TRIPE — T UMO URS 



often disqualified, whilst owners of the former go free, for 

 the simple reason that they may not require so much 

 doing to them. If the statement as regards the trimming 

 of the breeds mentioned, and of other varieties also, is 

 doubted, let any of those who are disposed to do so endea- 

 vour to get a quiet look at a few of the crack prize dogs 

 a few weeks before the show season commences and a 

 similar time after it concludes, and they will scarcely be 

 able to recognise some of the animals, as many persons 

 who have purchased a dog at a show has discovered to 

 his cost. (See Exhibiting Dogs, Faking.) 



Tripe. (See Paunches.) 



Truffle Dog. — This breed of dog, if it really is a dis- 

 tinct breed, as it doubtless originated in a cross between 

 the poodle and the terrier, which appears to have been 

 very carelessly kept up, is rarely seen in this country ; 

 but in parts of the Continent it is used for the purposes of 

 locating truffles, which it accomplishes by its powers of 

 scent. 



Tucked Up. — When a dog's back ribs are short, so that 

 his loins are slender, or when he is temporarily drawn up 

 at this point through illness or cold, he is described as 

 being tucked up. 



Tulip Ear. — An erect ear. The term is usually applied 

 to bulldogs whose ears stand up straight. (See Bulldogs.) 



Tumours are slow-growing growths which attack old 

 dogs as a rule, but are also not infrequently the result of 

 a blow. They appear on different parts of the body, and 

 if taken in time are sometimes amenable to treatment ; 

 but as a rule a surgical operation is the only remedy that 

 is likely to prove efficacious. Hence the advice of a 



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