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Originally Posted by Mirkawolf1
Was it this case, or you think the judge meant something else?
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No, I think it is again the most common problem with the judges which never judged this breed in the coutry of origin and are not informed good enough (never read the standard?
). I heard more times that judges in some countries judge CzW like collies and say "Tail carried up is a fault".
Do you remember the champion classes in Czech Republic some years ago (when there were only dogs from Slovakian and Czech Republic)? Do you remeber the pround males carring their tails up to show their self-confidence. To present themself proud because they felt like CHAMPIONS...?
Simply said: as written in the breed standard it is typical for CzW that "When dog is excited, [the tail is] generally raised up". At the same time the tail carried on the belly (by shy dogs) is a FAULT and I know judges which will write by such dogs the remark "wrong carried tail" (and it really has influence on the note).
But how it is judged by judges which have no idea about this breed and judge Wolfdogs like some "funny" shepherd dog breeds? The answer you can see by MANY italian judges. The same problem we saw by some judges in the West European countries - they think "Wolfdogs must be shy like wolves and they MUST have the tail on the belly". Such dogs have by them the biggest chances to win - most of the winners are just VERY shy wolfdogs. So such ignoramus judges choose shy dogs as winners, they make selection on unsure and unconfident dogs. And write by TYPICAL (stable, self-confident) Wolfdogs that their carry the tail wrong...
One time I get GREAT prictures from Italian owners made on one of the dog shows.
By the females there were 3 bitches. The winner (and "excellent") was a female which was so scared that she was only lying on the ground while the judge tried do check her teeth. Second place and also "excelent" was a shy female which had her tail on the belly. The 3rd normal behaving female which was not even a little bit shy get the note "very good"... She was not "wolfish" (read: not shy) enough.....
So Keeba, all you can do is to have always the breed standard with you and show the judges which say someting like this that they are wrong... It is really important because we know the chactacter of the wolfdogs is getting worser ans worser in some countries (from one side because the breeders breed shy dogs and from the other side: they breed shy dogs because ONLY shy dogs can win the dog shows in some countries...)