Is this considered a "gay tail"?

[Mollyrocker]

Cricket's tail curves slightly but doesn't curve over her back. Here is a picture of how her tail typically is carried...

[bradl]

I wouldn't call that tail gay. A minor crook, it looks like to me.

[Darc]

I believe that that is a "neutral" tail stance. Neither dominant nor submissive. Perfectly healthy if ya ask me.

[hallswel]

I would not think so because it comes off the back straight and then curves at the end. Sugar's tail is like that and when I groom her she can wrap it around my finger in either direction almost like she has a double jointed tail.

[Duncan's Mom]

What is a gay tail?

[bradl]

Here's a Scottie with a gay tail.

Image courtesy of the Scottish Terrier Club of America Identify a Scottie.

[Tracy A.]

Well I looked in vain for a photo of my parents dog Odin the German Shepherd who has a gay tail.... So off the Scottish Terrier Club of Ameria's website, a very good example of a 'gay' tail.

[Tracy A.]

Here's a Scottie with a gay tail.

Image courtesy of the Scottish Terrier Club of America Identify a Scottie.

Brad- I see we both use the google image search engine.... LOL

[Duncan's Mom]

Okay, there definitely is a difference! Duncan doesn't have a gay tail

[Barney's Mom]

Ewwwww! I don't like the gay tail. It looks deformed! I do recall reading about the tail in the Cairn Terrier literature, and the tail is not supposed to curl over the dog's back. This is a fault if you are showing the dog. So I would say your dog's tail is just about perfect. Cricket's tail is exactly like Barney's in the way it is held.