The Boston Terrier and All About It eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 130 pages of information about The Boston Terrier and All About It.

The Boston Terrier and All About It eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 130 pages of information about The Boston Terrier and All About It.

    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.

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