Chapter 17

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

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.