Should be carried well over the back after the manner of the tail of the Chow. All Thibetan dogs carry their tails in this way, and a low carriage of stern is a sign of impure blood.

The tail is very important and must be rolled. I have seen a Tibetan who was asked if a dogs was a true Tibetan one, examinating the tail first. The tail must be rolled on the back, the tighter the better, at its end there is a little kink. Indigenes say that all dogs got it. My husband, amongst all the dogs he has exaline, has never seen a single one without it. I have seen a puppy bred in England which parents were Tibet import without it.

Well feathered, should be carried well over back in a screw, there may be a kink in the end. A low carriage of stern is a serious fault.

Well feathered, should be carried well over back. There is often a kink at the end. A low carriage of tail is a serious fault.

The tail is long, when extended it overtakes the hock by 2 cm .
Attached rather highly, it harmoniously continues the croup line and, about 2 cm after its attachment, it rolls down on the back, falling on either side but without really rolling up.

High set, carried well over back and not like a pot-hook. There is often a kink at the end. Well feathered.

Well feathered, should be carried well over back in a screw ; there may be a kink at the end. A low carriage of stern is a serious fault.

Set high. Carried forward close to the back with the tip draped on either side of the body. The tail should not rise vertically. A kink in the end is permissible. A low carriage of the tail is a serious fault.

Well feathered, carried well over back and high set, but not like a hook.  There is often a kink at the end of the tail.

High set, carried well over the back but not like a pot-hook, often a kink at the end,  well feathered.

High-set, carried well over back but not like a pot-hook. Well feathered.