DEFINITION OF 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. 



Belt on. (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 chest, 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 inside, as in Fox 

 Terrier. 



Cat-footed. A short, round foot, with knuckels high and well developed. A 

 desirable foot for all running dogs. 



Chaps or Chops. The pendulous lips of the bulldog; the foreface of a Bull- 

 dog. 



Character. Pronounced indications of the breed to whicii the dog belongs; 

 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 o> 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 of the shoulder blades and 

 the tops of the hip joints. The term denotes the proportionate length of the (log, 

 such as long and short in the couplings. 



Cow-Hocked. The hocks turning inwards. 



Cranl-iail. Same as above. 



