292 TERMS RELATING TO DOGS. 



center between the shoulders to the ground, but this plan obviously adds 

 to the real height of the dog, and is practically a fraud. 



Hocks. — The hock-joints. 



Huckle-bones. — Tops of the hip-joints. The space between these and 

 the tops of the shoulders is called the couplings. 



Kink-Tail. — A tail with a single break or kink in it. 



Knee. — The joint attaching the fore-pastern and forearm. 



Leather. — The skin. Especially applied to the ear. 



Leggy. — Too long in leg compared with tlie body. Stilted. 



Lengthy. — Denoting length of body, as in the Skye or St. Bernard. 



Level. — Applied to jaws and teeth where they meet in front, and means 

 that they meet evenly. 



Loins. — That part of the anatomy of the dog between the last rib and 

 hindquarters. 



Long in Flank. — Long in back and loins. 



Lippy. — Overhanging lips, where such ought not to exist. 



Lumber. — Superfluous flesh. 



Mane. — The feather, or long fine hair on shoulders of Collies, New- 

 foundlands and some other breeds. 



Mane. — The profuse hair on top of neck. 



Mask. — The dark muzzle of a Mastiff or Pug. 



Merle. — A bluish-gray color splashed with black. 



Monkey-faced. — See* Dish-faced. 



Occiput. — The prominent bone at the back or top of the skull. Particu- 

 larly prominent in Bloodhounds. 



Out at Shoulders. — Shoulders set on outside, as in the Bulldog, 



Out at Elbows. — Elbows turning out. 



Overshot. — The upper teeth projecting beyond the lower. This fault in 

 excess makes a dog pig-jawed. 



Pad. — The under portion or sole of the foot. 



Pastern. — The lowest section of the leg below the knee or hock junc- 

 tion with foot. 



Peaked. — Dome of skull high, as in Bloodhounds and Irish Setters. 



Penciling. — The black marks or streaks divided by tan on the toes 

 of a Black-and-tan Terrier. 



Pig-Jawed. — The upper jaw longer than the lower. 



Piley. — A mixture of hard and soft hair in the coat, the short coat 

 being woolly. 



Plume. — The tail of a Pomeranian. 



Prick Ear. — (See Tulip-ear.) An erect ear; not turned down or folded. 



