DEFINITION OF TERMS RELATING TO DOGS. 235 



dens 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 the 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 hind- 

 quartern. 



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, Newfoundlands 

 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. Particularly 

 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 junction 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. 



Quality. The evidences of good blood and breeding, and of desirable charac- 

 teristics as shown in the general appearance of the dog. 



