290 TERMS RELATING TO DOGS. 



DEFINITION OP TERMS RELATING TO DOGS. 



Apple Headed. — Skull round, instead of flat, on top. 



Babbler. — A dog that gives too much tongue when working. 



Beefy. — Big, beefy hindquarters. 



Belton. — (Blue and lemon) spotted or flecked, and applied to Laverick 

 Setters. 



Blaze. — A white mark or stripe up the face. 



Blood. — A dog which shows high breeding. 



Breeching. — The tan-colored hairs on the back of the thighs of a 

 Black-and-tan Terrier. 



Broken-up Face. — Refers more particularly to the face of the Bulldog 

 or Toy Spaniel, and comprises the receding nose, or lay-back, deep stop, and 

 wrinkle. 



Burr. — The inside of the ears. 



Brisket. — That part of the body in front of the cnest, or the chest. 



Brush. — The long fringe of hair on under side of tail of long-haired 

 dogs. 



Butterfly Nose. — A nose with spotted nostrils. 



Button-Ear. — An ear which falls over in front, concealing the mside, 

 as in Fox Terrier. 



Cat-footed. — A short, round foot, with knuckles high and well devel- 

 oped. A desirable foot for all running dogs. 



Chaps or Chops. — The pendulous lips of the bulldog; the foreface of 

 a bulldog. 



Character. — Pronounced indications of the breed to which the dog be- 

 longs; also, marked indications of intelligence. 



Cheeky. — When the cheek bumps are strongly defined; thick in cheek. 



Chest. — The chest of a dog must not be confounded with the brisket; 

 the breast or chest extends between the fore-legs from the brisket to the 

 belly. 



Cloddy or Cobby. — Thick-set, short-coupled, and low in stature. 



Cobby. — Well ribbed up, short and compact in build. 



Comb-fringe. — The long hair that hangs down from the tail of the 

 setter. 



Condition. — In good health, flesh and coat. 



Couplings. — The length of space between the tops or tne shoulder 

 blades and the tops of the hip joints. The term denotes the proportionate 

 length of the dog, such as long and short in the couplings. 



Cow-Hocked. — The hocks turning inwards. 



Crank-tail — Same as above. 



Crest. — The upper ridge or portion of the dog's neck. Generally ap- 

 plied to sporting dogs. 



