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The Basenji's tail is tightly curled. Like ears, tails come in a tremendous variety of shapes, lengths, amounts of fur, and tailsets (positions). Among them:

• Corkscrew: Short and twisted, such as a Pug's
• Docked: Shortened by surgery or other method, usually two or three days after birth; see docking
• Odd: Twisted, but not short. Uncommon. Tibetan Terriers have odd tails.
• Saber: Carried in a slight curve like a saber
• Sickle: Carried out and up in a semicircle like a sickle
• Squirrel: Carried high and towards the head, often with the tip curving even further towards the head.
• Wheel: Carried up and over the back in a broad curve, resembling a wheel.

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