Sickle-type tails in the Akita Inu?

Crispy

I actually had someone approach me today and ask if I had ever seen a sickle tail in the Japanese Akita. They know I am part of this forum and I speak often about the Japanese breeds and refer here all the time. The question came up after looking at the UKC standard...

Eliminating Faults: Sickle tail. Uncurled tail (determined while the dog is in motion, not at rest).

I'm not an Akita expert, but I could not readily find any... I was wondering if any "Akita people" knew of or have pictures of any Akita Inu with sickle tails? Historic, modern, it doesn't matter.

They will be for personal use - won't be redistributed or anything. This individual codes for an online dog game and they are trying to revise the "genetics" in the game to be more "realistic".

lwroth

I've seen old Akitas whose tails no longer curl and approximate a sickle tail, but can't think of any younger Akitas with true sickle tails.

PoetikDragon

I have seen old Akitas with sickle tails as well, but nothing recent. All the pics were black-and-white, too.

*JackBurton*

We had one member who had one. It was an older dog that was sold as a pet when it was a puppy .