Hunting Dogs Part 15

Feather.--The fringe of hair on the back of legs of some breeds, notably Setters, Spaniels, and Sheep-dogs. The feathering on legs, as in the Setter and Spaniel.

Flag.--The tail of a Setter.

Flews.--The chops, or overhanging lips of the upper jaw. The term is chiefly applied to hounds or other deep-mouthed dogs. The lips.

5. FOREARM.--This makes the princ.i.p.al length of the fore-leg and extends from elbow to pastern.

Frill.--The long hair on the brisket of some dogs, and especially of the Collie. The profuse hair under the neck.

Frog-face or Down-face.--Nose not receding.

Flat-sided.--Flat in ribs; opposite of well-ribbed up.

Grizzle.--A bluish-gray color.

Hare-foot.--Foot like that of a hare, long and narrow.

Haw.--The red inside eyelid, usually hidden, but visible in Bloodhounds and St. Bernards; the red membrane inside the lower eyelid.

6. HOCKS.--The lower joint of hind-leg.

Height.--The height of a dog is measured at the shoulder, bending the head gently down. The proper method is to place the dog on level ground close by a wall, and to lay a flat rule across his shoulders so as to touch the wall; then measure to the point touched by the rule.

7. HUCKLE-BONES.--Tops of the hip-joints. The s.p.a.ce between these and the tops of the shoulders is called the couplings.

Harlequin.--Pied, mottled, or patchy in color.

8. KNEE.--The joint attaching the fore-pasterns and the forearm.

Kink-tail.--A tail with a single break or kink in it.

Leather.--The ears i. e., the loose visible part of them.

Layback.--Receding nose.

Loins.--That part of the anatomy of the dog between the last rib and hindquarters.

Long in Flank.--Long in back and loins.

Lumber.--Superfluous flesh.

Mask.--The dark muzzle of a Mastiff or Pug.

Mane.--The profuse hair on top of neck.

Merle.--A bluish-gray color splashed with black.

Monkey-faced.--See Dish-faced.

9. NASAL BONE.

Occiput.--The prominent bone at the back or top of the skull; particularly prominent in Bloodhounds; the bony b.u.mp on the top of the head.

Overshot.--The upper teeth projecting over the lower. This fault in excess makes a dog pig-jawed. The top jaw protruding beyond the lower jaw.

Out at Shoulders.--Shoulders set on outside, as in the Bulldog.

Out at Elbows.--Elbows turning out.

10. PASTERN.--The lowest section of the leg, below the knee or hock respectively, usually only applied to those joints on front legs.

Pig-jawed.--The upper jaw protruding over the lower, so that the upper incisor teeth are in advance of the lower, an exaggeration of an over-shot jaw.

Pily.--A peculiar quality of coat found on some dogs, which show on examination a short woolly jacket next the skin, out of which springs the longer visible coat. This short woolly coat is "pily."

When an ordinary coat is described as pily, it means that it is soft and woolly, instead of hard.

p.r.i.c.k Ear,--(See Tulip ear). An erect ear; not turned down or folded.

Plume.--The tail of a Pomeranian.

Pad.--The under portion or sole of the foot.

Penciling.--The black marks or streaks divided by tan on the toes of a Black-and-tan Terrier.

Rose-ear.--An ear of which the tip turns backward and downward, so as to disclose the inside of the ear.

13. RUMP-BONE.

Ring-tail.--A tail curving round in circular fashion.

Roach Back or Arched Loins.--The arched or wheel formation of loin, as in a Greyhound, Dachshunde, Dandie Dinmont Terrier, and Bulldog.

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

Septum.--The division between the nostrils.

11. SHOULDERS.--Top of the shoulder-blades, the point at which the height of a dog is measured.

Splay-foot.--A flat, awkward front foot, usually turned outward; and the opposite of "Cat-foot."

Stern.--The tail.

12. STIFLE-JOINTS.--Stifles. The joints of hind-leg next above the hocks.

Stop.--The indentation across the skull between the nose and the eyes. This feature is strongly developed in Bulldogs, Pugs and short-faced Spaniels, and considerably so in many other dogs. The step or indentation between the forehead and nose.

Snipy.--Too pointed in muzzle.

Semi-p.r.i.c.k Ear.--An erect ear of which the end falls over forward.