CHAPTER XXVI.
DESCRIPTIVE TABLE OF TECHNICAL TERMS
AS APPLIED TO THE DOG.
The following table of definitions are used descriptive of the parts of the dog's anatomy, and are used and understood generally by professionals:
(The numbers refer to the picture.)
- Apple-headed. — Skull round instead of flat on top.
- ARM.
- Blaze. — A white mark up the face.
- Brush. — The tail of a Collie, or any bushy tail.
- BRISKET. — The part of the body between the chest and the neck. Front part of chest.
- Butterfly-nose. — A spotted nose.
- Button-ear. — An ear which falls over in front, concealing the inside, as in Fox-Terriers.
- Broken-up Face. — Refers more particularly to the face of the Bulldog or Toy Spaniel, and comprises the receding nose, or lay-back, deep stop, and wrinkle.
- Burr. — The inside of the ears.
- Breeching. — The tan-colored hairs on the back of the thighs of a Black-and-tan Terrier.
- Beefy. — Big, beefy hind-quarters.
- Cat-foot. — A short, round foot, with the knuckles high and well developed; like a cat's, short, round and compact.