TECHNICAL TERMS USED IN RELATION TO THE BOSTON TERRIER, AND THEIR MEANING.

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A Crackerjack—A first class, typical dog.
A Mutt—A worthless specimen.
A Flyer—A dog capable of winning in any company.
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 chorea, 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.
Butterfly Nose—A spotted nose.
Dudley Nose—A flesh-colored nose.
Rose Ear—An ear which the tip turns backward and downward, disclosing the inside.
Button Ear—An ear that falls over in front, concealing the inside.
Tulip Ear—An upright, or pricked ear.
Blaze—The white line up the face.
Cheeky—When the cheek bumps 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.
Cushion—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 space 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.
Splay-foot—A flat, awkward forefoot, usually turned outward.
Stifles—The upper joint of hind legs.
Second Thighs—The muscular development between stifle joint and hock.
The Hock—The lowest point of the hind leg.
Spring—Round, or well sprung ribs; not flat.
Shelly—Narrow, shelly body.
Timber—Bone.
Tucked Up—Tucked up loin, as seen in greyhounds.
Upright Shoulders—Shoulders that are set in an upright, instead of an oblique position.
Leggy—Having the legs too long in proportion to body.
Stern—Tail.
Screw Tail—A tail twisted in the form of a screw.
Kink Tail—A tail with a break or kink in it.
Even Mouthed—A term used to describe a dog whose jaws are neither overhung nor underhung.
Beefy—Big, beefy hind quarters.
Bully—Where the dog approaches the bulldog too much in conformation.
Terrier Type—Where the dog approaches the terrier too much in conformation.
Cow-hocked—The hocks turning inward.
Saddle-back—The opposite of roach-back.
Lengthy—Possessing length of body.
Broody—A broody bitch; one whose length of conformation evidences a likely mother; one who will whelp easily and rear her pups.
Blood—A blood; a dog whose appearance denotes high breeding.
Condition—Another name for perfect health, without superfluous flesh, coat in the best of shape, and spirits lively and cheerful.
Style—Showy, and of a stylish, gay demeanor.
Listless—Dull and sluggish.
Character—A sub-total of all the points which give to the dog the desired character associated with his particular variety, which differentiates him from all other breeds.
Hall-mark—That stamp of quality that distinguishes him from inferior dogs, as the sterling mark on silver, or the hall-mark on the same metal in England.