How odd. Maybe you have a different Standard than the one I read... .....but the one I read says: "Tail Bushy, with the last vertebra extended at least to the hock joint. It is set smoothly into the croup and low rather than high. At rest the tail hangs in a slight curve like a saber. A slight hook-sometimes carried to one side-is faulty only to the extent that it mars the general appearance. When the dog is excited or in motion, the curve is accentuated and the tail raised. TAILS TOO SHORT, OR WITH CLUMPY ENDS DUE TO ANKYLOSIS, ARE SERIOUS FAULTS...." ?? ( my capitals ) Carolyn marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx www.marhaven.com -----Original Message----- From: "" <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> (Redacted sender "ELG440@xxxxxxx" for DMARC) Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Ankylosis There is no fault for Ankylosis. Our first champion had it. It is a double 45% bend at the end of the tail. I still "run the trail" when I judge, and have never seen it again. I have noticed that few judges even look for it any more. I wonder if we have gotten rid of it? Evan In a message dated 8/25/2014 7:50:03 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: First message yahoo seemed to cut off title but I have looked through several of my AKC The Complete Dog Books back through 1928 with no DQ on tail except docked. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2014. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION: http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================