Tail
and Body
TAIL:
In proportion to head, well furnished with hair but not feathery. Carried
gaily but must not curl over the back. Set on at back level.
CLARIFICATION:
Length of tail should equal height of ears.
A standing Cairn should be able to have a ruler parallel to the ground from the tail's tip to the ears' tips. The tail is set high, at back level, but the ideal tail carriage is not necessarily vertical and should never be curled over the back.
A Cairn going around the ring and carrying its tail at one or two o'clock is fine.
BODY:
Well muscled, strong, active body with well-sprung, deep ribs, coupled
to strong hind quarters, with a level back of medium length, giving an
impression of strength and activity without heaviness.
CLARIFICATION:
A firmly put together body with a heart- (or egg-) shaped rib cage,
not barrel ribs, or slab-sided, is correct.
Level back is desired. A good topline is a combination of proper placement of the bone structure as well as correct angulation.