TARTAR EMETIC — TECHNICAL TERMS 



by any accident it should get on the coats of dogs, tar can 

 be removed by rubbing grease or butter on the place. 



Tartar Emetic. (See Antimony,) 



Tartar on Teeth is a frequent cause of suffering to dogs 

 which are constantly fed on soft food, as this sort of diet 

 provides no means for cleansing the teeth, and therefore 

 the tartar accumulates, and in the end produces inflamma- 

 tion of the gums. If large bones or Spratt's biscuits, given 

 whole and dry, are occasionally provided the animals to 

 gnaw, the growth of tartar will be checked ; but when it 

 once has formed it will be necessary to have the teeth 

 scraped by a professional man. A course of cooling 

 medicine should be administered if there is inflammation 

 of the gums. (See Teeth,) 



Technical Terms. — The following are the technical 

 terms most in use amongst dog-breeders : — 



Apple-head. — A round head. This appearance is 



sometimes produced by the ears being set on low, 



and not by the roundness of the skull. 

 Beefy, — The term applied to heavy quarters. 

 Brush, — The tail ; generally applied to that of the 



collie. 

 Business-dog. — A fighting dog. 

 Butterfly Nose. — A parti-coloured nose. 

 Button Ears. — Ears, the flap of which hang downwards, 



so as to conceal the interior. 

 Cat-foot, — A round foot. 

 China Eye. — A wall eye. 

 Cloddy. — Thickly built. 

 Cobby. — Compactly built. 

 Couplings, — The body and loins which couple the 



fore-end and hind-quarters. 

 Cow Hocks. — Hocks which turn inwards, so that the 



stifles and feet turn out. 



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