THE BOOK OF THE DOG. 



FIG. 15. BUTTON-EAR. 



Apple-headed, This term implies that the skull is round instead 

 of flat on the top. 



Blase. A white mark up the face. 



Brisket (No. 8). The part of the body in front of the 

 chest. 



Brush. One of the terms used 

 for the tail ; generally ap- 

 plied to Sheep-dogs. 



Butterfly-nose. A spotted nose. 



Bulton-ear. An ear which 

 falls over in front, con- 

 cealing the inside, as in 

 Fox-terriers. (See Fig. 15.) 



Cat-foot. A short, round foot, with the knuckles high and well 

 developed. (See Fig. 16.) 



Chest (No. 20). The chest of a dog is not what 

 many people speak of as breast, or chest, 

 but extends underneath him, from the brisket 

 to the belly. 



Cobby. Well ribbed up; short and compact in 

 proportion. 



FIG. 16. CAT- 



Couplings. The length or space between the FOOT. 

 tops of the shoulder-blades and tops of the 

 hip-joints, or huckle-bones. The term denotes the pro- 

 portionate length of a dog, which is accordingly spoken of 

 as long or short " in the couplings." 



Cow-hocked. The hocks turning inwards. (See Fig. 

 I7-) 



Dewlap (No. 7). 

 Pendulous skin 

 under the 

 throat. 



Dew-claw. An 

 extra claw, 

 found occa- 

 sionally on the 

 legs of all 

 breeds, but es- 

 pecially the St. 

 Bernard. 



Dish- faced. This 

 term describes 

 a dog whose 

 nasal bone is FIG - '7--cow- H ocKs. 



higher at the 



nose than at the stop a feature not unfrequently seen in 

 Pointers. 



Dudley-nose. A flesh-coloured nose. 



Elbow (No. 14). The joint at top of the fore-arm. 



Elbows Out. This term almost describes itself, but will be 

 understood instantly from Fig. 18. 

 Bull-dogs and Dachshunds are desired 

 with elbows so shaped, but it may 

 occur as a fault through weakness. 



Feather. The fringe of hair on the back 

 of some breeds' legs notably Setters, 

 Spaniels, and Sheep-dogs. 



Flag.h. term for the tail applied to 

 Setters. 



EV , XT * ,, FIG. 18. ELBOWS OUT. 



Flews (No. 2). The chaps, or overhang- 

 ing lips of the upper jaw. The term 

 is chiefly applied to hounds or other deep-mouthed dogs. 



Fore-arm (No. 15). This makes the 



principal length of the fore- leg, and extends from elbow 

 to pastern. 



Frill. The projecting fringe of hair on the chest of some dogs, 

 and especially of the Collie. 



Hare-foot. A long, narrow foot, carried forward. (See 

 Fig. 19.) 



Haw. The red inside eye-lid, usually 

 hidden, but specially prominent in 

 Bloodhounds. 



Height. The height of a dog is measured 

 at the shoulder, bending the head 

 gently down. The proper method is F[G . 19. HARE-FOOT. 

 to stand the dog on level ground close 

 by a wall, and to lay a flat rule across 

 his shoulders horizontally so as to touch the wall ; then 

 measure to the point touched by the rule. Some people 

 "tape" from the centre between the shoulders to the 

 ground ; but this plan obviously adds to the real height of 

 the dog, and is practically a fraud. 



Hocks (No. 18). The hotk-joints. 



Huckle-bones (No. 10). Tops of the hip-joints. The space 

 between these and the tops of the shoulders is called the 

 couplings. 



Knee (No. 16). The joint attaching the fore pasterns and fore 



Leather. The skin of the ear. 



Occiput (No. 6). The prominent bone at the back or top 

 of the skull ; particularly prominent in Bloodhounds. 



Overshot. The upper teeth projecting beyond the lower. This 

 fault in excess makes a clog pig-jawed, which see. 



