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Shoulders well laid back

Upper, back point of skull

A prominently raised occiput

The period during which a bitch will accept mating. Heat. Season

Persons elected to office within a society

Sparse, lacking in density

Thick at the root, tapering to a blunt end with short thick hair growing round tail, not extending below hock

With shoulder blades loosely attached to the body, leaving the shoulders jutting out in relief and increasing the breadth of the front

To lease or lend a puppy to someone for rearing

The mating of unrelated individuals of the same breed

Lacking coat, insufficient coat

Chest deeper than wide

Fault in the trot caused by more angulation and drive from behind than in front, so that the rear feet are forced to step to one side of the forefeet to avoid interference or clipping

The front teeth (incisors) of the upper jaw overlap and do not touch the front teeth of the lower jaw when the mouth is closed

A gait in which the left foreleg and left hind leg advance in unison, then the right foreleg and the right hind leg

Several hounds kept together in one kennel

The front feet thrown out sideways in a loose, uncontrolled manner

Tough, thickened skin on the underside of the feet. Soles

Varigated in patches in two colours

The region of the foreleg between the carpus or wrist and the digits

A bone, equivalent to the human knee-cap, in front of stifle joint

Upper, back part of skull. Occiput

The written record of a dogs ancestry

A framework of bones formed by the pelvic arch

Lay of coat on Dandie Dinmont Terrier

Black lines on the toes

Mixture of light and dark hair

Unequally proportioned patches white and another colour. Hare-more tan than black and white giving a coat resembling the colour of a hare. Lemon-mainly lemon or cream hairs mixed with white or black. Badger-unequally proportioned patches of black and white, tan and white

A chest with a short protruding breastbone

Forefeet point in; pinning

Very small hard eye, as in pig

The front teeth (incisors) of the upper jaw overlap and do not touch the front teeth of the lower jaw when the mouth is closed. Overshot

Natural colouring of skin and other tissues

Dense undercoat of soft hair

Upper bony protuberance of pelvis

When the front teeth (incisors) of the upper and lower jaws meet exactly edge to edge. Level bite

Dark markings on white background. Markings on head and major part of body

Forefeet point in;. Pigeon toed

Manner or walking or trotting, in which the legs cross

A long fringe of hair hanging from the tail

The static stance of a hound or gundog taken to indicate the presence and position of game

Joint where upper arm meets scapula

Colour on face, ears, legs and tail-usually white, black or tan

To carry the neck stretched forward in an abnormally low, ungainly position, usually when moving

A rounded tuft of hair left on the end of the tail when the coat is clipped

Gaiting fault resultant of dog's stride being shorter in front than in rear, forefeet strike the ground hard before the rear stride is expended

Teeth between canine and molar teeth

Carried erect and usually pointed at the tip

Documentation confirming a decision

Reward for merit in competition

Side view of head

A person who shows or works dogs for a fee

Held high

Long tail, carried low with upward curve at end

Of such strength as to hold its prey

To prepare a dog for the show ring; also used to denote a dog unplaced in competition

A dog under twelve months of age

A dog whose sire and dam belong to the same breed, and are themselves of unmixed descent

Refinement, elegance

Forelegs out at elbows, pasterns close, and feet turned out