an owner to pull his dog out of a hole. For that reason, both shape (particularly thickness) and carriage are important. Moreover, several of the thigh muscles are attached to the fused vertebrae in front of the tail, so a dog with a high tail set has longer muscles (and is therefor quicker in action.) Tail carriage is one of the key indicators of a dog's character. A gay tail must be faulted but it is a less serious "tail" fault than a tail that is carried backward from vertical or down.
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