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What kind of dog is that?

A beautiful Hungarian Vizsla!!
rob

Nice looking, long legged Viszla!

Thanks, he is beautiful. He is going to start bird training this week. Pointing is natural for him, but the rest needs learning. He is a great family dog, but very active as most bird dogs. Loves attention. He is not even 10 months in this picture.

Didn't know their tails hung like that.

All the Viszlas that i've seen have had their tails docked.

That is docked, pretty much standard for the US is a 2/3 tail. In Europe, they are undocked as it is illegal in most parts.

Darn I know it's got a docked tail.

But what's wrong with the part that is left?

I mean a Viszla should carry it's tail at or near the horizontal.

Maybe it's at rest:-)=

Never saw a dog carry its tail at the same position all the time, maybe he needs hair spray? He wasn't pointing, just making a mess in the mud. Maybe he is tail endowed???

This will explain everthin'




Here are common tail positions and what they mean

Relaxed tail: Relaxation and comfort.
Hanging horizontal but not stiff: A sign of attention. The dog sees something interesting.
Hanging horizontal but stiff: The dog is confronting an intruder or someone or something unknown.
Upright tail: This is a sign of authority of a dog that shows itself dominant.
Upright tail and turned over the back: Shows trust and self-control.
Downward and close to the hind legs: If its extremities are rigid and it wags its tail slightly, it shows "I'm not feeling well". If its legs are slightly bent it's a sign on insecurity.
Tail hidden between its legs: Fear or submission.
Raised tail and slow and rhythmic movement: The dog is on guard.
Wagging lightly: Is their normal welcome.
Wagging with broad circles: "I like you". When two dogs are mock fighting this movement confirms it's a game.
Wagging at a slow speed: When it's being trained it means "I'm trying to understand you, I want to know what you're saying but I don't understand yet". Once it finally understands, the dog wags its tail faster.
Short and slow movements: Shows that it's pleased. Sometimes its only wags its tail a few times when it's on the floor.
Wagging fast: Excitement to a desired activity or object.

manydogs,

I like that:-)

What about a tail position for holy crap I just ate the couch!

Limp.

Is that written from experience, or dd you get that somewhere? I never would have been able to get that written down, but agree with every word of it. So accurate.

That dog's tail says "unsure"

Larry

Its funny I never noticed as most times his tail is up. He is at a trainers right now and that is the first thing he picked up on. It seems Eli is a little unsure or lacking confidence right now. He is working with him on this. This breed is a very soft dog and he did do some obience classes which might not have been the best thing for him. He is progressing on birds and the trainer who just trains Vizslas thinks he will be fine.