GLOSSARY OF TECHNICAL TERMS. 



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during the time of the exhibition, for the 

 purpose of altering its texture. 



3. That any oil, greasy or sticky substance has 

 been used and remains in the coat during 

 time of exhibition. 



4. That any part of a dog's coat or hair has 

 been cut, clipped, singed, or rasped down 

 by any substance. 



5. That the new or fast coat has been removed 

 by pulling or plucking in any manner. 



Note. — The coat may be brushed and 

 combed, so that old or shedding coat 

 and loose hairs may be removed. 



6. That if any cutting, piercing, breaking by 

 force, or any kind of operation or act which 

 destroys tissues of the ears or alters their 

 natural formation or carriage, or shortens 

 the tail, or alters the natural formation of the 

 dog, or any part thereof has been practised, 

 or any other thing has been done calculated 

 in the opinion of the Committee of the Kennel 

 Club to deceive, except in cases of necessary 

 operation certified to the satisfaction of the 

 Kennel Club Committee. 



7. That the lining membrane of the mouth 

 has been cut or mutilated in any way. 

 Exceptions : — 



1. Shortening the tails of dogs of the following 

 breeds will not render them liable to dis- 

 qualification : — Spaniels (except Irish Water), 

 Fox-terriers. Irish Terriers, Welsh Terriers, 

 Airedale Terriers, Old English Sheepdogs, 

 Poodles, Toy Spaniels, Yorkshire Terriers, 

 Schipperkcs, Griffons Bruxellois, and such 

 varieties of foreign dogs as the Committee 

 may from time to time determine. 



2. Dogs of the following breeds may have 

 their coats clipped : — Poodles. 



3. Dewclaws may be removed in any breed. 



4. Dogs with ears cropped prior to 9th April, 

 1898. 



Fall. — The loose long overhanging hair over the 

 face of a Yorkshire, Skye, or Clydesdale Terrier. 



Feather. — The fringe of hair at the back of 

 the legs, as in the Setter and Spaniel. It is also 

 applied to the body all over in long-haired breeds 

 like Collies and Newfoundlands. 



Felted. — Matted, as applied to coat. 



Fiddle-headed. — A long, gaunt, wolfish head, 

 as seen in some Mastiffs. 



Field Trials. — Competitions instituted for the 

 improvement of sporting dogs — Pointers, Setters, 

 and Spaniels in particular. Retriever trials were run 

 at Vaynol Park in 187 1-2, but were discontinued 

 until 1906, when they were resumed under the 

 auspices of the Kennel Club. 



Flag. — A term for the tail applied to Setters 

 Retrievers, etc. 



Flews. — The chaps, or pendulous lips of the 

 upper jaw. The lips at the inner corners. 



Frill. — The feather or beautiful mass of hair 

 projecting from the throat of a long-coated dog, 

 notably the Collie and the Setter. 



Frog Face. — Applied to a Bulldog whose nose 

 is too prominently forward. 



Grizzle. — An iron grey colour. 



Hare-foot. — A long, narrow foot carried well 

 forward. 



Harlequin. — Mottled, pied, or patchy in colour, 

 as in some of the Great Danes. 



Haw. — An inner eyelid or membrana nictitana 

 more developed in some dogs than in others. It 

 is usually the colour of the iris, but red in many 

 hounds. It should never be cut unless diseased. 



Height of a Dog. — The perpendicular measure- 

 ment from the top of the shoulder blade to the 

 ground. 



Hocks. — The joints between the pasterns and 

 the upper part of the hind legs. 



Hound Shows arc those consisting exclusively 

 of all, or any, of the following breeds : — Fox- 

 hounds, Staghounds, Otterhounds, Bloodhounds, 

 Harriers, and Beagles. 



Huckle Bones. — The tops of the hip joints. 



In the Money. — A phrase used to indicate 

 that a show dog has taken an award higher than 

 Reserve. 



Kink Tail. — A tail with a single kink, or break 

 in it. 



Kissing Spots. — The spots on the cheeks of some 

 Toys and others ; as the mole on the cheek of 

 the Pug. 



Knee. — The joints attaching the fore pasterns 

 and the lorearms. 



Layback. — The receding nose of a Pug, Bulldog, 

 or Toy Spaniel. 



Leather. — The skin of the ear, most frequently 

 used in reference to the ear of the Bloodhound 

 and Dachshund. 



Level-jawed. — Term applied to a dog whose 

 teeth meet evenly, and whose jaws arc neither 

 overshot nor undershot. 



Lippy. — A term applied to the hanging lips of 

 dogs where such should not exist. 



Lumber. — A superfluity of flesh, heavy and 

 ungainly. 



Mask. — This phrase is frequently used when 

 speaking or writing of the dark muzzle of the 

 Mastiff, and some other breeds. 



Merle. — A bluish-grey colour with black inter- 

 mingled. 



Occiput. — The prominent bone at the back 

 or top of the skull, which gives the dome shape to 

 the head of the Bloodhound. It is from the back 

 of this prominence that the length of the head is 

 measured. 



