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Huskies tail down

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Question
My 1 year hold female huskies tail stays down, is there something wrong? Her tail is not under her belly or anything, it is just not curl to the top

Answer
Are you asking me if the tail should curl, or are you asking me why is the tail strait?

I don't think their is anything wrong. She could be just not a confident dog, or she could be just really layed back. There are 2 reasons that a dog carries their tail up. One is to show confidence. The other is to show domanance.
Another problem could be a low tail set.
Here is a link to my males page. In both the pictures with me going around the ring with my males, that is what a proper Siberian tail should look like. They can go farther over the back then that but if they touch the back then the tail in incorrect. Most people think a siberian has a little curly tail that bunches up on the back, but it is the Malamute that is supposed to have a tail like that.

http://www.minkmultimedia.com/aoi/photo_males.htm

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-Michelle B