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Our Breeder Members here at RS are wild bird hunters and focus on the field ability and talent of our dogs, not the appearance. As long as the tail position on point is consistent for the type, most breeders or owners don’t focus on tails like trial folks do. Some prefer a very straight, level tail while others are fine if the tail dips below the topline. I personally may be a bit unusual within the ryman-type community in that my ideal is a 10+ o’clock tail and it is seen in many/most of my dogs. But still, it is the overall hunting ability of my dog that is my focus, not how they look. I also have seen training impact tail position. Ryman-types are a gentler, softer type of setter and over doing the pressure or number pen birds in training can result in a dog lowering or dropping its tail.
This is an example of a tail that I like in my personal dogs. Thanks for your posts, we always love talking setters.