Canine Terminology – G
GAIT Manner in which a dog moves, as walking, trotting, pacing or galloping. GALLOP A fast, running gait; canter, normal gallop or the double suspension gallop. GUARD HAIRS The longer hairs on...
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HACKLES Raise hackles; in anger a dog that involuntarily raises the hair on his neck and top of back is said to have his hackles up HACKNEY ACTION High lifting of the front leg with pastern and paw...
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INCISORS Front teeth between canines; six front teeth in each jaw between the fangs (canines). JAWS The jaw bones carry the teeth; upper and lower jaws border the mouth. JOWLS Lips and flesh of the...
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MASK Dark shading on the muzzle. MEDIAN LINE Indentation causing line in the skull extending from stop to occiput. MERLE A pattern of coat colouration; mottled blue colour pattern found in Collies and...
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N.A.F Name applied for registration with the Kennel Club. NECK The area between the head and the shoulders; included are the first seven vertebrae of the spinal column. NECK WELL SET-ON Good neckline,...
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PACE A gait; two right feet on the ground and two left feet in the air followed by two left feet on the ground and two right feet in the air; in some breeds the ‘pace’ is acceptable. PADDING Flapping;...
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RACY Tall and thin as a Greyhound; too light in structure. REACH The distance the front or rear legs can reach (forward reach or back reach). RETRIEVE The act of bringing back game (or dumbbell in...
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SABRE TAIL Tail carried like a sabre; semi-circle; German Shepherd Dog tail at rest is carried like a sabre. SABLE Black outer hairs over a light-coloured coat. (Usually brown to light brown.) SADDLE...
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TAIL SET How the base of the tail sets on the rump. TEAM More than two dogs, matched in appearance and shown as a team. TERRIER A group of dogs, the origin of which was to hunt vermin. TERRIER FRONT...
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UNBALANCED Parts do not fit one another; not symmetrical. UNDERSHOT The upper jaw does not extend out as far as the lower jaw; lower jaw projects beyond the upper jaw. UNSOUND A derogatory remark...
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