TECHNICAL TERMS. 139 



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 imder. 



Pastern. Lowest section of leg, below knee or hock. 



Pig-jazv. Same as overshot. 



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 fine- 

 ness 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 in- 

 terior 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. 



Stem. The tail. 



Stijles. 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 featin-e 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. 



