TECHNICAL TERMS.
Apple-head.A rounded head.
Blaze.White mark up the face.
Brisket.The part of the body in front of the chest.
Butterfly-nose.A spotted nose.
Button-ear.An ear whose tip falls over and covers the orifice.
Cat-foot.A round, short foot, like a cat’s.
Cheeky.When the dog’s cheek-bumps are strongly defined.
Chops.The pendulous lip of the bulldog.
Coat.The hair.
Cobby.Well ribbed up; short and compact body.
Condition.That state of body which shows the coat to be in a healthy state, the bones well covered, the body well rounded, the muscles hard, and the dog in the best of spirits.
Cow-hocked.Hocks which turn in.
Dew-claws.The superfluous claws that often appear above the feet on the inside of the legs.
Dewlap.Pendulous skin under the throat.
Dish-faced.When the dog’s nose is higher than his muzzle at the stop.
Dudley Nose.Flesh-colored.
Elbow.The top joint of the front leg.
Feather.The hair at the back of the legs and under the tail.
Flag.The tail of a setter.
Flews.Pendulous lips, as seen in a bloodhound.
Frill.A mass of hair on the breast.
Harefoot.A long foot, like a hare’s.
Haw.The red inside of the eyelid, as shown in bloodhounds, etc.
Height.Measurement taken from top of shoulder to the ground.
Knee.Joint attaching fore pastern and forearm.
Leather.The skin of the ear.
Occiput.The projecting bone or bump at the back of the head.
Overshot.The upper teeth projecting beyond the under.
Pastern.Lowest section of leg, below knee or hock.
Pig-jaw.Same asovershot.
Pily.A term applied to a soft, woolly coat next the skin, out of which springs a longer coat.
Prick-ear.One that stands upright.
Quality.Quality is that evidence of breeding which we see in champion dogs, namely, beauty of outline coupled with a fineness of individual points that characterizes the dog at once as being well bred. A horse, for instance, may be very strong and serviceable, yet, being rough and ungainly, is said to be lacking in quality.
Rose-ear.An ear the tip of which turns back and shows the interior of the organ.
Smudge Nose.A nose which is not wholly black, but not spotted, giving the appearance of some of the black having been rubbed off.
Stern.The tail.
Stifles.The top joints of the hind legs.
Stop.The indentation below the eyes, which is most perceptible in the bulldog, but noticeable to a less extent in other breeds.
Trace.Black line extending from occiput to tail.
Tulip-ear.An erect ear.
Type.Every breed of dogs is possessed of certain characteristics of form and feature that stamp it so indelibly that a typical specimen once being seen it is never forgotten. In the human race, for instance, we say a man has a face of Malay type, Chinese type, etc. The same applies to a dog.
Undershot.The lower teeth projecting in front of the upper ones.