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Quality. — The evidence of good blood and breeding, and of desirable 

 characteristics as shown in the general appearance of the dog. 



Racy. — Slight in build and leggy, as in the Greyhound or Whippet. 



Ring-Tailed. — Where the tail at the end curls into a ring. 



Roach Back or Arched Loins. — The arched or wheel formation of loin, 

 as in a Greyhound, Dachshund, Dandie Dinmont Terrier, and Bulldog. 



Rose-Ear.— An ear of which the tip turns backward and downward; 

 that is, it folds at the back, and the tip laps over outward, showing part of 

 the inside of the ear. 



Second Thighs. — The muscular development between stifle-joint and 

 hock. 



Semi-Prick Ear. — An erect ear of which the end falls over forward. 



Septum. — The division between the nostrils. 



Shelly. — Too narrow and light in body. 



Short-Coupled. — Short in back and loins. 



Shoulder. — The top of the shoulder blade, the point at which the 

 height of a dog is measured. 



Sickle-Tail. — A tail forming a semi-circle, like a sickle. 



Skull. — Formed by the frontal, parietal and occipital bones — the brain 

 box. 



Snipey. — Where the muzzle is long, narrow or peaked. 



Snipy. — Too pointed in muzzle. 



Splay-Foot. — The foot spread out flat. 



Stern. — The region of the tail. 



Stifle. — The point next the buttock — the hip joint. 



Stop.^The hollow or indentation between the skull and nasal bone, 

 below the <£yes. This feature is strongly developed in Bulldogs. 



Style. — Showy, spirited, or gay demeanor. 



Throatiness. — Excess of loose skin at the throat, dewlap. In some 

 breeds this is a fault. 



Thumb Marks. — The round, black spots on the fore-legs of a Black- 

 and-tan Terrier. 



Tight-Lipped. — Having no flew. 



Timber. — Bone. 



Tongue. — -The voice. 



Top-Knot. — The hair on the top of the head, as in the Irish Water 

 Spaniel, Dandie Dinmont, and Bedlington Terrier. 



Trace. — The dark mark down the back of a Pug. 



Tricolor. — Black, tan and white. 



Tucked-up. — Tucked-up loin, as in the Greyhound. 



T^lip Ea^.-— Partly pricked, or fipright, and drooping at the tip. 



