teeth are said to be level when the jaws are neither overhung 

 nor underhung. 



Leggy Having the legs too long in proportion to the body 



Listless Dull and sluggish. 



Lumber Superfluous flesh. 



Long in Flank Long in back and loins. 



Loins That part of the anatomy of the dog between the 



last rib and hindquarters. 



Layback A receding nose. 



Leather The skin of the ear. 



Occiput The prominent bone at the back or 'top of the 

 skull; particularly prominent in Bloodhounds. 



Overshot The upper teeth projecting beyond the lower. 

 This fault in excess makes a dog pig-jawed, which see. 



Out at Shoulders Shoulders set on outside, as in the 

 Bulldog. 



Out at Elbows Elbows coming out. 



Pad The underneath portion of the foot. 



Pastern The lowest section of the leg below the knee or 

 hock respectively. 



Pig-jawed The upper jaw protruding over the lower, so 

 that the upper incisor teeth are in advance of the lower, an ex- 

 aggeration of an over-shot-jaw. 



Rose-ear An ear of which the tip turns backward and down- 

 ward, so as to disclose the inside of the ear. 



Ring-tail A tail curling round in a circular fashion. 



Roached Back or Arched Loin The arched or wheel forma- 

 tion of loin, as in a Greyhound, Dachshund, Dandie Dinmont 

 Terrier and a Bulldog. 



Racy Slight in build and leggy, as in the Greyhound or 

 Whippet. 



Septum The division between the nostrils. 



Shoulders The top of the shoulder blades, the point at 

 which the height of a dog is measured. 



Splay-foot A flat, awkward forefoot, usually turned out- 

 ward; and the opposite of "cat-foot." 



Stern The tail. 



Stop The indentation between the skull and the nasal bone 

 near the eyes. This feature is strongly developed in Bulldogs, 

 Pugs and short faced Spaniels, and considerably so in many 

 other dogs. 



Snipy Too pointed in muzzle. 



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