The Boston Terrier and All About It Part 9

A Weed--A leggy, thin, attenuated dog, bred so.

A Fake--A dog whose natural appearance has been interfered with to hide defects.

A Dope--A dog afflicted, usually with ch.o.r.ea, that has had cocaine administered to him to stop the twitching while in the judging ring.

A Ringer--A dog shown under a false name, that has previously been shown under his right name.

Apple-headed--Skull round, instead of flat on top.

Broken-up Face--Bulldog face, with deep stop and wrinkle and receding nose.

Frog or Down Face--Nose not receding.

Dish-faced--One whose nasal bone is higher at the nose than at the stop.

b.u.t.terfly Nose--A spotted nose.

Dudley Nose--A flesh-colored nose.

Rose Ear--An ear which the tip turns backward and downward, disclosing the inside.

b.u.t.ton Ear--An ear that falls over in front, concealing the inside.

Tulip Ear--An upright, or p.r.i.c.ked ear.

Blaze--The white line up the face.

Cheeky--When the cheek b.u.mps are strongly defined.

Occiput--The prominent bone at the back or top of the skull, noticeably prominent in bloodhounds.

Chops--The pendulous lips of the bulldog.

Cus.h.i.+on--Fullness in the top lips.

Dewlap--The pendulous skin under the throat.

Lippy--The hanging lips of some dogs, who should not possess same, as in the bull terrier.

Layback--A receding nose.

Pig-jawed--The upper jaw protruding over the lower; an exaggeration of an undershot jaw.

Overshot--The upper teeth projecting beyond the lower.

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

Wrinkle--Loose, folding skin over the skull.

Wall Eye--A blue mottled eye.

Snipy--Too pointed in muzzle; pinched.

Stop--The indentation between the skull and the nasal bone near the eyes.

Septum--The division between the nostrils.

Leather--The skin of the ear.

Expression--The size and placement of the eye determines the expression of the dog.

Brisket--That part of the body in front of the chest and below the neck.

Chest--That part of the body between the forelegs, sometimes called the breast, extending from the brisket to the body.

Cobby--Thick set; low in stature, and short coupled; or well ribbed up, short and compact.

Couplings--The s.p.a.ce between the tops of the shoulder blades, and the tops of the hip joints. A dog is accordingly said to be long or short "in the couplings."

Deep in Brisket--Deep in chest.

Elbows--The joint at the top of forearm.

Elbows Out--Self-explanatory; either congenital, or as a result of weakness.

Flat-sided--Flat in ribs; not rounded.

Forearm--The foreleg between the elbows and pastern.

Pastern--The lower section of the leg below the knee or hock respectively.

Shoulders--The top of the shoulder blades, the point at which a dog is measured.

Racy--Slight in build and leggy.

Roach-back--The arched or wheel formation of loin.

Pad--The underneath portion of the foot.

Loins--The part of body between the last rib and hindquarters.

Long in flank--Long in back of loins.

Lumber--Unnecessary flesh.

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

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