Westminster KC

ClantyreSheltie said:
I got some pictures of Shelties, Collies, and Icelandics. When I get home to my big computer I will put them up. Now I'm sitting in a hotel, 5 blocks from the Garden with no CNBC, so I can't even watch! I could walk back down, but I am too tired.
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Would LOVE to see your pictures.
 
It was nice to see Mr. Baggins (the Beardie) win the Group last night if it couldn't be the Sheltie...we see him at almost every show around here and he is just a gorgeous dog. I'm rooting for him tonight for BIS!
 
Ann said:
It was nice to see Mr. Baggins (the Beardie) win the Group last night if it couldn't be the Sheltie...we see him at almost every show around here and he is just a gorgeous dog. I'm rooting for him tonight for BIS!
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I agree. When that dog ran around the ring last night, I told my husband...that is the dog that is going to win. His movement was just so fluid and he looked amazing. Beardie's are great dogs too. I was happy for the win (if it wasn't going to be a Sheltie).

I was wondering if the Sheltie would win, because I think they mentioned the judge had Shelties. I thought that it may be hard for a Sheltie to win because the judge would be extra critical of the Shelties, and would have to be careful if he picked "his breed" as the winner of the Herding Group.

I have a question about tail set for Shelties. In the standard, should the tail set be low when the dog is not moving and then up when the dog is moving? I always wondered about that.
 
Sca ignored it until the herding dogs came on. He barked at the BC a few times and just watched the others mostly. He missed the Sheltie as he was on a rawhide finding safari :rolleyes2:
 
danisgoat said:
I agree. When that dog ran around the ring last night, I told my husband...that is the dog that is going to win. His movement was just so fluid and he looked amazing. Beardie's are great dogs too. I was happy for the win (if it wasn't going to be a Sheltie).

I was wondering if the Sheltie would win, because I think they mentioned the judge had Shelties. I thought that it may be hard for a Sheltie to win because the judge would be extra critical of the Shelties, and would have to be careful if he picked "his breed" as the winner of the Herding Group.

I have a question about tail set for Shelties. In the standard, should the tail set be low when the dog is not moving and then up when the dog is moving? I always wondered about that.
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in agreement, that Beardie is beautiful.. I loved the blue merle collie also. and regarding the Sheltie, to me his tail looked a little short..

it will be interesting to see who wins the different groups tonight before best-in-show.
 
danisgoat said:
I have a question about tail set for Shelties. In the standard, should the tail set be low when the dog is not moving and then up when the dog is moving? I always wondered about that.
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The tail needs to be long enough to touch the hock joint. It should be "set on" so that it's down when the dog is standing. It's perfectly OK for the tail to be raised to the level of the back when the dog moves (or is excited), but it should be set on such that it never goes higher, or curls over the back.

I think it looks natural and right for a dog to move with the tail level with the back, or a little lower - a "dead tail" that's held down, even when the dog moves, makes me think that the dog is timid or unhappy. (Or worse, that the tail was "fixed".)

I've never seen that dog in person, and I didn't watch the Group on TV, so I can't comment on his tail.
 
tofu pup said:
The tail needs to be long enough to touch the hock joint. It should be "set on" so that it's down when the dog is standing. It's perfectly OK for the tail to be raised to the level of the back when the dog moves (or is excited), but it should be set on such that it never goes higher, or curls over the back.

I think it looks natural and right for a dog to move with the tail level with the back, or a little lower - a "dead tail" that's held down, even when the dog moves, makes me think that the dog is timid or unhappy. (Or worse, that the tail was "fixed".)
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Thanks for clarifying, Megan. This is interesting. My Dandie seems to do just as you describe above, but Chloe rarely lifts her tail very high at all. She is a happy girl, it just doesn't show in her tail :(
 
tofu pup said:
The tail needs to be long enough to touch the hock joint. It should be "set on" so that it's down when the dog is standing. It's perfectly OK for the tail to be raised to the level of the back when the dog moves (or is excited), but it should be set on such that it never goes higher, or curls over the back.

I think it looks natural and right for a dog to move with the tail level with the back, or a little lower - a "dead tail" that's held down, even when the dog moves, makes me think that the dog is timid or unhappy. (Or worse, that the tail was "fixed".)

I've never seen that dog in person, and I didn't watch the Group on TV, so I can't comment on his tail.
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Dani, excellent question! After watching the sheltie video I was wondering the exact same thing! The merle that Jane Hammett's daughter was handling had a tail that stayed down and wiggled low to the ground the whole time. It definitely caught my attention.
 
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