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Hair on neck and back raised involuntarily in fright or anger.

The high lifting of the front feet.

Dark pigmentation round or over eyes.

Muscular development of the hind leg above the stifle.

A person who handles a dog in the show ring or at a field trial. See also professional handler.

Harsh, staring expression.

A dog that bites or marks with its teeth the game it retrieves.

Patched or pied colouration, usually black on white, or blue on white. A term used of Great Danes.

An elongated foot like that of a hare.

Markings around the shoulders and chest on certain breeds. Also equipment used to control and restrain.

Stiff, wiry coat.

Buttock or rump.

The third eyelid or membrane in the inside corner of the eye.

Light brown eye colour.

Dogs trained to aid the deaf.

Seasonal period of the female. Oestrus. Season.

Rear part of the paw. Command to a dog to walk beside handler.

Vertical measurements from the withers to the ground, referred to usually as shoulder height.

Slab sided. Flat ribs with too little spring from spinal column.This term is also used to describe the dog whose bottom line sweeps up to quickly to the loin, robbing it of heart and lung room as well as length of diaphragm.

Leg from pelvis to foot.

Rear part of dog from loin.

Abnormal formation of hip joint.

The tarsus or collection of bones of the hind leg forming the joint between the second thigh and metatarsus.

Hock joints close to the ground.

Scars from injuries suffered as a result of work.

A dog originally used for hunting by scent or sight.

A colouration composed of white, black and tan. The ground colour, usually white, may be marked with tan and/or black patches on the head, neck, legs and tail. The extent and the exact location of such markings, however, differs in breeds and individuals

The mating of closely related dogs, i.e. father to daughter, mother to son, or brother to sister.

The upper and lower front teeth between the canines.

The breeding together of dogs of different varieties of a breed.

Flat, circular, coloured membrane within the eye.

Fawn colour.

The bones formingf the framework of the mouth.

Whole eye tinged with red.

Flesh of lips and jaws.

An arbiter in any competition involving dogs.

Bone forming floor of chest. Breastbone. Sternum.

Penetrating expression.

Malformation of the tail.

Stifle joint.

Unsound gaiting action which starts with twisting elbows and toeing out. Crossing over. Weaving.

Faulty structure of carpus (wrist) joint allowing it to double forward under the weight of the standing dog.