286 EVERYTHING ABOUT DOGS. 



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



King-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, Dand.'e Dinmont Terrier, and Bulldog. 



Hose-Ear. An ear of which the tip turns backward and downward; that is, 

 ijt 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.A.u 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. 



Snipvy. 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 

 eyes. "This feature is strongly developed in Bulldogs. 



Style. Sbowy, 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-Dipped. 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. 



Tulip Ear. Partly pricked, or upright, and drooping at the tip. 



Twist. The curled tail of a Pug. 



Undershot. The lower jaw projecting beyond the upper one. 



Undershot. The lower incisor teeth projecting beyond the upper, as in Bull- 

 dogs. The under jaw protruding beyond the upper jaw. 



